Johan Elverskog
Johan Elverskog | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Johan Elverskog October 7, 1968 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Indiana University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Buddhism, History and Power: The Jewel Translucent Sutra and the Formation of Mongol Identity (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | György Kara |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | Southern Methodist University |
Carl Johan Elverskog (born October 7, 1968) is a Swedish-American historian. His scholarship focuses on Sino-Inner Asian history during the Ming and Qing periods, the history of Buddhism among Mongolian and Turkic peoples, and environmental history.[1] He is currently Dedman Family Distinguished Professor and Professor of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University.[2][3]
Elverskog has been praised for his extensive contributions to the study of Asian history and described as "the preeminent English-language translator of Mongolian classics working today."[4] He is the recipient of the American Academy of Religion's 2011 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion and the Association for Asian Studies' 2026 Joseph Levenson Book Prize (pre-1900 China).[5][6][7] He has been a resident fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study.[8] He was a 2021-2022 Berlin Prize Fellow.[9]
Education
Elverskog received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.[9] He then studied Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, earning his M.A. in 1995 and his Ph.D. in 2000.[8] A 2011 review of contemporary trends in Mongolian studies in the Chinese-language journal, Mongolian and Tibetan Quarterly, observed that he was "one of the more prominent figures to have graduated from Indiana University with a PhD in Mongolian studies in recent years."[10]
Career
In 2000, Elverskog joined the faculty of the Department of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006 and Full Professor in 2010.[8]
Selected bibliography
- The Jewel Translucent Sutra: Altan Khan and the Mongols in the Sixteenth Century. Leiden: Brill, 2003.
- Our Great Qing: The Mongols, Buddhism and the State in Late Imperial China. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2006.
- Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010.
- The Buddha's Footprint: An Environmental History of Asia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020.
- The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to the Qing Dynasty. New York: Columbia University Press, 2023.
- A History of Uyghur Buddhism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2024.
References
- ^ "Johan Elverskog – Department of Religious Studies". people.smu.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Johan Elverskog". www.smu.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Johan Elverskog". Encyclopedia of Buddhism. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ^ Sechen, Sagang (2023). The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to the Qing Dynasty. Translated by Elverskog, Johan. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-55673-6.
- ^ Now, Asia (2026-02-11). "AAS 2026 Prizes". Association for Asian Studies. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "News from the SCAS Community". www.swedishcollegium.se. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "Prof. Johan Elverskog honored for "Excellence in the Study of Religion"". www.smu.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ a b c "Prof. Dr. Johan Elverskog". ceres.rub.de. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ^ a b Jay, R. (2021-05-12). "The 2021-22 Berlin Prize Fellows". American Academy in Berlin. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ Tsai, Wei-chieh. "The Current Trends of Mongolian Studies in the U.S.A." Mongolian and Tibetan Quarterly.