Asko Parpola's homepage
(Last updated 25.1.2006)
Professor emeritus of Indology / South Asian Studies, Institute
for Asian and African Studies, University
of Helsinki
President, Organizing Committee, 12th
World Sanskrit Conference (Helsinki, Finland, 14-19 July,
2003)
In broad terms, my research and teaching interests fall within the
following topics:
- Indus Civilization / Indus script and religion / Corpus of Indus
Seals
and Inscriptions
- Veda / Vedic ritual / Samaveda / Jaiminiya Samaveda texts and
rituals /
Purva-Mimamsa
- South Asian religions / Hinduism / Saiva and Sakta tradition /
Goddess
Durga
- South India / Kerala / Tamilnadu / Karnataka
- Sanskrit / Malayalam / Tamil / Prehistory of Indian languages
- Prehistoric archaeology of South Asia and (in broad sense)
Central Asia
/ Coming of the Aryans
Publications:
Postal address:
Institute for Asian and African Studies
PL 59 (Unioninkatu 38 B)
FIN-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
Home address: Peukaloisentie 4 D 41, FIN-00820 Helsinki 82,
Finland
Tel. +358 9 784746 (home)
Fax +358 9 191 22094
E-mail: Asko.Parpola@Helsinki.Fi
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Asko.Parpola@Helsinki.Fi