Olivelle, Patrick
OLIVELLE, Patrick
OLIVELLE, Patrick. American (born Sri Lanka), b. 1942. Genres: Theology/Religion. Career: Indiana University-Bloomington, assistant professor, 1974-78, associate professor, 1978-83, professor of religious studies, 1983-91, chair of department, 1984-90; University of Texas at Austin, professor of Sanskrit and Indian religions, 1991-, chair of department, 1994-; writer. Publications: Renunciation in Hinduism: A Medieval Debate, Vol. I: The Debate and the Advaita Argument, 1986, Vol. II: The Visistadvaita Argument, 1987; (ed. and author of intro. and notes) Samnyasapaddhati of Rudradeva, 1986; The Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation, 1992; The Asrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution, 1992; Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism, 1994; Upanisads, 1996; Pancatanta, 1997; Dharmasutras, 1999; Law Code of Manu, 2004. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Center for Asian Studies, WCH 4.134, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.