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 ; ...