Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Karen O'Brien-Kop is a Lecturer in Asian Religions and Ethics at Roehampton University. She researches classical South Asian Sanskrit texts and culture on meditation and yoga, in particular exploring the interconnections of Hinduism and Buddhism. More broadly, her research interests are Indian religion and philosophy, philosophy of mind, theory and method in the study of religion, global philosophies, and literary criticism and theory.
She previously worked as a Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS University of London, where she also completed her doctoral research under the supervision of Theodore Proferes, Ulrich Pagel and James Mallinson.
Teaching
Currently teaching 2020-2021:
Global Philosophies, Asian Worldviews (BA)
Yoga, Meditation and Health (BA)
Transforming Cultures: Ecology / Gender / Politics (BA)
The Study of Religion (BA)
Contemporary Issues in Global Religions (BA)
Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion (MA)
Previously taught 2017-2019:
Indian Philosophy and Religion (BA)
Contemporary Issues in Hinduism (BA)
Roehampton office hours for students: Wednesdays 3.00-4.30pm.
Please book an appt online. karen.obrien-kop@roehampton.ac.uk
External positions
Co-Convenor, Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions
1 Jun 2020 → …Co-Chair, American Academy of Religion: Indian and Chinese Religions Compared unit
Feb 2020 → …Steering Committee Member, American Academy of Religion: Yoga in Theory and Practice unit
Jan 2019 → …Advisory Committee, SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies
1 Oct 2018 → 1 Jun 2020Research Output
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Rethinking Classical Yoga and Buddhism
O'Brien-Kop, K., 1 Oct 2020, (Submitted) Bloomsbury. (Bloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Dharmamegha in Yoga and Yogācāra: The Revision of a Superlative Metaphor
O'Brien-Kop, K., 18 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Indian Philosophy. 48, 4, p. 605-635 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining Body and Mind: Asceticism, Yoga and Meditation
O'Brien-Kop, K., 28 Feb 2020, (Submitted) A Cultural History of Hinduism (six volumes): A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Classical Age (200 BCE – 800 CE). Bloomsbury, Vol. 2.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Classical Discourses of Liberation: Shared Botanical Metaphors in Sarvāstivāda Buddhism and the Yoga of Patañjali
O'Brien-Kop, K., 6 Sep 2018, In: Religions of South Asia. p. 123-157 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reframing Yoga and Meditation Studies
O'Brien-Kop, K. & Newcombe, S., 28 Oct 2020, The Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies. Routledge, (Research Handbook Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies
O'Brien-Kop, Karen (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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American Academy of Religion 2019
Karen O'Brien-Kop (Speaker)
Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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World Sanskrit Conference
Karen O'Brien-Kop (Speaker)
Jul 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Disciplines and Dialogue
Karen O'Brien-Kop (Organiser)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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35th Annual Sanskrit Tradition in the Modern World Seminar
Karen O'Brien-Kop (Speaker)
May 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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42nd Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions
Karen O'Brien-Kop (Speaker)
Apr 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press / Media
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Rethinking classical yoga: the 'other' yogaśāstra
25/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Indepth blog review of Yoga Studies Week keynote event
20/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media