Readings

Here is our collection of readings which informed our discussion in meetings. Each meeting focused on a region where Buddhism is practiced, often reflecting the research interests of our members or their lived experiences.

15 Nov (Fri) 4-5:30pm

Japan (with Lok)

Starling, Jessica. 2019. Guardians of the Buddha's Home: Domestic Religion in Contemporary Jōdo Shinshū. University of Hawaii Press.

Mitchell, Matthew. 2020. “How I Meditated with Your Mother: Speed Dating at Temples and Shrines in Contemporary Japan.” In Courtney Bruntz and Brooke Schedneck (eds.) Buddhist Tourism in Asia. University of Hawaii Press, pp. 206 - 226.

6 Dec (Fri) 4-5:30pm

India / Nepal (with Mridu)

Kalzang Dorjee. 2024.“The Chile Is My Uncle: Spicy Kinship between Humans and More-Than-Humans in the Sikkimese Himalayas.”, Food and Foodways,  32 (2): pp. 122 - 141.

Harris, Clare. 2004. “The Photograph Reincarnate: The Dynamics of Tibetan Relationships with Photography.” In Elizabeth Edwards and Janice Hart (eds.) Photographs Objects Histories: On the Materiality of Images. London: Routledge, pp. 132 - 147.

17 Jan (Fri) 4-5:30pm

Nepal / Tibet (with Paula)
Lewis, Sara E. 2019. Spacious Minds: Trauma and Resilience in Tibetan Buddhism. Cornell Univeristy Press.

28 Feb (Fri) 4-5:30pm

Thailand (with Alastair)
McCargo, Duncan. 2004. “Buddhism, Democracy and Identity in Thailand.”

", Democratization, 11 (4): pp.155-170.

McDaniel, Justin. 2011. The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand. Columbia University Press.

16 May (Fri) 4-5:30pm

Myanmar (with Emily):

Kawanami, Hiroko. 2009. “Charisma, Power(s), and the Arahant Ideal in Burmese-Myanmar Buddhism.”, Asian Ethnology, 68 (2), pp. 211 - 237.

Foxeus, Niklas. 2018.“Spirits, Mortal Dread, and Ontological Security: Prosperity and Saving Buddhism in Burma/Myanmar.”, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 86 (4), pp. 1107 - 1147.