John Brockington

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Title	Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit
Affiliation	University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
Email	J.L.Brockington@ed.ac.uk
Mailing Address	Department of Sanskrit School of Asian Studies University of Edinburgh 7 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9LW U.K. Residence: 113 Rutten Lane Yarnton, Kidlington, OX5 1LT, U.K.
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: +1865-849438 (residence)
Countries of Specialization	India
Research Interests	Main research interests: Epics and Puranas (and more generally pre-classical Skt literature), history of Vaisnavism, early Indian culture.
Teaching Interests	Main teaching interests: Skt language and literature, Vedic studies, history and culture of pre-colonial India (including art and architecture), Hinduism from its beginning to 18th century, Sikhism.
Publications	None on file.
Keywords	epics ; puranas ; sanskrit literature ; Vaisnavism ; Indian culture; Indian history ; ...