Paul Muller-Ortega

Professor of Religion
Ph.D. (1985) University of California – Santa Barbara
Specialties: History and Phenomenology of Religions, Indic Religious Studies, Vedic Studies, Classical Indian Philosophy, Yoga Traditions, Buddhism in South Asia, Medieval Hinduism and Hindu Tantrism, Shaivism of Kashmir, Religious Traditions of China and Japan, Mysticism in World Religions, Classical Sanskrit

436 Rush Rhees Library
Department of Religion and Classics
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627

(585) 275-7780 (office)
(585) 275-5378 (Department office)
(585) 442-2749 (fax)
plml@troi.cc.rochester.edu

Office Hours:

• By appointment.

Selected Publications:

Books:

• The Triadic Heart of Shiva: Kaula Tantricism of Abhinavagupta in the non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir, Albany: State University of New York Press, 1988 (in the Shaiva Traditions of Kashmir Series edited by Harvey P. Alper).
• Meditation Revolution: A History and Theology of the Siddha Yoga Lineage, Hurleyville, New York: Agama Press of the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute, 1997.
• Journey to Cidambaram: Approaching Shiva and the Ecstatic Yoga of Shaivism. forthcoming.
• Born of the Yogini's Heart: Reflections on the Hindu Tantra. forthcoming.

Articles:

• "Shaktipat: The Initiatory Descent of Power" and "The Siddha: Paradoxical Exemplar of Indian Spirituality." (Two articles published in volume entitled Meditation Revolution: A History and Theology of the Siddha Yoga Lineage, Hurleyville, New York: Agama Press of the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute, 1997. Volume co-edited by Brooks, Durgananda, Mahony, and Muller-Ortega.)
• "Aspects of Jivanmukti in the Tantric Shaivism of Kashmir" (book chapter in Living Liberation in Hindu Thought, Andrew Fort and Patricia Mumme, eds., Albany, State University of New York Press, 1996).
• "Mantra Raja: The King of Mantras, Parts One to Eight" (Darshan 101 (August 1995): 48-52; Darshan 102 (September 1995):6-11; Darshan 103 (October 1995):48-53; Darshan 104 (November 1995):28-31; Darshan 105 (December 1995):43-49; Darshan 106 (January 1996):24-30; Darshan 107 (February 1996):18-23; Darshan 109 (April 1996):22-27.
• Articles for The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion (Jonathan Z. Smith and William Scott Green, editors, with the American Academy of Religion, Harper San Francisco, 1996) s.v. Abhinavagupta, cakras, 5 m's, Kashmir Shaivism, kundalini , maithuna, mandala, mantra, yantra.
• "Tantric Meditation: Vocalic Beginnings" in Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism: Studies in Honor of Andre Padoux, Teun Goudriaan, ed., Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992.
• "Journey to the Lord White as Jasmine," Darshan 57 (December 1991): 65-71.
• "Facing to the Power of Shiva," Darshan 41-42 (Sept. 1990): 109-117.
• "The Power of the Secret Ritual: Theoretical Formulations from the Tantra" in Journal of Ritual Studies 4:2 (Summer 1990): 41-59.
• "To Taste Beauty," Darshan 39 (June 1990): 62-69.
• "Exploring Textbooks: Introductions to Hinduism", in Critical Review of Books in Religion, November, 1988.

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