Mark McClish

(This photo is taken from Northwestern University, Department of Religious Studies)

Associate Professor in Religious Studies, Northwestern University

Regional Focus: South Asia
Date of Presentation: Session 8, TBD

Biography:
Mark McClish is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University, USA. His research areas include the ancient Indian scholarly traditions of statecraft (arthaśāstra) and law (dharmaśāstra), where he explores the evolving relationship between religious law, state law, and ruling power. He also has a special interest in textual criticism and the history of textual traditions. His publications include The History of the Arthaśāstra: Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India (Cambridge 2019) and The Arthaśāstra: Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft (with Patrick Olivelle; Hackett 2012). He is the author of several articles on law in ancient India, including “From Law to dharma: State Law and Sacred Duty in Ancient India” in Journal of Law and Religion (2019); “The Four Feet of Legal Procedure and the Origins of Jurisprudence in Ancient India” (with Patrick Olivelle) in Journal of the American Oriental Society (2015); and “The Dependence of Manu's Seventh Chapter on Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra” in Journal of the American Oriental Society (2014).