Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Loriliai Biernacki

Loriliai Biernacki, professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, presented a talk titled "Mantras, Mental Causality and the 'Science of the Sun'" as part of "Archives of the Impossible: Transnationalism, Transdisciplinarity, Transcendence," an international conference at Rice University. The May 11-13, 2023 conference featured speakers and panelists who set out to demystify the paranormal through their research and experiences regarding metaphysics, UFOs and much more.
Biernacki's research interests include medieval Sanskrit texts, the subtle body, Indian philosophy, New Materialism, gender, and the interface between religion and science. She is currently working on neuroscientific models of body-mind connection, including Integrated Information Theory. Her first book, "Renowned Goddess of Desire: Women, Sex and Speech in Tantra" (Oxford, 2007) won the Kayden Award in 2008. She is co-editor of "God’s Body: Panentheism across the World’s Religious Traditions" (Oxford 2013). She recently published "The Matter of Wonder: Abhinavagupta’s Panentheism and New Materialism" (Oxford 2023) on the writings of the medieval Indian mystic and philosopher Abhinavagupta and their relevance for a contemporary science and New materialism.
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