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Tag Archives: religion
Job Opening: Asian Religions, Univ. of Cape Town, Lecturer
Institution: University of Cape Town, Department of Religious Studies Location: South Africa Position: Lecturer: Asian Religions University of Cape Town Department of Religious Studies Faculty of Humanities Lecturer: Asian Religions The Department of Religious Studies, Asian Religions, … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, Asian religions, job opening, lecturer, religion, religious studies, South Africa, University of Cape Town
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Workshop: New Sources for the Study of Japanese Religion
Announcing a combined workshop and conference on “New Sources for the Study of Japanese Religion,” organized by Prof. Kikuchi Hiroki of the Historiographical Institute (Shiryō Hensanjo) of the University of Tokyo and myself, to be held at Princeton University on March … Continue reading
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Tagged Historiographical Institute, Japan, Japanese religion, religion, Tokyo, workshop
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Call for Papers: Center for Information on Religion Seminar – Japanese Culture and Religion
The Center for Information on Religion (hereafter CIR) launched a seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion in Japanese for non-Japanese-native graduate students. The seminar calls for the papers of well-motivated students who hope for presentation and discussion … Continue reading
Book Announcement: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
Read about the writing of this book on The University of Michigan Record! Via Princeton University Press. The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Robert E. Buswell Jr. & Donald S. Lopez Jr. Cloth ISBN: 9780691157863 2013 | $65.00 / £44.95 eBook … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Zen Anarchism: The Egalitarian Dharma of Uchiyama Gudō
The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce a new work in its Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies series, produced jointly with BDK America, and marketed and distributed by the University of Hawai’i Press. Fabio Rambelli, Zen Anarchism: … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, books, Buddhism, dharma, religion, Uchiuama Gudō, Zen
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Book Announcement: Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan
Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan from the University of Hawaii Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9072-9780824838980.aspx (320 pages, 11 illustrations, $32.00 paper, $60.00 hardcopy) Experimental Buddhism highlights the complex and often wrenching interactions between long-established religious traditions and rapid social, cultural, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, books, Buddhism, culture, Japan, priests, religion, religious studies
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Call for Papers: BAJS Advanced Postgraduate Conference in Japanese Studies
Call for Papers *BAJS Advanced Postgraduate Conference* Friday, 25th April 2014 Plenary Session Art, Religion and Money in the Early Trade of the English East India Company in Japan Professor Timon Screech, SOAS The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) … Continue reading
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Tagged art, call for papers, commerce, conference, East India Company, Japan, money, religion, trade
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Job Opening: East Asian Religions, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis, East Asian Languages and Cultures Location: Missouri, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow East Asian Religions The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Program in Religious Studies at Washington … Continue reading
Announcement: Harvard Summer School in Kyoto at Doshisha University June 8 – August 2, 2014
We invite you to take part in Harvard Summer School’s 8-week program at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Students enroll in 2 courses: Professor Mikael Adolphson’s course, “Japan: Tradition and Transformation,” which explores the nation’s tumultuous move to modernity. Professor … Continue reading
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Tagged Doshisha University, Harvard University, history, Japan, Japanese, modernity, religion, study abroad, summer school, tradition
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 