Edwin Bryant (author)
| Edwin Francis Bryant |
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August 31, 1957 (1957-08-31) (age 54) |
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Indologist |
Edwin Francis Bryant is an American indologist. He received his Ph.D. in Indic languages and Cultures from Columbia University in 1997.[1] He was a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of World Religion, Harvard University, from 1997-2000.[1] In 2001 he was appointed associate professor of religion at Rutgers University, New Jersey, where he presently teaches Hindu religion and philosophy.[2][3]
Edwin Bryant has received numerous awards and fellowships,[4] published six books and authored a number of articles on Vedic history, yoga, and Krishna-bhakti tradition. He is an expert on Krishna tradition[5] and has translated the story of Krishna from the Sanskrit Bhagavata Purana.[6]
Bryant is the author of The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture (Oxford University Press, 2001). J. P. Mallory commented on this book: "Edwin Bryant's The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture ... systematically exposes the logical weaknesses of most of the arguments that support the consensus of either side. This is not only an important work in the field of Indo-Aryan studies but a long overdue challenge for scholarly fair play." In 2007 Bryant completed a translation of the Yoga Sutras and their traditional commentaries.[7] The translation was published in 2009 by North Point Press as The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali (with Insights from the Traditional Commentators).
Bibliography
- Edwin F. Bryant The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate. — Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. — xi, 387 p. — ISBN 0195137779, ISBN 0195169476 (pbk.)
- Edwin F. Bryant Krishna: The Beautiful Legend of God; Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Book X; with chapters 1, 6 and 29-31 from Book XI / Translated with an introduction and notes by Edwin F. Bryant. — London: Penguin Books, 2003. — xxxi, 515 p. — ISBN 0140447997
- Edwin F. Bryant and Maria L. Ekstrand The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant. — New York; Chichester: Columbia University Press, 2004. — xix, 448 p. — ISBN 023112256X
- Edwin F. Bryant and Laurie L. Patton Indo-Aryan Controversy: Evidence and Inference in Indian History. — 1st ed. — London: Routledge, 2005. — 522 p. — ISBN 0700714626 (cased), ISBN 0700714634 (pbk.)
- Edwin F. Bryant Krishna: a Sourcebook. — 1st ed. — Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. — xiv, 575 p. — ISBN 0195148916 (hbk.) ISBN 0195148924 (pbk.)
- Edwin F. Bryant The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary with Insights from the Traditional Commentators. — 1st ed., illustrated. — New York: North Point Press, 2009. — xvii, 598 p. — ISBN 0865477361
References
- USA Today Magazine (July 1, 2005), "Hare Krishna comes of age: the movement has matured into a mainstream religion after years of tumult and scandal--but escaping the past never is easy", USA Today, http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4497113/Hare-Krishna-comes-of-age.html
- PTI (April 2, 2007), "US university to offer six courses on Hinduism", The Press Trust of India, http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30211400_ITM
- Rausch, Taylor (September 14, 2007), "Yoga: Where old meets new", columbiamissourian.com, http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/09/14/where-old-meets-new/
- Mohammedy, Farseem M. (January 19, 2008), "Retracing the old proto-historic migrations", The Daily Star, http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=19780
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