Brian Peter Harvey (born 1951) is a contemporary British scholar of Buddhism. He is professor emeritus of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland. == Career == Peter Harvey received his Ph.D. under the supervision of Ninian Smart at Lancaster University. Harvey is the author of An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices published by Cambridge University Press, whose 1st edition sold over 55,000 copies. He has also authored a book on anatta, The Selfless Mind: Person…