Monastery library in Rangdum Gompa, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Wolfgang Ott via Wikimedia Commons.
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
Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 14:00, Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity
Ming Tak Ted Hui, University of Oxford
Reprinting the Buddhist Āgama Collection in Khara-Khoto
Lent Term, 2024
Monday, January 22, 2024, 14:00, Barbara White Room, Newnham College
Lin Hsin-Yi, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
The Cult of Children Haunting and Protecting deities in Medieval Dunhuang and Japanese Buddhist Manuscripts: A Preliminary Comparison
Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 16:00, Rooms 8&9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Zhaokun Xin 辛兆坤, University of Manchester
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
Monday, January 22, 2024, 14:00, Barbara White Room, Newnham College
Lin Hsin-Yi, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
The Cult of Children Haunting and Protecting deities in Medieval Dunhuang and Japanese Buddhist Manuscripts: A Preliminary Comparison
Monday, March 4, 2024, 14:00
Jason Protass, Brown University
Manuscripts and Print Among Chan Buddhists During the Song Dynasty
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 14:00, Rooms 8&9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Richard G. Wang 王崗, University of Florida 佛羅里達大學
Daoist Investiture and the Structure of The Journey to the West
道教傳度與《西遊記》的結構
Easter Term, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
Gregory Scott, University of Manchester
Reading Buddhist Books in the Republic of China
Wednesday, May 7, 2024
Sausan Huang, Rice University
The Most Popular Buddhist Book Printed in Ming Beijing circa 1450
For further information, enquiries, and comments, or to join the seminar e-mail list 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
