Christopher R. Austin

Region of Interest

South Asia

Primary Country of Residence

Canada

Title

Assistant Professor

Affiliation

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Email

christopher.austin@dal.ca

Mailing Address

Dalhousie University
Dept. of Classics (Religious Studies)
1459 Oxford St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2 CANADA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 902-494-6922

Websites

http://religiousstudies.dal.ca/Faculty%20and%20staff/Christopher_Austin.php

Countries of Specialization

India

Research Interests

Research: Mahabharata, Harivamsa, early Vaisnavism; early Sanskrit
materials of Krsna's adult biography and his extended family, and the
reception of these materials by later Hindu tradition.

Teaching Interests

Past and Current Courses Taught: Introduction to Eastern Religions,
Hinduism, Buddhism, South Asian Religions, South Asian Religions in
Narrative Literature, Introductory Sanskrit, Intermediate Sanskrit,
Chinese and Japanese Religions, Tibetan Buddhism, Vishnu and Krishna
Traditions of Hinduism, Theory / Topics in Religious Studies

Publications

None on file.

Keywords

Mahabharata ; Harivamsa ; early Vaisnavism ; early Sanskrit ; biography ; Hindu tradition ; ...