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Bryan Lowe deposited Japan I: c.550–850. in the group
Premodern Japanese History on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoA survey of Buddhism in Japan from roughly the time of its introduction into the mid-ninth century. The following topics are covered:
The Introduction of Buddhism to Japan – Transmission Myths – The Myth of Prince Shōtoku – The Myth of a Buddhist-Shintō Rivalry – Temples in and around the Capital – Provincial Temples – The Order of Nuns – Female…[Read more] -
Bryan Lowe deposited Japan I: c.550–850. in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoA survey of Buddhism in Japan from roughly the time of its introduction into the mid-ninth century. The following topics are covered:
The Introduction of Buddhism to Japan – Transmission Myths – The Myth of Prince Shōtoku – The Myth of a Buddhist-Shintō Rivalry – Temples in and around the Capital – Provincial Temples – The Order of Nuns – Female…[Read more] -
A survey of Buddhism in Japan from roughly the time of its introduction into the mid-ninth century. The following topics are covered:
The Introduction of Buddhism to Japan – Transmission Myths – The Myth of Prince Shōtoku – The Myth of a Buddhist-Shintō Rivalry – Temples in and around the Capital – Provincial Temples – The Order of Nuns – Female…[Read more] -
Jack W. Chen started the topic Executive Forum Call for Nominations in the discussion
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 3 years agoP14 Chinese Forum members, we are in the process of soliciting nominations for the forum executive committee. We are particularly interested in midlevel senior scholars with a track record of mentoring younger scholars and an interest in working in comparative and world literary methodologies. Please send all nominations, including…[Read more]
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Jack W. Chen started the topic Executive Forum Call for Nominations in the discussion
LLC Pre-14th-Century Chinese on MLA Commons 3 years agoP14 Chinese Forum members, we are in the process of soliciting nominations for the forum executive committee. We are particularly interested in midlevel senior scholars with a track record of mentoring younger scholars and an interest in working in comparative and world literary methodologies. Please send all nominations, including…[Read more]
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Jack W. Chen's profile was updated on MLA Commons 3 years ago
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Bryan Lowe deposited REL 280: Zen Buddhism Syllabus (2022) on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months ago
Syllabus for 2022 version of my course: Zen Buddhism.
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Glynne Walley started the topic Suggestions for Japanese to 1900 panels for MLA 2023 in the discussion
LLC Japanese to 1900 on MLA Commons 3 years, 12 months agoThe exco is currently in the process of planning panels for next year’s MLA. We have some ideas but are eager to hear suggestions and proposals from you. If you would like to organize a panel, or to suggest a topic for one, please contact me.
Next year’s MLA will be in San Francisco, Jan. 5-8, 2023. The Presidential Theme is described here, bu…[Read more]
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Glynne Walley started the topic Japanese to 1900 Forum Executive Committee membership in the discussion
LLC Japanese to 1900 on MLA Commons 3 years, 12 months agoAs most of you know, forum executive committee members serve five-year terms; each year one new member joins the exco as one leaves. Historically, new members have been elected by the forum membership. However, beginning this cycle MLA is experimenting with a new policy.
Here’s MLA’s explanation:
The Program Committee has implemented a change t…
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Jack W. Chen started the topic Nominations: Pre-14th Century Chinese Forum Executive Committee/Delegate Assembl in the discussion
LLC Pre-14th-Century Chinese on MLA Commons 4 years agoPre-14th Century Chinese Forum Executive Committee/Delegate Assembly Nominations!
MLA has instituted a change to the staffing of forum executive committees, moving from an election-based process to an appointment-based one. As a result, it is all the more important that members who wish to serve on the executive committee for our forum put…[Read more]
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Glynne Walley replied to the topic CFP: Japan to 1900 in the discussion
LLC Japanese to 1900 on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoWe’re extending the deadline on this CFP. If you’re interested in participating in this panel please send an abstract by March 26, 2021.
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Glynne Walley started the topic CFP: Japan to 1900 in the discussion
LLC Japanese to 1900 on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoWe’ve just posted the following call for papers for a panel for MLA 2022:
Title: The Translation’s Semivisibility: Interlingual, Intralingual, and Other Kinds of Translation in Premodern Japan
Description: We invite papers exploring translation in premodern Japan, with particular emphasis on types of linguistic rendering that challenge or bro…[Read more]
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Bryan Lowe deposited Japanese Mythology Syllabus in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 11 months agoSyllabus for Japanese Mythology Spring 2021
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Bryan Lowe deposited Japanese Mythology Syllabus in the group
Premodern Japanese History on Humanities Commons 4 years, 11 months agoSyllabus for Japanese Mythology Spring 2021
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Syllabus for Japanese Mythology Spring 2021
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Bryan Lowe deposited Protection without punishment: Turning to Buddhist gods during Covid-19 on Humanities Commons 5 years, 3 months ago
My contribution to the Immanent Frame project on “Pandemic, Religion, and Public Life.” It’s a story on disease, divine protection, and penance ritual. What can early Japanese Buddhism teach us about our present moment?
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Bryan Lowe deposited Roads, State, and Religion in Japanese Antiquity on Humanities Commons 5 years, 3 months ago
This is a story of the possibilities created by connection but also of the inherent fragility of movement within a network. It uses a case study of roads in ancient Japan (defined as late seventh through early ninth centuries) to show how networks not only amplify interaction but also isolation. This article explores the religious implications of…[Read more]
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Bryan Lowe deposited Power and History in Japanese Buddhism Syllabus on Humanities Commons 5 years, 3 months ago
Syllabus for a graduate reading course on secondary scholarship on Japanese Buddhism
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Bryan Lowe deposited Readings in Japanese Religions: Ancient and Medieval Buddhist Texts Syllabus on Humanities Commons 5 years, 3 months ago
Syllabus for graduate seminar on premodern Japanese Buddhist texts from fall of 2019
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Bryan Lowe deposited Religion in Japanese Culture Syllabus on Humanities Commons 5 years, 3 months ago
Syllabus for Religion in Japanese Culture from the fall of 2020.
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