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Book Announcement: Kōmeitō: Politics and Religion in Japan

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Paula

Kōmeitō: Politics and Religion in Japan Ehrhardt, George, Axel Klein, Levi McLaughlin, and Steven R. Reed, editors Japan Research Monograph 18 2014. 298 pp. ISBN-13 978-1-55729-111-0 ISBN-10 1-55729-111-X $25.00 http://ieas.berkeley.edu/publications/jrm18.html The book covers Kōmeitō’s founding in Nichiren Buddhist doctrinal mandates and its … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Post-doctoral fellow, East Asian religions

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Washington University in St. Louis, Religious Studies Program Location: Missouri, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, East Asian Religions The Program in Religious Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, in cooperation with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen Past and Present, by Eric Cunningham

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Paula

Zen Past and Present Eric Cunningham ISBN 978-0-924304-64-4. 98 pages. Paperback. Zen Past and Present provides readers with a concise but comprehensive survey of the history of Zen Buddhism. Because it examines Zen from historical, religious, literary, artistic, and political standpoints, it … Continue reading →

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Program: Buddhist Asia: Traditions, Transmissions and Transformations, University of Hawaii

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Paula

This multidisciplinary program, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will offer five weeks of context-rich engagement with Buddhist teachings, practices and primary texts (in translation), and how they have shaped and been shaped by cultures and societies throughout … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Religious Studies

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University at Albany Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track – Japanese Religious Studies Assistant Professor, Tenure Track – Japanese Religious Studies The Department of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Secrecy’s Power: Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contraditions of Concealment

Posted on November 2, 2014 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Secrecy’s Power: Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contraditions of Concealment Author: Chilson, Clark; 235pp. July 2014 Cloth – Price: $42.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3839-3 Shin has long been one of the most popular forms of Buddhism … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian Religions, Lehigh University

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Lehigh Universiity, Religion Studies Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions The Department of Religion Studies, in cooperation with the Asian Studies program, is inviting applications for a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Religion

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson invites applications for a tenure track position in Japanese Religion at the assistant professor level. Time period and academic specialization is open. Teaching commitment of two courses per … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Networks and Religious Difference in Asian Buddhist Traditions

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Paula

Call for Papers: “Networks and Religious Difference in Asian Buddhist Traditions,” Vanderbilt University,April 3-4, 2015 Buddhist traditions—in all their diversity—have been formed through processes of exchange, negotiation, and contestation in the face of perceived difference. These perceptions have existed both … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Modern Buddhism in Japan

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Paula

Modern Buddhism in Japan edited by Hayashi Makoto, Otani Eiichi, and Paul L. Swanson. Published by Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 2014 (224 pp). This is a collection of essays on the development of Buddhism in Japan in response … Continue reading →

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