Christian K. started following the work of Patchen Markell, University of Chicago, Political Science.
Christian K. "Vesna Wallace's work on the Kālacakratantra and its commentary the Vimalaprabhā (2004) and Christian Wedemeyer's annotated translation, critical edition (Sanskrit and Tibetan), and study of Āryadeva's Caryāmelā[paka]pradīpa (2007) are giant steps ... more
Christian K. Elected to membership in the American Society for the Study of Religion. What a nice surprise!
Christian K. Elected to membership in the American Society for the Study of Religion. What a nice surprise!
Faculty Member, Divinity School
Associate Professor of the History of Religions
also in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations
About
Christian Wedemeyer's work addresses topics of history, literature, and ritual in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. A major focus of his research has been the esoteric Buddhist traditions of the Mahāyoga and Yoginī Tantras. He has written on the modern historiography of Tantric Buddhism, the question of "antinomianism" in Indian esoteric Buddhism, textual criticism and strategies of legitimating authority in classical Tibetan scholasticism, and the semiology of esoteric Buddhist ritual and scripture.
Contact Information
| Homepage: | http://home.uchicago.edu/~aryadeva/Christians_Webs |
| Address: | University of Chicago Divinity School |
