1 ), ▁then ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁taught ▁literature ▁and ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁at ▁North western ▁University , ▁E van ston , ▁Illinois . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Al aska ▁State ▁Museum , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁( between ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁in ▁the ▁Al ask an ▁village ▁of ▁Point ▁Hope , ▁recording ▁and ▁transl ating ▁the ▁local ▁history ▁and ▁leg ends . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Fol kl ore ▁and ▁Popular ▁Culture . ▁Other ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁North western ▁University , ▁the ▁N uff ield ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Auth ors , ▁the ▁British ▁Academy , ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁the ▁Le ver h ul me ▁Trust , ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Institute ▁of ▁North ▁America , ▁The ▁American ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society , ▁Al aska ▁Human ities ▁Forum , ▁and ▁North ▁Slo pe ▁Bor ough , ▁Al aska . ▁▁ ▁He ▁subsequently ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 9 0 ) ▁followed ▁up ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁literature ▁by ▁studying ▁S ansk rit ▁and ▁P ali ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University , ▁SO AS ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Low en stein ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁texts ▁for ▁music ▁collabor ations , ▁including ▁with ▁the ▁composer ▁Ed ▁Hugh es ▁Sun , ▁Moon ▁and ▁Women ▁Sh