Dr James Mallinson
Chair

- Tel: 020 7898 4368
- Email: jm63@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 310
- Academic Support Hours: By appointment
Chair: James Mallinson
History of Buddhism in Tibet, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Kanjur Studies, Vinaya, Religions of Central Asia, Tibetan, Sanskrit.
Indian history and religions, sādhus, yoga, Asian psychoactive plants
Indian history; religions; Sanskrit; yoga; Śaivism; āyurveda; textual criticism; codicology
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
The modern and pre-modern history of yoga.
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