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Book Announcement: Accounts and Images of Six Kannon in Japan

Posted on December 4, 2016 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Accounts and Images of Six Kannon in Japan Author: Fowler, Sherry D.; 384pp. November 2016 Cloth – Price: $70.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5622-9 Buddhists around the world celebrate the benefits of worshipping Kannon (Avalokiteśvara), a compassionate savior … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Right Thoughts at the Last Moment: Buddhism and Deathbed Practices in Early Medieval Japan

Posted on November 20, 2016 by LM

Via the University of Hawai’i Press. Right Thoughts at the Last Moment: Buddhism and Deathbed Practices in Early Medieval Japan JACQUELINE I. STONE 616pp. November 2016 Cloth – Price: $68.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5643-4 Buddhists across Asia have often aspired to die with a clear … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian Religions, Occidental College

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Paula

Institution: Occidental College, Religious Studies Location: California, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of Religious Studies at Occidental College invites applications for a tenure-track position to begin August 2017. We seek a scholar with expertise in Asian religions. We … Continue reading →

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Conference: Sea Religion in Japan, UCSB, June 13-15

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Travis

Sea Religion in Japan International Conference University of California, Santa Barbara June 13-15, 2016 Much of the symbolic system underlying Japanese religions today presupposes a continental, “landlocked” environment, centered on agriculture (especially rice cultivation) and focusing on mountains as the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: one-year position in Buddhist and Asian Religious Traditions at Vanderbilt

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Travis

Institution: Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Religious Studies Location: Nashville, Tennessee Position: One-year (Non-Tenure-Track) Assistant Professor 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 … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Forging Faith(s) in Global Borderlands, UC Santa Barbara

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Travis

Call for Papers The 5th Biennial Borderlands International Graduate Student Conference: Forging Faith(s) in Global Borderlands University of California, Santa Barbara March 11-13, 2016. The Borderlands Research Focus Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites graduate scholars from … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian religions, Northwestern University

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Northwestern University, Religious Studies Department Location: Illinois, United States Position: Assistant Professor in East Asian Religions NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, The Department of Religious Studies invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2016 at the rank of … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Paula

A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism William E. Deal (Case Western U.) and Brian Ruppert (University of Illinois) From the Back Cover: A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism presents a vivid, nuanced, and chronological account of Buddhist religion in Japan, … 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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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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