August 17, 2011
Recent SALC Ph.D. Andrew Nicholson wins Best First Book in the History of Religions from the American Academy of Religion for his recent book "Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History"
Andrew Nicholson, a scholar of Hinduism and Indian intellectual history at Stony Brook University, recieved his Ph.D. from the Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations (SALC) in 2005, for the dissertation Doctrine and boundary-formation: The philosophy of Vijnanabhiksu in Indian intellectual history.
Professor Nicholson joined the State University of New York at Stony Brook faculty in 2006 as an assistant professor of Hinduism and Indian intellectual history. In addition to earning a Ph.D. in SALC at the University of Chicago, Andrew holds degrees in Religious Studies (M.A., University of Chicago) and Philosophy (M.A., DePaul University). He is currently co-director of the American Academy of Religion's Yoga in Theory and Practice Consultation, an associate of Columbia University's South Asia Center, and a trustee of the American Institute of Indian Studies.
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Professor Nicholson's primary area of research is Indian philosophy and intellectual history, most recently focusing on medieval Vedanta philosophy and its influence on ideas about Hinduism in modern Europe and India. His book, "Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History," was published in 2010 by Columbia University Press as part of the new South Asia Across the Disciplines book series. The book series is co-sponsored by the Committee on Southern Asian Studies at the University of Chicago, in addition to the University Presses of Chicago, |
Originally established by the American Council of Learned Societies in 1891, the Best First Book Award in the History of Religions has a long history and is now administered by the American Academy of Religion.