The Sacred, Discrimination, and Spirits of the Dead in Japan—International Research Center for Japanese Studies and Columbia University

The Sacred, Discrimination, and Spirits of the Dead in Japan
International Research Center for Japanese Studies and Columbia University

Thursday 5 December, 5pm, 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

Jun’ichi ISOMAE (Nichibunken), “The Sacred, Discrimination and Public Sphere in History of Japanese Religions”

Manami YASUI (Nichibunken), “Imaging the Spirit of a Deceased Pregnant Woman: Towards a Transcultural Study of the Spiritual World”

Discussants: Haruo Shirane (EALAC) and Michael Como (Religion/EALAC)
Cosponsored by EALAC, Department of Religion, Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture