David Weaver

David Weaver was born in India in 1930; his mother was a New Zealand Truby King (Karitane) nurse, his father a British army officer in the Indian Army. Weaver moved to New Zealand with his young family in 1976 and retired from commerce in 1995. As a retirement activity, he enrolled part-time at Victoria University in 2000, attaining a double BA degree in Classics and Asian studies, followed by a Masters degree in Asian Studies. He has had two research papers published by the Indian Anthropologist in New Delhi and one review paper published by SITES, a New Zealand anthropology and cultural studies journal. The Fallibility of Religion is his first book.