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Book Announcement: Agents of World Renewal: The Rise of Yonaoshi Gods in Japan

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

AGENTS OF WORLD RENEWAL: THE RISE OF YONAOSHI GODS IN JAPAN Takashi Miura This volume examines a category of Japanese divinities that centered on the concept of “world renewal” (yonaoshi). In the latter half of the Tokugawa period (1603–1867), a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor, East Asian Religions and Global Buddhism

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

GRINNELL COLLEGE. The Department of Religious Studies invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in East Asian Religions and Global Buddhism beginning Fall 2019.  Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Research and teaching interests might include, but … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Word Embodied: The Jeweled Pagoda Mandalas in Japanese Buddhist Art

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

Word Embodied: The Jeweled Pagoda Mandalas in Japanese Buddhist Art Halle O’Neal In this study of the Japanese jeweled pagoda mandalas, Halle O’Neal reveals the entangled realms of sacred body, beauty, and salvation. Much of the previous scholarship on these … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Imagination and Narrative: Lexical and Cultural Translation in Buddhist Asia

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

Via University of Washington Press. Imagination and Narrative: Lexical and Cultural Translation in Buddhist Asia EDITED BY PETER SKILLING AND JUSTIN THOMAS MCDANIEL CONTENTS The diffusion of religious thought in Buddhist Asia has been marked by new modes of expression. … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: FROM CHINESE CHAN TO JAPANESE ZEN: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation

Posted on September 10, 2017 by

FROM CHINESE CHAN TO JAPANESE ZEN: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation, Steven Heine (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017), 304 Pages | 27 illus., ISBN: 9780190637507      Examines the transformation of Chan Buddhism into Zen Buddhism from … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Dartmouth College, Assistant Professor, Asian Religions

Posted on September 5, 2017 by

Institution: Dartmouth College Location: New Hampshire, United States Position: Assistant Professor DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover. The Department of Religion at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Asian Religions. Appointment to begin as early as July 1, 2018. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Buddhist Studies, Wesleyan University

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Institution: Wesleyan University Location: Connecticut Position: Assistant Professor, Buddhist Studies Wesleyan University’s Department of Religion invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religion, with a focus on Buddhist Studies, beginning July 1, 2018. We particularly encourage applications from scholars in the fields … Continue reading →

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