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Gavin Dennis Flood (born 1954) is a British scholar of
comparative religion
Comparative religion is the branch of the study of religions with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the world's religions. In general the comparative study of religion yie ...
specialising in
Shaivism
Shaivism (; sa, शैवसम्प्रदायः, Śaivasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being. One of the largest Hindu denominations, it incorporates many sub-traditions rangi ...
and
phenomenology
Phenomenology may refer to:
Art
* Phenomenology (architecture), based on the experience of building materials and their sensory properties
Philosophy
* Phenomenology (philosophy), a branch of philosophy which studies subjective experiences and a ...
,
but with research interests that span South Asian traditions.
From October 2005 through December 2015, he served in the
Faculty of Theology University of Oxford and as the Academic Director of the
Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, founded in 1997, is a recognised independent centre of the University of Oxford, England. It develops academic programmes of education, research and publishing in Hindu studies. It aims to encourage the Hindu ...
which is a Recognised Independent Centre of the University of Oxford. In 2008, Flood was granted the title of Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion from the University of Oxford. In 2014, he was elected a
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellowship of the British Academy (FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction in the humanities and social sciences. The categories are:
# Fellows – scholars resident in the United Kingdom
# ...
.
In 2016, Flood became the inaugural Yap Kim Hao Professor of Comparative Religious Studies at
Yale-NUS College in Singapore.
He is a senior research fellow at
Campion Hall, University of Oxford.
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See also
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Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, founded in 1997, is a recognised independent centre of the University of Oxford, England. It develops academic programmes of education, research and publishing in Hindu studies. It aims to encourage the Hindu ...
References and notes
External links
Website
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1954 births
Academics of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
Fellows of the British Academy
Hindu studies scholars
Living people
Yoga scholars