Graham Schweig

Graham M. Schweig (born 1953) is Professor of Religion [1] and former inaugural Director of the Asian Studies program at Christopher Newport University. He is a regularly invited lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC., and was Lecturer at Duke University and later Visiting Associate Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Virginia. He did his graduate studies at the University of Chicago and Harvard University and earned his doctorate in Comparative Religion from Harvard University and has contributed articles to numerous journals and books in the field. His book, Dance of Divine Love: India's Classic Sacred Love Story: The Rasa Lila of Krishna [2] (Princeton University Press, 2005) presents an introduction to, comprehensive treatment and translation of the Bhagavata Purana's five chapters on the Rasa Dance of Krishna with the cowherd maidens of Vraja. Another of his works is an introduction to, translation and interpretation of the Bhagavad-gita, entitled Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song (Harper One / Harper Collins Publishers, 2010). His most recent work is A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti: Essential Teachings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, by Tamal Krishna Goswami, edited with an introduction and conclusion by Graham M. Schweig (Oxford University Press, New York, 2012).

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  1. ↑ http://philosophy.cnu.edu/schweig.html
  2. ↑ http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/7974.html
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