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Book Announcement: A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism

A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism William E. Deal (Case Western U.) and Brian Ruppert (University of Illinois) From the Back Cover: A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism presents a vivid, nuanced, and chronological account of Buddhist religion in Japan, … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Studies

Visiting Scholar in Premodern Japanese Culture The Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University seeks applications for a visiting scholar of premodern Japanese culture, one-year, non-tenure track, non-benefits eligible, for the 2012-2013 academic year. The candidate should be a … Continue reading

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Website announcement: Visualizing Cultures – Image-Driven Scholarship

A new spectacular resource for historical and artistic scholarship, MIT’s Visualizing Cultures presents a multimedia approach to looking at Asian history and international social and cultural relations. We have a lengthy description here, but you can also check out the … Continue reading

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