Shaman Hatley
Areas of Expertise
Asian religions, Hinduism, Sanskrit, tantric studies, Śaivism, yoga, Hindu goddess traditions, medieval India
Degrees
PhD, The University of Pennsylvania (2007)
Additional Information
Shaman Hatley's research focuses on the tantric or esoteric traditions of medieval India, especially Tantric Shaivism, and on the premodern history of Yoga. He completed his PhD in 2007 at the University of Pennsylvania under the direction of Harunaga Isaacson, after which he taught at Concordia University, Montréal, until 2014. His publications concern goddess cults, yoga, tantric ritual, and the technical terminology of the Śaiva tantras. Currently, he is preparing a monograph on the Yoginī cults of early medieval India, and a multi-volume study and critical edition of the Brahmayāmalatantra, one of the earliest surviving works of Śaiva tantric literature focused upon goddesses. His teaching spans the history, philosophy, and practices of Hinduism, religions of Southern Asia, ritual studies, comparative religion, and religion and the performing arts.