Gonzalo Fernandez

Thesis Title:

'An Examination of the Soteriological Role of Yoginīs in Śākta Tantric Śaivism'

Supervisors:

Professor Gavin Flood and Dr. Bjarne Wernicke-Olesen

College:

Worcester College

Biography:

I am a qualified Solicitor with extensive experience in the field of finance. I have worked as a partner in two law firms in the City of London and I also practiced law in New York for three years. I left the law in 2020 to study for an MPhil in Classical Indian Religion at the University of Oxford, followed two years’ later by an MSt in the Study of Religions at the University of Oxford.

Research Interests:

Yoginīs, goddess traditions, Tantra, Śaktism, non-dual Śaivism, Śaivism in general and Hinduism.

Educational Background:

I have an LLB from King’s College, University of London, an Associateship of King’s College from King’s College, University of London, an MPhil from the University of Oxford, and an MSt from the University of Oxford.