About Benjamin J. Fleming

Benjamin J. Fleming's research focuses on ritual, myth, and iconography in medieval South Asia, with a particular concern for traditions about pilgrimage and sacred geography. He holds a BFA, BA, and MA from the University of Regina and a PhD from McMaster University. His dissertation, "Cult of the Jyotirliṅgas and the History of Śaivite Worship" (2007), investigated the relationship between ritual, storytelling, and pilgrimage in Śaivism. His publications include articles in the the International Journal of Hindu Studies, Religion Compass, and the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has presented papers on Puranas and on inscriptional materials at the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion, American Oriental Society, and Canadian Society for the Study of Religion, as well as at the Fourth International Vedic Workshop, Oriental Club of Philadelphia, Penn Humanities Forum, and Religious Studies Colloquium at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been awarded grants and fellowships from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada. He recently held a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches courses on Hinduism and Asian religions and is Cataloger of Sanskrit Manuscripts for the Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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