Maciej Karasinski Author

Maciej Karasinski holds a PhD in Sanskrit from the University of Calicut (Kerala). He studied Indian philology at the Jagiellonian University and participated in academic projects on Sanskrit and Malayalam manuscripts. He is currently pursuing a second PhD in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University. His research focuses on the rituals of Śākta Tantra communities in Kerala and healing practices in South Asia. He was awarded a Government of India fellowship (ICCR) to conduct research on Tantric traditions in Kerala. His other research interests include history and practice of Śrīvidyā and Krama, shamanism and environmental anthropology.