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.
Except as noted below, 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. Exact times and location will be circulated via email and posted here as announced.
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
- 2pm on Monday, 22nd January, 2024 in the Barbara White Room, Newnham College, Cambridge
The Cult of Children Haunting and Protecting deities in Medieval Dunhuang and Japanese Buddhist Manuscripts: A Preliminary Comparison
Lin Hsin-Yi, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
- 4pm on Wednesday, 7th February, 2024 in Rooms 8&9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Star-Averting: Ritualisation for Adaptation in the Xiyou ji and Two Chuanqi Plays
《西遊記》與兩部傳奇戲曲改編中的儀式化
Zhaokun Xin 辛兆坤, University of Manchester
- 2pm on Monday, 4th March, 2024 in Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, Cambridge
Manuscripts and Print Among Chan Buddhists During the Song Dynasty
Jason Protass, Brown University
- 2pm on Wednesday, 20th March, 2024 in Rooms 8&9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Daoist Investiture and the Structure of The Journey to the West
道教傳度與《西遊記》的結構
Richard G. Wang 王崗, University of Florida 佛羅里達大學)
Easter Term, 2024
- 2pm Monday, 29th April, 2024 in the Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity
The Merit Economy of Buddhist Publishing in Republican China
民國時期佛學出版界之功德經濟
Gregory Scott 史瑞戈, University of Manchester
- 2pm Wednesday, 7th May, 2024 in the Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity
The Most Popular Buddhist Book Printed in Ming Beijing circa 1450
明代（1450年代）最受歡迎的佛教圖經
Prof. Shih-shan Susan Huang 黃士珊, 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