Mary Whitney Kelting | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Known for | Religious Studies, Ethnography, Jainism |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Northeastern University |
| Thesis | Hearing the voices of the Śrāvikā : ritual and song in Jain laywomen's belief and practice |
Mary Whitney Kelting is an American ethnographer and scholar of Jainism who is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Northeastern University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities.[1][2]
Professor Kelting’s research interests include the religions of South Asia, ritual theory, gender studies and cultural studies and she has published two books and many articles on these topics. She is a member of the editorial board of the Centre of Jaina Studies at the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London.[2] M. Whitney Kelting received her B.A from Colby College, and her MA and PhD in South Asian Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.[1]