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In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Institute of
Buddhist Studies incorporating as a seminary and graduate school,
please join us for the 2016 Numata Symposium will be held on Friday,
August 19, 2016.
Leading scholars discuss the dynamic forces of globalization and the
implications for Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in the 21st Century.
Participants will include:
"Shin Buddhism and the Globalization of Moral Discourse from the
mid-19th to mid-20th Centuries"
Jessica L. Main, Professor of Buddhism and Contemporary Society
Institute of Asian Research and Department of Asian Studies, University
of British Columbia
"Locating Shin Buddhism within Globalization: Theory and
Practice"
Uno Dessi, Professor of Institute for the Study of Religion University
of Cape Town
"The Translocal Movement of North American Shin Buddhist Song
Culture"
Scott Mitchell, Professor of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Studies Institute of
Buddhist Studies
"Shin Buddhism, Globalization and Branding"
Elisabetta Porcu, Professor of Asian Religions University of Cape Town
Institute of Buddhist Studies
2140 Durant Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free and open to the public.
This event is generously supported by the Center for Contemporary Shin
Buddhist Studies and the GTU Asia Project.
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