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Revision as of 23:13, 22 July 2011
Gavin Flood | |
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| Born | Brighton, England |
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| School or tradition | University of Lancaster, UK |
| Main interests | Religious Studies, Tantra, Comparative Theology, Hinduism |
| Notable works | Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge University Press 1996, Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of religion. (Cassell 1999) |
Gavin Flood is a scholar of comparative religion with specialization in Shaivism and phenomenology[1] with research interests that span South Asian traditions.[2]
Since October 2005 he has been the Academic Director of OCHS [1] which is a Recognised Independent Centre of the University of Oxford.[3] In 2008 Flood was granted the title of Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion from the University of Oxford.
Flood 's publications include; An Introduction to Hinduism, Body and Cosmology in Kashmir Saivism and Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of Religion. He is also the editor of The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism.
Publications
- The Tantric Body: The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion. London: I.B. Tauris, 2006
- The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition. (Cambridge University Press 2006)[4]
- Beyond Phenomenology: Rethinking the Study of religion. (Cassell 1999)
- Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge University Press 1996)[5]
- Editor of The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism (Blackwell 2003).[6]
- Rites of Passage (1994)[7]
References and notes
- ^ Flood, G. (2003). "The Sacred and the Profane: Contemporary Demands On Hermeneutics". Literature and Theology. 17 (4): 478–479. doi:10.1093/litthe/17.4.478. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "SpringerLink - Journal Article". www.springerlink.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "University of Oxford, Faculty of Theology". resources.theology.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2008-05-15. (A Recognised Independent Centre is an institution that is not part of the University, but works with the University in research and teaching.)
- ^ Flood, G.D. (2004). The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Flood, G.D. (1996). An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Fenn, R.K. (2001). The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion. Blackwell Publishers.
- ^ Holm, J. (1994). Rites of Passage. Pinter Pub Ltd.
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External links
- "University of Oxford, Faculty of Theology". resources.theology.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2008-05-15.