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- NEW BOOK> Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism
- CFP> International Conference: "From Xianghuan to Ceylon: The Life and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian (337-422)"
- CALL FOR PAPERS> **** ASCJ 2017 CALL FOR PAPERS REMINDER****
- FELLOWSHIP> Tianzhu-SSHRC Fellowship in East Asian Buddhist Studies
- REVIEW> Schicketanz on Anderson, 'Christianity and Imperialism in Modern Japan: Empire for God'
NEW BOOK> Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism
by Michael
Jerryson
Dear colleagues:I am thrilled to announce the publication of The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism. The Handbook provides the most comprehensive account of Buddhists and their traditions in the contemporary period. This collection contains 41 essays, divided into two sections.
Essays in the first section examine the historical development of Buddhist traditions throughout the world. The first section in these chapters provide readers with a background to Buddhism in the region and the remainder of the chapter is devoted to the changes that have taken place since the 1800s. These chapters cover familiar settings like India, Japan, and Tibet as well as the less well-known countries of Vietnam, Bhutan, and the regions of Latin America, Africa, and the Oceania. Focusing on changes within countries and transnationally, this section also includes chapters that focus on globalization, such as Buddhist international organizations and diasporic communities.
The second section tracks the relationship between Buddhist traditions and particular themes. These chapters review Buddhist interactions with contemporary topics such as violence and peacebuilding, economics, ecology, as well as Buddhist influences in areas such as medicine, architecture, technologies, and science.
For those interested, I am providing below the table of contents.
warmly,
Michael
Introduction: The Buddhist System in Transition 1
Michael Jerryson
PART I REGIONS
South Asian
- Contemporary Sri Lankan Buddhist Traditions 13
Mahinda Deegalle
- Buddhism in Contemporary India 36
David Geary and Sraman Mukherjee
- Buddhism in Contemporary Bhutan 61
Samdrup Rigyal and Alyson Prude
East Asian
- Contemporary Chinese Buddhist Traditions 79
Mario Poceski
- Contemporary Korean Buddhist Traditions 100
Mark A. Nathan
- Contemporary Japanese Buddhist Traditions 122
Elisabetta Porcu
Central Asian
- Contemporary Tibetan Buddhism 143
Abraham Zablocki
- Contemporary Mongolian Buddhism 161
Vesna A. Wallace and Christine Murphy
Southeast Asian
- Contemporary Vietnamese Buddhism 177
Alexander Soucy
- Contemporary Thai Buddhism 196
Rachelle M. Scott
- Contemporary Burmese Buddhism 212
Niklas Foxeus
- Contemporary Cambodian Buddhist Traditions:
Seen from the
Past
236
Ashley Thompson
- Contemporary Buddhism in Malaysia 258
Jeffrey Samuels
- Contemporary Lao Buddhism: Ruptured Histories 274
Patrice Ladwig
European-American
- Buddhism in Latin America 299
Cristina Rocha
- US Buddhist Traditions 316
Joseph Cheah
- European Buddhist Traditions 332
Laurence Cox
Southern
- Buddhism in Africa 349
Michel Clasquin-Johnson
- Buddhism in Australia and Oceania 366
Michelle Barker
Global
- Diasporic Buddhisms and Convert Communities 381
John Nelson
- Buddhist International Organizations 398
Brooke Schedneck
PART II MODALITIES
Material Culture
- Buddhist Relics and Pilgrimage 421
Jovan Maud
- Contemporary Buddhist Architecture: From Reliquary
to Theme
Park
436
Lawrence Chua
- Contemporary Buddhism and Iconography 453
Jessica Lee Patterson
- Buddhism and Media Technologies 469
Gregory Price Grieve and Daniel Veidlinger
Social Engagement
- Contemporary Buddhism and Ecology 487
Susan M. Darlington
- Buddhism, Business, and Economics 504
Trine Brox and Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg
- Contemporary Buddhism and Education 518
Vladimir Tikhonov
- Buddhism, Nationalism, and Governance 532
Matthew J. Walton
- Buddhism, Conflict, and Peace Building 546
Michael Jerryson
Practices
- Contemporary Buddhist Chanting and Music 565
Paul D. Greene
- Buddhist Healing and Taming in Tibet 576
Barbara Gerke
- Contemporary Buddhism and Magic 591
Erick White
- Contemporary Tantric Buddhist Traditions 606
David B. Gray
- Buddhism and Death 619
Mark Rowe
Identity
- Buddhism and Gender 635
Sharon A. Suh
- Buddhism, Race, and Ethnicity 650
Joseph Cheah
- Buddhism and Sexual Orientation 662
Hsiao-Lan Hu
- Buddhist Encounters with Diversity 678
Donald K. Swearer
Academics
- Buddhism and Science as Ethical Discourse 687
Francisca Cho
- The Contemporary Study of Buddhism 701
Nathan McGovern
Index
714
--Michael Jerryson
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Youngstown State University
One University Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44555
330-941-3275; mjerryson@gmail.com
CFP> International Conference: "From Xianghuan to Ceylon: The Life and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian (337-422)"
by Gregory Adam
Scott
The Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian 法顯 (337-422) is renowned for his
heroic pilgrimage to Central and South Asia, which brought him to a number of
places of key importance for Buddhism, including Khotan, Udyāna, Gandhāra, Peshawar,
Taxila, Tamralipti, and Ceylon. Faxian returned to China (Shandong) in 414,
fifteen years after he had left in 399; he was already 62 when he left for the
west. Although Faxian is now primarily remembered as a Buddhist pilgrim and
translator (the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya 摩訶僧祇律 and Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra 涅槃經 are
two influential texts he translated), his extensive network extended far beyond
Buddhist communities. Faxian’s impact upon East Asia requires attention from
both Buddhist and non-Buddhist perspectives, within China and beyond.This conference, exclusively devoted to the different aspects of the eventful life and far-reaching legacy of this complex monk and man, will be the first in a series of conferences on Buddhist cross-border and transcultural roles to be co-sponsored by the newly established Mount Wutai International Institute for Buddhism and East Asian Cultures 五臺山佛教與東方文化國際研究院 and UBC Buddhist Studies Forum, as a part of a multi-year, international and interdisciplinary partnership project on Buddhism and East Religions, recently funded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (www.frogbear.org).
