Reading lists for History of Religions students

These reading lists are intended as entry points into disciplines and scholarly discussions that students in the History of Religions program at the University of Virginia and elsewhere, and especially those engaged in the study of Buddhism, Tibetan religions, or Asian religions, may find productive. The lists are introductory, often idiosyncratic, and make no pretense to completeness.

Buddhist Studies

Historiography

Hagiography

Tibetan Studies Essay Collections

Reference Works and Field Surveys

Literary Theory