Sanskritic Hindu thought, including classical Vedanta, and 19th-century Bengal; comparative study, with special reference to Hinduism and Indian Christianity
Elected 2008
2nd Edition
Early Christianity, Gnosticism, Manichaeism, Judaism and the history of religions in late antiquity. Historiography of religion and the emergence and development of the comparative study of religion in modern times
Early Christian literature, especially the study of letters and homilies and the edition of Greek texts; translations from Greek and Latin
Pre-modern South Asian history and cultural history; languages and literatures of southern India (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada); Sanskrit language and literature; Carnatic music; history of religion in South India; Tamil Islam; South Asian poetics; Sri Lankan Tamil