Jeffrey S. Lidke

Jeffrey S.ÊLidkeÊearned his M.A. (1996) and Ph.D. (2000) in South Asia Religion and Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Colorado (1990). He was a Fulbright Dissertation Fellow to Nepal in the 1996-97 academic year.ÊDuring his graduate years, Lidke devoted himself to Sanskritic languages, both classical and vernacular, with training from several teachers, including Gerald Larson, Nandini Iyer and Sthaneshwar Timalsinsa. Currently, he is chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Berry ÊCollege where he has taught since 2003. After two years as editor for theÊSoutheast Review of Asian StudiesÊ(SERAS), Lidke is now attending to the publication of his recent research on the neuroscience of contemplative practice as well as three book projects: the long overdueÊThe Goddess Beyond and Within the Three Cities: __kta Tantra and the Paradox of Power in Nep_la-Ma__alaÊa textbook for Cognella Academic Publishing on the world's religions titledÊWorld Religions: A 21st Century PrimerÊand a reissue of his first book,Vi_var_pa Ma__ir: A Study of Cha_gu N_r_ya_a, Nepal's Most Ancient PagodaÊ(to appear in a newly titled, revised and updated edition, Êwith proceeds going toward the rebuilding of Changu Narayan, one of several Nepalese UNESCO heritage sites severely damaged by the 2015 earthquake). Dr. Lidke's publications and current projects can be found here:Êhttps://berry.academia.edu/JeffreyLidke