Bryan J. Cuevas

John F. Priest Professor of Religion


Bryan Cuevas

Contact Information

120E Dodd Hall
Office Hours

By appointment

About

Bryan J. Cuevas, (Ph.D., University of Virginia) joined the Department of Religion faculty in Fall 2000. He teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses, specializing in Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism, history, language and culture.

Cuevas has been a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, and has held visiting appointments at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE-PSL) in Paris, UC Berkeley, Princeton University, and Emory University. His research has received support from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), and other public and private endowments.

Recruiting a Graduate Student

Cuevas is currently accepting graduate students (M.A. and Ph.D.) interested in pursuing research topics in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies for the 2026-27 academic year.

History and Ethnography of Religions

Tibetan History and Biography Before 1800, Buddhist Narrative Literature, Buddhist Ritual Magic & Sorcery

A selection of Dr. Cuevas's publications are available for download on his academia.edu page.

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