John C. Weber International Symposium on Japanese Religion and Culture: Images and Objects in Japanese Buddhist Practice
October 7th-9th, 2010
“John C. Weber International Symposium on Japanese Religion and Culture: Images and Objects in Japanese Buddhist Practice”
Venue: Room 301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University
*Co-sponsored by the Columbia Center for Japanese Religion
Symposium description:
The Columbia Center for Japanese Religions announces the first annual John C. Weber International Symposium on Japanese Religion and Culture. The 2010 symposium, entitled Images and Objects in Japanese Buddhist Practice, will be held at Columbia University from October 7 to October 9, 2010. The symposium will begin with a keynote address on the evening of Thursday, October 7 by Mimi Yiengpruksawan of Yale University and will be followed by two days of papers and discussion on Friday and Saturday, October 8 and 9. The symposium will bring together scholars of Japanese Buddhism and Japanese Buddhist art from Japan, Europe, and the North America to critically examine the historical use of objects of visual and material culture in Japanese Buddhist practice. Through the presentation and discussion of new scholarly work from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives, this symposium will explore the relations between images, objects, and ritual in the history of Japanese Buddhism.
The Columbia Center for Japanese Religions announces the first annual John C. Weber International Symposium on Japanese Religion and Culture. The 2010 symposium, entitled Images and Objects in Japanese Buddhist Practice, will be held at Columbia University from October 7 to October 9, 2010. The symposium will begin with a keynote address on the evening of Thursday, October 7 by Mimi Yiengpruksawan of Yale University and will be followed by two days of papers and discussion on Friday and Saturday, October 8 and 9. The symposium will bring together scholars of Japanese Buddhism and Japanese Buddhist art from Japan, Europe, and the North America to critically examine the historical use of objects of visual and material culture in Japanese Buddhist practice. Through the presentation and discussion of new scholarly work from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives, this symposium will explore the relations between images, objects, and ritual in the history of Japanese Buddhism.
A full description of participants, discussants, and paper titles is available on the CCJR website.
