Kate Crosby
BA DPHIL(OXON)
Overview
Department of the Study of Religions
(Senior Lecturer in Buddhist Studies)
Centre of South Asian Studies
(Member, Centre of South Asian Studies)
Centre of South East Asian Studies
(Member, Centre of South East Asian Studies)
Buddhism of South and South East Asia; Buddhist Sanskrit and Pali literature, with particular reference to post- and non-canonical literature; Pali philologyContact Details
- Name:
- Kate Crosby
- Email address:
- kc21@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4771
- Address:
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 329
- On Sabbatical:
- 2009/10 (Term 2)
Teaching
Students supervised
Courses Taught
Expertise
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Available for
- TV
- Radio
- Press
- Briefings
- Special Study Programmes
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- South Asia
Country Expertise
- Cambodia
- India
- Sri Lanka
Languages
- Pali
- Sanskrit
Publications
Authored Books
Crosby, Kate (2009) The Dead of Night & the Women. Clay Sanskrit Library, X and XI. New York: New York University Press.
Edited Books
Crosby, Kate and Dhammasami, Khammai and Khur-Yearn, Jotika and Skilton, Andrew, eds. (2009) Contemporary Buddhism, Volume 10 Issue 1. Special Issue: Shan Buddhism. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis.
Crosby, Kate, ed. (2008) Contemporary Buddhism. Volume 9, Number 1 Special Issue: Kammic Communities: theory and practice in modern Theravada. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis.
Chapters in Books
Crosby, Kate (2005) 'What does not get translated in Buddhist Studies and the Impact on Teaching.' In: Long, Lynne, (ed.), Translationand Religion Holy Untranslatable? Multilingual Matters (UK< USA< Canada), pp. 41-53.
Crosby, Kate (2005) 'Devotion to the Buddha in Theravada and its Role in Meditation.' In: King, A.S. and Brockington, J., (eds.), The Intimate Other. Love Divine in Indic Religions. Orient Longman, pp. 244-277.
Crosby, Kate and Yoeli-Tlalim, R. (2003) 'Buddhism.' In: Cudmore, C., (ed.), World Religions. Octopus Press, p. 25.
Crosby, Kate (2003) '“Devotion to the Buddha in Theravåda and its Role in Meditation”.' In: King, A, (ed.), Love Divine: Devotion in Indian Religion. UNSPECIFIED, p. 20.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Sangha.' In: Encyclopedia of Southeast Asian History. UNSPECIFIED, p. 1.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Devaraja.' In: Encyclopedia of Southeast Asian History. UNSPECIFIED, p. 1.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Mahayana Buddhism.' In: Encyclopedia of Southeast Asian History. UNSPECIFIED, p. 1.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Buddhist death practices.' In: Encyclopedia of Cremation. UNSPECIFIED, p. 8.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Theravada Buddhism.' In: Encyclopedia of Southeast Asian History. UNSPECIFIED, p. 1.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Theravada.' In: R.Buswell,, (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Buddhism. Macmillan Press, p. 1.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Persecution.' In: R.Buswell,, (ed.), Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Macmillan Press, p. 4.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Buddhism.' In: Encyclopedia of Southeast Asian History. UNSPECIFIED, p. 1.
Articles
Crosby, Kate and Khur-Yearn, Jotika (2010) 'Tsale: the Poet-readers of Shan Theravada Buddhism.' SOAS, Buddhist Forum . (Forthcoming)
Khur-Yearn, Jotika and Crosby, Kate (2010) 'The preservation and continuation lik luong tradition among the Shan (Tai Yai) communities of northern Thailand.' Asian Review Journal . (Forthcoming)
Crosby, Kate and Dhammasami, Khammai and Khur-Yearn, Jotika and Skilton, Andrew (2009) 'Streams of the Salween: current and crosscurrents in the study of Shan Buddism.' Contemporary Buddhism, 10 (1). pp. 1-15.
Crosby, Kate (2008) 'Karma, Social Collapse or Geophysics? Interpretations of suffering among Sri Lankan Buddhist in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 Asian tsunami.' Contemporary Buddhism, 9 (1). pp. 53-76.
Crosby, Kate (2008) 'Changing the Landscape of Theravada Studies Contemporary.' Contemporary Buddhism, 9 (1). pp. 1-6.
Crosby, Kate (2008) 'Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism: Missed Positives in the Representation of the Female.' Hsuan Chuang Journal of Buddhist Studies, 9 . pp. 31-47.
Crosby, Kate (2006) 'Sariputta's Three Works on the Samantapasadika.' The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 28 . pp. 49-59.
Crosby, Kate (2006) 'A Theravada Code of Conduct for Good Buddhists: the Upåsakamanussavinaya.' Journal of the American Oriental Society . 10pp.
Crosby, Kate (2005) 'Differences between the Amatakaravannana and the Vimuttimagga-uddana.' Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 3 . pp. 139-149.
Crosby, Kate (2005) '‘Only if you let go of that Tree: Ordination without Parental Consent according to Theravåda Vinaya.' Buddhist Studies Review . 17pp.
Crosby, Kate (2005) 'Differences between the Amatakaravannana and the Vimuttimagga-uddåna.' Journal of Buddhist Studies, 3 . pp. 139-151.
Crosby, Kate (2004) 'The Origin of Pali as a Language Name in Medieval Theravada Literature.' Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 2 . pp. 70-116.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Review of Sven Bretfeld, Das Singhalesische Nationalepos von König Du††hagåmaˆ¥ Abhaya Textkritische Bearbeitung und Übersetzung der Kapitel VII.3–VII.3 der Rasavåhin¥ des Vedeha Thera und Vergleich mit den Paralleltexten Sahassavatthuppakaraˆa und.' BSOAS . p. 2.
Crosby, Kate (2003) 'Review of Frank E. Reynolds and Jason A. Carbine. The Life of Buddhism Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2000.' H-Buddhism . p. 2.
Crosby, Kate (2003) '“The Origin of the Language Name Påli in Medieval Theravåda Literature”.' Journal of Buddhist Studies, vol. 2 . p. 40.
Crosby, Kate and Pattison, S and Skilton, A (2002) 'Supporting questioning in the academic study of religions.' Journal of the Philosophical and Religious Studies Learning and Teaching Support Network, Leeds, 2 (1). pp. 58-89.
Crosby, Kate and Skilton, A (2001) 'A note on the identity of Mahåkassapa, author of the Mohavicchedani.' Bulletin d’Études Indiennes . pp. 173-179.
Crosby, Kate (2000) 'uddis and åcikh. The inclusion of the sikkhåpada in the pabbajjå liturgy according to the Samantapåsådika.' Journal of Indian Philosophy . pp. 461-477.
Crosby, Kate (2000) ' Tantric Theravada: A bibliographic essay on the writings of François Bizot and other literature on the Yogavacara Tradition.' Contemporary Buddhism, vol. Nov issue 2 . pp. 141-198.
Book Reviews
Crosby, Kate (2008) Review of Rory Mackenzie, 'New Buddhist Movements in Thailand: Towards an understanding of Wat Phra Dhammakåya and Santi Asoke', Routledge, London and New York 2007. South East Asia Research, 16 (1). pp. 144-146.
Crosby, Kate (2008) Review of K.R.Norman, 'A Philological Approach to Buddhism', The Pali Text Society, Lancaster 2006. Buddhist Studies Review, 25 (1). pp. 113-115.
