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Job Opening: One Year Appointment in Buddhist and Asian Religious Traditions

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Paula

The Department of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University seeks to hire a sabbatical replacement for Buddhist Traditions and Asian Religions. The rank is Non-Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for a terminal one year appointment, for academic year 2016-17. All requirements for the … Continue reading →

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Conference: Multifaceted Divinities in Japan and Beyond

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Paula

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University May 29-31, 2016 The Israeli Association of Japanese Studies (IAJS) is glad to announce an international workshop on Japanese medieval divinities, which will be held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Buddhism and East Asian Cultures

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Paula

Buddhism and East Asian Cultures: An Intensive Program of Lectures Series, Conference/Forum, and Fieldwork July 15-25, 2016, Mount Wutai 五臺山 & Datong 大同, China The Wutai International Institute of Buddhism and East Asian Cultures (WII), Institute for Ethics and Religions Studies … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Narratives of decline: the changing patterns of death and aging in contemporary Japanese religions

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Paula

CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Narratives of decline: the changing patterns of death and aging in contemporary Japanese religions’ Japanese Studies Workshop, The University of Manchester Tuesday, 31 May 2016 PhD Student workshop Narratives of decline are embedded in both academic and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Myōtei Dialogues: A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Paula

The Myōtei Dialogues A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions http://www.brill.com/products/book/myotei-dialogues The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity. Fukansai Habian’s Myōtei mondō (1605) presents a sharp critique of … Continue reading →

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Funding: Nanzan Post-Doc Research Fellowship 2016

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Paula

The Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture is happy to announce a new fellowship for one post-doctoral student who has received a PhD from a university outside of Japan in the field of religious studies with a focus on some … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Buddhism in the Global Eye, August 10-12, 2016, UBC

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Paula

“Buddhism in the Global Eye: Beyond East and West” http://buddhism.arts.ubc.ca/2015/09/06/call-for-papers-buddhism-in-the-global-eye/ The 6th Annual Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Conference, hosted by the University of British Columbia’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society (Jessica L. Main, director) and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: University of Hong Kong: Centre of Buddhist Studies

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Paula

Founded in 1911, the University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years.  The University has a comprehensive range … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan

Posted on October 25, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. 246pp. July 2015 Cloth – Price: $59.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5153-8 Religion is at the heart of such ongoing political debates in Japan as the constitutionality of official government visits to Yasukuni Shrine, yet the very categories … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1

Posted on October 4, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. 496pp. December 2015 Cloth – Price: $55.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3933-8 Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to be a … Continue reading →

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