The conference organizers plan to hold the conference in Shanxi 山西, China (primarily Faxian’s hometown Xiangyuan 襄垣, in Changzhi 長治), between March 25-27, 2017. For scholars whose schedule allows them to do so, we will also arrange, either before or after the conference, tours to several famous sites in Shanxi (especially Jinci 晉祠).
About thirty scholars, both from China and abroad, have already committed to join this conference. The conference organizers would now like to enlist five to eight additional scholars (especially young scholars from outside China) to join them in Shanxi. The organizing committee welcomes paper proposals on any aspect of Faxian's complicated life, legacy and impact. In addition to covering all conference-related costs during the conference period, including meals and accommodation, a travel subsidy may also be provided to each of the selected panelists on the basis of need. Interested individuals should email their proposals, along with copies of their updated CV, to Jinhua Chen (jinhuachen2013@gmail.com) by November 30, 2016.
Posted on behalf of:
Dr. Susie Andrews, Ph.D.
sandrews@mta.ca
Executive Editor, Studies in Chinese Religions
Assistant Professor, East Asian Religions
Mount Allison University
CALL FOR PAPERS> **** ASCJ 2017 CALL FOR PAPERS REMINDER****
by Alexander Vesey
2017 Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ)Rikkyo University, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
Date: Saturday and Sunday, July 8-9 2017
Submission Deadline: October 27, 2016
The ASCJ Executive Committee is still accepting panel and individual paper proposals for its 2017 Tokyo Conference at Rikkyo University. For more information on the submission process, please use the links below. The 2016 Conference at ICU was a great success, and we encourage researchers with an interest in Asian studies to join us in Tokyo and share their expertise with fellow scholars.
Directions for proposal submissions:
www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/~ascj/forms/ASCJ%20Call%202017.html
Please submit questions to ascj20XX@gmail.com
The main ASCJ site has additional information on early bird registration and past conferences: www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/~ascj/
FELLOWSHIP> Tianzhu-SSHRC Fellowship in East Asian Buddhist Studies
by Gregory Adam
Scott
Tianzhu-SSHRC Fellowship in East Asian Buddhist StudiesDeadline: November 30, 2016
Summary:
The Tianzhu Foundation, with support from SSHRC, will offer two fellowships through the Department of Asian Studies to begin in the 2017/18 academic year. Recipients of these fellowships will have the opportunity to participate in a multi-year international and interdisciplinary project, newly sponsored by SSHRC and led by Jinhua Chen (titled: From the Ground Up: East Asian Religions through Multi-Media Sources and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2016-2023). The fellowship will offer opportunities to participate in research visits to East Asia, and to interact with international scholars and students to develop skills in working with local partners and international peers. Recipients will also receive training on how to identify, document, photograph and transcribe primary source materials. Students will learn to work in diverse multicultural, international, and interdisciplinary environments. One fellowship will be awarded to a student pursuing an MA degree, with a $15,000 stipend in Year 1 and a $15,000 Research Assistantship in Year 2. A second fellowship is available to a student pursuing a PhD, with a $25,000 annual stipend in Years 1 and 2 and a $25,000 Research Assistantship in Years 3 and 4. Furthermore, each recipient will have access to $2,000 - $5,000 per year in additional funds for research expenses.
Fellowship period:
MA: September 2017 – August 2019
PhD: September 2017 – August 2021
Eligibility:
This award is open to those who apply for and are accepted into the University of British Columbia’s graduate program in Asian Studies, either at the Masters or Doctoral level, with a research project focusing on East Asian Buddhism. Applicants must also be accepted to the program through the regular admission process, and meet all eligibility requirements listed at: http://asia.ubc.ca/graduate/how-to-apply/ (note the application deadline of November 30).
Evaluation Criteria:
Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria: relevance of research proposal, transcripts, CV, strength of reference letter, and capacity for conducting field visits in the Chinese, Japanese or Korean language.
Application Procedure:
Please send the following electronically to vicky.baker@ubc.ca by November 30, 2016:
- Application form
- CV
- Copy of your transcripts
- Three (3) reference letters
Adjudication Procedure:
Once the adjudication committee has reviewed all applications, qualified applications will be forwarded to the Graduate Committee for further consideration. Results will be announced with the admissions offer in March 2017.
For more information, see http://www.frogbear.org, or the job posting on H-Net at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=53878.
Posted on behalf of:
Dr. Susie Andrews, Ph.D.
sandrews@mta.ca
Executive Editor, Studies in Chinese Religions
Assistant Professor, East Asian Religions
Mount Allison University
REVIEW> Schicketanz on Anderson, 'Christianity and Imperialism in Modern Japan: Empire for God'
by Charles Muller
See https://networks.h-net.org/node/25682/reviews/149083/schicketanz-anderson-christianity-and...Regards,
Chuck
