Jinhua Jia is a Professor in the Department of Chinese Culture. Her research interests include: Chinese Philosophy and Religion, Buddhist Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Traditional Chinese Literature.Continue reading
After having studied for several years in China (Tianjin) and Hungary, Irme Galambos received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley with a dissertation on the orthography of Chinese writing during the Warring States period. Continue reading
Paul Copp is an Associate Professor in Chinese Religion and Thought, East Asian Languages and Civilizations. His research focuses on the history of religious practice in China during the eighth through the twelfth centuries. In particular, he studies material sources (manuscripts, amulets, seals, archaeological sites, etc) for the practices of Chinese Buddhism in this period.Continue reading
CHEN Ming is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of South Asian Studies at Peking University. Since he was awarded a doctoral degree by Peking University in 1999, with a dissertation on Indian Medical Science, he has focused on the history of cultural communication between China and Central & South Asia in the Medieval Period, mainly but not exclusively in terms of medicine. Continue reading
Marcus Bingenheimer 馬德偉 teaches in the Department of Religion. He was born in Germany. He obtained an MA (Sinology) and Dr.phil (History of Religions) from Würzburg University and an MA (Communication Studies) from Nagoya University. Continue reading
Susan Andrews is an Assistant Professor of Eastern Religions . Her areas of Teaching and Research include: Religions of China, Japan and Korea, Ritual Practice, Pilgrimage, and Material Culture .Continue reading
Christoph Anderl is a Professor in the Centre for Buddhist Studies. His main research interest is the study of Medieval Chinese, as reflected in Buddhist texts (Buddhist Hybrid Chinese), including syntax, semantics, and rhetorical devices. Continue reading