Free Public Buddhism Lectures, SOAS

Venue : School of Oriental and African Studies, London

Date : 12th-Jan-2012,  13th-Jan-2012,  20th-Jan-2012,  27th-Jan-2012,  3rd-Feb-2012,  10th-Feb-2012,  24th-Feb-2012,  2nd-Mar-2012,  9th-Mar-2012,  23rd-Mar-2012, 

Time : Please check schedule listed below.

Prices : FREE - Open to all

Organised By : The Centre for Buddhist Studies

Contact : kc21@soas.ac.uk

What They Say

The Bukkyo Dedno Kyokai Visiting Professorship in Buddhist Studies 2011-12:
Professor Nicola Tannenbaum, Lehigh University
Anthropology, ethnography, and the study of Theravada Buddhism with an emphasis on Thailand

Inaugural Lecture followed by a reception Thursday 12 January 7pm Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS.

Weekly Lectures: 6pm Fridays. Room, Faber Building FG01.
All welcome: it would be helpful (for judging room size) if you could indicate your planned attendance at the weekly Friday lectures by emailing kc21@soas.ac.uk

12 Jan (wk 1) KLT 7pm              Inaugural lecture and reception
13 Jan (wk 1) FG01 6pm          “Power-Protection and Buddhism: a Shan perspective”
20 Jan (wk 2) FG01 6pm          “Critiques & Classics: One, two or many religions? Complexity and Thai religious practices”
27 Jan (wk 3) FG01 6pm          “Critiques & Classics: What is Thai Buddhism?”
3 Feb (wk 4) FG01 6pm            “Critiques & Classics: Gender”
10 Feb (wk 5) FG01 6pm          “What sermons can tell us and why we don’t know much about them”
17 Feb (wk 6)                                SOAS Reading week, no lecture or seminar
24 Feb (wk 7) FG01 6pm           “Views from a Shan community: the annual ceremonial cycle”
2 Mar (wk 8) FG01 6pm              “Views from a Shan community: life cycle ceremonies”
9 Mar (wk 9) FG01 6pm              “Views from a Shan community: extraordinary events”
16 Mar (wk 10)                              No lecture: (Prof. Tannenbaum attending AAS conference)
23 Mar (wk 11) FG01 6pm          “Views from a Shan community:  Contemporary Shan Buddhist practices”

Seminars: 3-4.30pm Fridays Room SOAS Main Building room 373.
In this class, Prof. Tannenbaum will explore the ethnography and anthropological study of Theravada Buddhism.

More info : http://www.soas.ac.uk/buddhiststudies/events/

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