Matthew Robertson
About
Matthew Robertson
Lecturer
Religious Studies Program Coordinator
6B-14, Faculty Hall
Education:
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2017
- M.A., St. John鈥檚 College, New Mexico, 2009
- B.S., Truman State University, 2005
Publications
- Puru峁: Personhood in Ancient India
- 鈥淏igness, Brilliance, the Buddhi, and the Br膩hma峁噛a Yoked-Up King.鈥 Journal of Hindu Studies (forthcoming)
- 鈥淏liss and Bodily Disorientation: The Autophagous Mysticism of Georges Bataille and the Taittir墨ya Upani峁d.鈥 In Transformative Embodiment in Asian Religions: Subtle Body, Sensory Body, and Spatial Body (Routledge Press), edited by George Pati and Katherine Zubko, 2019.
- 鈥淭he Autophagous Absolute: Revelations of Cosmic and Sovereign Violence in the Taittir墨ya Upani峁d and the Bhagavad G墨t膩. 鈥 Journal of Religion and Violence 6(1): 73-105, 2018.
- 鈥淭he Identity of Person and World in Caraka Sa峁僪it膩 4.5,鈥 Journal of Indian Philosophy 45: 837-861, 2017.
- 鈥淚n a Time Gone Mad: Indic Notions of Madness in the Mah膩bh膩rata and Beyond,鈥 Journal of Hindu Studies 9: 111-144, 2016.
- 鈥淭he Unconscious Mind.鈥 In, Ghosts, Spirits, and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Edited by Matt Cardin. ABC-Clio Inc., 2015.
Research and Teaching Interests
- History of South Asia and South Asian Religions,
- Epic Literature of South Asia,
- 膧测耻谤惫别诲补,
- Religion and Violence,
- Mortality Studies,
- Religion and Environmental Thought,
- History of Medicine,
- Personhood,
- Spatial Theory,
- Body Theory.
Courses Taught
- CIV 201 - World Civilizations and Cultures I
- RGS 200 - Introduction to Religious Studies
- HIS/RGS 309 - Survey of World Religions
- HIS 359 - Early India