Peter Harvey
Brian Peter Harvey (born 1951) is Emeritus Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland. He gained a Philosophy BA (first class) at the University of Manchester (1973) and a PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Lancaster (1982), supervised by Ninian Smart. He lectured in Religious Studies, especially Buddhist Studies, at Sunderland Polytechnic, later University, from 1976 to 2011, and ran an online MA Buddhist Studies from there from 2002.[1][2]
Harvey is the author of several books, including:
- An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices published by Cambridge University Press.
- The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism, Routledge[3][4]
- An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Practices published by the Cambridge University Press.
His papers on Theravada Buddhism have appeared in many peer-reviewed journals, but his contributions to the broader Buddhist studies include an anthology of Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna texts that is being distributed by Mahachulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya University in Thailand.[5][6]
He co-founded UK Association for Buddhist Studies with professor Ian Harris, and has been an editor of the journal Buddhist Studies Review.[5]
References
- ↑ Peter Harvey, Humanitarian Law and Policy
- ↑ "Peter Harvey - University of Sunderland - Academia.edu". sunderland.academia.edu.
- ↑ The Selfless Mind (PDF), Handful of Leaves
- ↑ Harvey, Peter (13 September 2013). "The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Peter Harvey Biography, Academia, University of Sunderland
- ↑ Peter Harvey, Secular Buddhist Association
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