This new lecture series, launching in Michaelmas Term 2025, 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 lectures take place on Thursdays at 14:00 in Room 8/9 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.
This lecture series is organised by Dr Noga Ganany with the generous support of the Glorisun Global Network.
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November 6:
LIU Yunou (Southwest University of Political Science and Law, China): “Folk Religions and Digital Humanities: Focusing on the Case of the Block-Printing and Dissemination of Baojuan Literature in the Ming China”
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November 20:
HAO Chunwen (Capital Normal University): “The Typology, Classification, and Structure of Dunhuang Manuscript Liturgies”
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March 19:
Stephen Teiser (Princeton) (details TBA)
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April 30:
Daniela Campo (Inalco): "Instructions for meditation as mediums for autobiographical expression in the Chan Buddhist tradition"
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May 14:
James Robson (Harvard University) (details TBA)
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May 21:
Benjamin Brose (University of Michigan) (details TBA)
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