John Brockington (University of Edinburgh)

Professor John Brockington
Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit
Department of Sanskrit
School of Asian Studies
University of Edinburgh
7 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh  EH8 9LW    U.K.

Residence:
113 Rutten Lane
Yarnton, Kidlington, OX5 1LT, U.K.

phone: +1865-849438 (residence)
email:  J.L.Brockington@ed.ac.uk


description of work:
Main research interests: Epics and Puranas (and more generally
pre-classical Skt literature), history of Vaisnavism, early Indian
culture. 

Main teaching interests: Skt language and literature, Vedic studies,
history and culture of pre-colonial India (including art and
architecture), Hinduism from its beginning to 18th century, Sikhism.