Prof. dr. P.C. (Peter) Bisschop
Position:
- Professor
- Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia
| Telephone number: | +31 (0)71 527 2980 |
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| E-Mail: | p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, SAS India en Tibet |
| Office Address: |
Johan Huizingagebouw Doelensteeg 16 2311 VL Leiden Room number 0.12 |
Research
Peter Bisschop's research is concerned with the historical development and spread of classical Hinduism, in particular Śaivism, through philological study of Sanskrit texts. He is interested in the composition and transmission of the anonymous Purāṇa literature, and the historical, religious and social context of Purāṇic mythology. He also studies other forms of Sanskrit literature such as Kāvya, Śāstra and Tantra.
Teaching
- BA and MA courses Sanskrit.
- BA courses on the history and culture of South Asia.
CV
- 1993-1998: MA Philosophy and Indology at the University of Groningen.
- 2000-2004: Research Assistant at the University of Groningen. PhD Early Śaivism and the Skandapurāṇa: Sects and Centres.
- 2004-2005: Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford.
- 2005-2010: Lecturer in Sanskrit Studies, University of Edinburgh.
- 2010: Professor in Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia, Leiden University.
Ancillary positions
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Editor in chief of the Gonda Indological Studies
2011
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Bisschop, P.C. (2011)
Rudra-Shiva. In: Hiltebeitel, A (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online: Hinduism.New York: Oxford University Press.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2011)
Shaivism. In: Hiltebeitel, A (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online: Hinduism.New York: Oxford University Press.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2011)
Voer voor Filologen: Geüpgradede anonieme Sanskrit literatuur. Leiden: Universiteit Leiden.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2011)
[Bespreking van: Gaṇeśapurāṇa. Part II: Krīḍākhaṇḍa.]. In: Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, 106, pp. 423-425.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2011)
[Bespreking van: Sūkṣmāgama. Volume I, Chapters 1 to 13. Critical Edition.]. In: Indo-Iranian Journal, 54, pp. 271-274.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2011)
[Bespreking van: "Self-Surrender", "Peace", "Compassion" & "The Mission of the Goose". Poems and Prayers from South India by Appaya Dīkṣita, Nīllakaṇṭha Dīkṣita & Vedānta Dīkṣita.]. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 161, pp. 201-205.
(Book review)
2010
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Bisschop, P.C. (2010)
Once Again on the Identity of Caṇḍeśvara in Early Śaivism: A rare Caṇḍeśvara in the British Museum? Indo-Iranian Journal, 53 (3), pp. 233-249.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2010)
Śaivism in the Gupta-Vākāṭaka Age. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 20 (4), pp. 477-488.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2010)
[Bespreking van: Friendly Advise by Naráyana & King Víkrama]. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 160, pp. 241-243.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2010)
[Bespreking van: Mahābhārata. Book Twelve, Peace. Volume Three, ``The Book of Liberation.'']. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 160, pp. 510-511.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2010)
[Bespreking van: Rāma's Last Act by Bhavabhūti]. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 160, pp. 243-245.
(Book review)
2009
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Adriaensen, R. & Bisschop, P.C. (2009)
Tīrthayātrākhaṇḍa: Vāgmatīmāhātmyapraśaṃsā 1-4. Materials for the Study of Sacred Nepāla, I. Journal of the Nepal Research Centre, 13, pp. 147-177.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2009)
Śiva. In: Jacobsen, K.A. (Ed.), Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Volume 1: Regions, Pilgrimage, Deities, pp. 741-754. Leiden, Boston: BRILL.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2009)
[Bespreking van: Mahābhārata. Book Three. The Forest. Volume Four.]. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 159, pp. 239-241.
(Book review)
2008
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Bisschop, P.C. (2008)
The Skull on Śiva's Head: Preliminary Observations on a Theme in the Śaiva Art of Mansar. In Bakker, H.T. (Ed.) Mansar. The Discovery of Pravareśvara and Pravarapura, Temple and Residence of the Vākāṭaka King Pravarasena II. Proceedings of a Symposium at the British Museum. (pp. 1-17). Groningen
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
2007
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Bisschop, P.C. (2007)
Notes on a Vārāṇasīmāhātmya Compendium. Newsletter of the NGMCP, 5, pp. 21-23.
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Bisschop, P.C. & Griffiths, A. (2007)
The Practice involving the Ucchuṣmas (Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 36). Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik, 24, pp. 1-46.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2007)
The description of Śivapura in the early Vāyu- and Skandapurāṇa. In: Goodall, D. & Padoux, A. (Eds.), Mélanges tantriques à la mémoire d'Hélène Brunner (Collection Indologie), 106. , pp. 49-72. Pondicherry
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Bisschop, P.C. (2007)
[Bespreking van: Bhoga Kārikā of Sadyojyoti. With the Commentary of Aghora Śiva. An Introduction with English Translation.]. In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 17, pp. 57-58.
(Book review)
2006
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Bisschop, P.C. (2006)
Early Śaivism and the Skandapurāṇa: Sects and Centres. (Groningen Oriental Studies, XXI). Groningen: Egbert Forsten.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2006)
The Sūtrapāṭha of the Pāśupatasūtra. Indo-Iranian Journal, 49, pp. 1-21.
(Article)
2005
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Bisschop, P.C. (2005)
Pañcārthabhāṣya on Pāśupatasūtra 1.37-39. Journal of Indian Philosophy, 33, pp. 529-551.
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Bisschop, P.C. (2005)
The nirukti of `Kārohaṇa' in the Skandapurāṇa. Studies in the Skandapurāṇa VII. In Koskikallio, P. (Ed.) Epics, Khilas and Purāṇas: Continuities and Ruptures. Proceedings of the Third Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Purāṇas, September 2002 (Zagreb) (pp. 556-574). Zagreb
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Bisschop, P.C. (2005)
[Bespreking van: Pāśupata Studies]. In: Indo-Iranian Journal, 48, pp. 269-276.
(Book review)
2004
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Bisschop, P.C. (2004)
Śiva's Āyatanas in the Various Recensions of Skandapurāṇa 167. In Bakker, H.T. (Ed.) Origin and Growth of the Purāṇic Text Corpus. With Special Reference to the Skandapurāṇa. Proceedings of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference. Helsinki July 13-18. Vol. 3 (pp. 65-78). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
2003
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Bisschop, P.C. & Griffiths, A. (2003)
The Pāśupata Observance (Atharvedapariśiṣṭa 40). Indo-Iranian Journal, 45, pp. 315-348.
(Article)
2002
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Bisschop, P.C. (2002)
On a Quotation of the Skandapurāṇa in the Tīrthavivecanakāṇḍa of Lakṣmīdhara's Kṛtyakalpataru. Indo-Iranian Journal, 45, pp. 231-243.
(Article)
1999
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Bakker, H.T. & Bisschop, P.C. (1999)
Mokṣadharma 187 and 239-241 Reconsidered. Asiatische Studien/Études Asiatiques, 53 (3), pp. 459-472.
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