Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond, 2023-24
This new lecture series, launching in Michaelmas Term 2023, features talks on writing and publishing in the Buddhist tradition and in related religious and cultural spheres. Lectures in this series offer insights into the various ways in which writing and printing has been shaping Buddhism, as well as the multifaceted impact of Buddhism on book culture in East Asia, past, present, and future.
All talks take place at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge. Registration is not required. The lectures are free and open to scholars, students, and the public.
Please note: all events take place in person at the University of Cambridge. Exact times and location will be circulated via email and posted here.
This lecture series is organised by Dr Noga Ganany with the generous support of the Glorisun Global Network.
Michaelmas Term, 2023
- 2pm on Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023 in the Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity
Reprinting the Buddhist Āgama Collection in Khara-Khoto
Ming Tak Ted Hui, University of Oxford
Lent Term, 2024
- Monday, 22nd January, 2024
The Cult of Childbirth Protecting Deities in Medieval Dunhuang and Japanese Buddhist Manuscripts
Lin Hsin-Yi, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
- Wednesday, 7th February, 2024
Karma and Trauma: Shrewish Anger in the Xingshi yinyuan zhuan
Zhaokun Xin, University of Manchester
- Monday, 4th March, 2024
Manuscripts and Print Among Chan Buddhists During the Song Dynasty
Jason Protass, Brown University
- Wednesday, 20th March, 2024
Daoist Investiture and the Structure of The Journey to the West
Richard Wang, University of Florida
Easter Term, 2024
- Monday, 29th April, 2024
Reading Buddhist Books in the Republic of China
Gregory Scott, University of Manchester
- Wednesday, 7th May, 2024
The Most Popular Buddhist Book Printed in Ming Beijing circa 1450
Susan Huang, Rice University
For further information contact:
Dr Noga Ganany
University Assistant Professor in the Study of Late Imperial China
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
E-mail: ng462@cam.ac.uk