SOAS University of London

Centre of Yoga Studies

Centre of Yoga Studies Members

Chair: James Mallinson

Professor Ulrich Pagel
Member
Ulrich Pagel-REL IMG 485 186 56

History of Buddhism in Tibet, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Kanjur Studies, Vinaya, Religions of Central Asia, Tibetan, Sanskrit. 

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  • Email: up1@soas.ac.uk
  • Room: Room 343
  • Academic Support Hours: Mon 12-1 (343),Tues 2-5 (online by appointment)
Dr Jason Birch
Member
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Indian history; religions; Sanskrit; yoga; Śaivism; āyurveda; textual criticism; codicology

Dr Antonello Palumbo
Staff Silhouette

Ideological history of pre-modern China; Chinese religions, notably Taoism and Buddhism; history of the Buddhist canon in China; Manichaeism and Iranian influences in medieval China; Chinese cultural relations with Central Asia

Dr Richard Williams
Member
Richard Williams

Music of South Asia; Hindustani classical music; historical ethnomusicology; cultural history; historical musicology and musical aesthetics; lyric, song, and musical literature; music and gender; music and religion; history of emotions