Tag: Buddhist

• Cambria Press Publication Excerpt from “Buddhist Transformations and Interactions”

  The following is an excerpt from Buddhist Transformations and Interactions edited by Professor Victor Mair. This new book was released by Cambria Press at the 2017 AAS conference a week ago. According to Tansen Sen (professor at Baruch College), Antonino Forte had the well-earned reputation of being “a valued mentor, a comforting friend, and a great…

  Cambria Press

  March 27, 2017

  AAS, Academic Libraries Book Recommendations, Asian Studies, Cambria Press, China, Chinese, Culture, New Books, New Scholarly Books, university books

  AAS, Antonino Forte, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddhology, Cambria Press, Kyoto, monograph, Sinophone, Tang dynasty, Tansen Sen, Victor Mair

• Forthcoming: Buddhist Transformations and Interactions

  The following is an announcement from Dr. Victor H. Mair, Professor of  Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and general editor of the Cambria Sinophone World Series. “It is with great pleasure that I announce the forthcoming publication of Buddhist Transformations and Interactions: Essays in Honor of Antonino Forte (Cambria Press, 2017). …

  Cambria Press

  July 22, 2016

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  Antonino Forte, Buddhist, Buddhological research, Cambria author, Cambria Press, Cambria publication, Central Asia, China, Chinese, East Asia, India, Japan, Khitan, Korea, maya, nirvana, Sinophone, Victor Mair, Vietnam

• New Cambria Press Publication: Ritual and Representation in Chinese Buddhism

  Cambria Press is pleased to announce a new publication Ritual and Representation in Chinese Buddhism: Visualizing Enlightenment at Baodingshan from the 12th to 21st Centuries by Karil J. Kucera. This book will be launched at the upcoming 2016 Association of Asian Studies (AAS) conference in Seattle. The following are excepts from the book, which includes…

  Cambria Press

  March 8, 2016

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• Interview with Wilt Idema on his new book, “The Immortal Maiden Equal to Heaven and Other Precious Scrolls from Western Gansu”

  The following is an interview with Cambria Press author Dr. Wilt Idema (Harvard University) whose new book has just been released. In addition to the many honors he has earned, Dr. Idema is one of twenty Sinologists this year to win the 9th Special Book Award of China, a national-level award was set up by General…

  Cambria Press

  October 8, 2015

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  AAS, Asian Studies, baojuan, Book Award, Buddhist, Cambria author, Cambria book, Cambria Press, Cambria publication, Central Asia, China, Chinese dialect, Chinese popular culture, colloquial, comparative literature, Harvard University, intangible cultural heritage, literary history, May Fourth, Ming dynasty, Mongol, Precious Scrolls, Qing dynasty, religious studies, Shanghai, Sinologist, sinology, Sinophone, sutra, The Precious Scroll of Kalpa Survival, The Precious Scroll of Liu Quan Presenting Melon, The Precious Scroll of the Mouse, The Precious Scroll of the Parrot, translation, vernacular, Victor Mair, Western Gansu, Wilt Idema

• Cambria Press Asian Studies Catalog – Pick it up at AAS 2014!

  Check out the 2014 Asian studies catalog to preview some of the titles that Cambria Press will be showcasing at the AAS annual conference in Philadelphia! See also the outside back cover of the 2014 AAS program and download the the Asian studies book list with the discount code (ends May 4th). Visit the Cambria Press booth #302 (right…

  Cambria Press

  March 24, 2014

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  AAS 2014 Philadelphia, academic publisher, Alison M. Groppe, Asian disapora, Asian Studies, Association of Asian Studies, Bangladesh, Buddhism, Buddhist, Cambodia, Cambria Press, Cecilia Segawa Seigle, Karen An-hwei lee, Koh Jongsok, Korean, Linda H. Chance, Lu Xun, Malaysian literature, modern chinese poetry, modern poetry in China, Nicholas A. Kaldis, Ooku, Paul Manfredi, Ross King, Sanchita Saxena, Shogun, Sinophone, Sri Lanka, Tanya Storch, Victor Mair, Xinshi, Yecao

• AAS 2014 Book Highlight! The History of Chinese Buddhist Bibliography: Censorship and Transformation of the Tripitaka

  Praise for The History of Chinese Buddhist Bibliography: “Highly recommended for scholars and students studying Buddhism, history of the Chinese book, and comparative religion.” – Jiang Wu, University of Arizona “This highly accessible book is not only helpful to the nonspecialists in Buddhism but also to Buddhist scholars who are interested in how and why…

  Cambria Press

  March 20, 2014

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  academic publisher, Buddhism, Buddhist, Cambria Press, Chinese history, Tanya Storch, Tripitaka