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Funding: Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Program in Buddhist Studies

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Paula

Applications for the new Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Program in Buddhist Studies are now available online! To start your application register at ofa.acls.org/ or click the Online Fellowship Application tab on the program’s page. You may view any of the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Shinagawa’s elephant temple

Posted on October 11, 2013 by LM

In this Fun Link Friday, Rurôsha takes us on a visual tour of Shinryō-ji, the elephant temple. No, this isn’t in India–this temple is in Tokyo and is one of Shinagawa Ward’s Tangible Cultural Properties! Shinryō-ji (真了寺)…was built in 1673 as a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian Religion, Univ of Penn.

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Paula

Institution:   University of Pennsylvania, East Asian Languages and Civilizations Location:   Pennsylvania, United States Position:   Assistant Professor in East Asian Religion East Asian Languages and Civilizations Assistant Professor in East Asian Religion The Department of East Asian Languages … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shinto Studies in Prewar Japan and the West

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Paula

Bernhard Scheid, ed., with Kate Wildman Nakai Kami Ways in Nationalist Territory: Shinto Studies in Prewar Japan and the West. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2013. Publisher’s blurb: Shinto, literally the way of the kami (gods), is often regarded as Japan’s indigenous religion … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Conference on Buddhism and Social Justice

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Paula

*Call for Papers * *A Conference on Buddhism and Social Justice * 23-25 April 2014, Leiden University * * Moving away from a common perception of Buddhism as intrinsically a tradition of peace and justice, our project-based at Leiden University-seeks … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conf Buddhist Studies

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Paula

Charlottesville, VA, February 28-March 2, 2014 The Buddhist Studies Group at the University of Virginia is pleased to announce an interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be hosted on the University of Virginia Grounds in Charlottesville, VA, from February 28 to March … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Paula

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8926-9780824837136.aspx Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion Author: Cali, Joseph; Dougill, John Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of … Continue reading →

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Conference: Religious Performance, City and Country in East Asia

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Paula

The University of Illinois will host an international symposium, “Religious Performance, City and Country in East Asia,” October 9-10, 2013, at Levis Center of the Urbana-Champaign Campus.  For details concerning the event, including registration and schedule, see below. University of Illinois … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Wondrous Brutal Fictions: Eight Buddhist Tales from the Early Japanese Puppet Theater

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Paula

Wondrous Brutal Fictions:  Eight Buddhist Tales from the Early Japanese Puppet Theater.   Wondrous Brutal Fictions presents eight seminal works from the seventeenth-century Japanese sekkyō and ko-jōruri puppet theaters, many translated into English for the first time. Both poignant and disturbing, these whimsical narratives contain … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Paula

Institute: Nanyang Technological University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Location:   Singapore Position:   Assistant Professor in Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion (Philosophy Group) Faculty position in Asian Philosophy or Asian Religion (Philosophy Group) The School of Humanities and … Continue reading →

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