From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions

Category: Participant-Faculty

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Benn, James

Institution: McMaster University
Department: Department of Religious Studies
Email: bennjam@mcmaster.ca

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Research Committee, Central Steering Committee, Co-investigator

James Benn is a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies. His field of research is religion in medieval China (roughly fourth to tenth century, CE). Continue reading

Andrews, Susan

Institution: Mount Allison University
Department: Department of Religious Studies
Email: sandrews@mta.ca

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Cluster Leader, Co-investigator, Knowledge Mobilization Committee

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

Anderl, Christoph

Institution: University of Ghent
Department: Centre for Buddhist Studies
Email: christoph.anderl@ugent.be

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Cluster Leader, Co-investigator

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

Main, Jessica

Institution: University of British Columbia
Department: Department of Asian Studies and Institute of Asian Research
Email: jessica.main@ubc.ca

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Co-investigator

Jessica Main is an Assistant Professor, holding a joint appointment in the Department of Asian Studies and the Institute of Asian Research. Since Fall of 2009, she has served as The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chair in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and Director of the RHNHFF Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society at UBC.Continue reading

King, Ross

Institution: University of British Columbia
Department: Department of Asian Studies
Email: jrpking@mail.ubc.ca

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Research Committee, Co-investigator

Ross King is a Professor in the Department of Asian Studies. His research interests focus on Korean and historical linguistics.Continue reading

Rusk, Bruce

Institution: University of British Columbia
Department: Department of Asian Studies
Email: bruce.rusk@ubc.ca

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Database committee, Co-investigator, Fieldwork Committee

Bruce Rusk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies. His main areas of research and teaching are the cultural history of China, especially the Ming (1368–1644) through early Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. He has worked on the history of textual studies, literary culture, writing systems, and connoisseurship. Continue reading

Laffin, Christina

Institution: University of British Columbia
Department: Department of Asian Studies
Email: christina.laffin@ubc.ca

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Central Steering Committee, Co-investigator, Knowledge Mobilization Committee

Christina Laffin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies, and the Canada Research Chair in Premodern Japanese Literature and Culture. Continue reading

Chen, Jinhua

Institution: University of British Columbia
Department: Department of Asian Studies
Email: jinhua.chen@ubc.ca

Role(s): Participant-Faculty, Research Committee, Central Steering Committee, Project Director, Co-investigator

Jinhua Chen is Professor of East Asian intellectual history (particularly religions) at the University of British Columbia, where he also served as the Canada Research Chair in East Asian Buddhism (2001-2011). He additionally held short-term teaching positions at other universities including the University of Virginia (2000-2001), the University of Tokyo (2003-04), and Stanford University (2012).Continue reading