Japan Society Lecture: "Finding Zen: Uncovering Meaning in Art and Artifacts"

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Type: 
Lecture
Date: 
October 18, 2017
Location: 
New York, United States
Subject Fields: 
Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Religious Studies and Theology, Japanese History / Studies

Pamela D. Winfield and Steven Heine, co-editors of Zen and Material Culture (Oxford University Press, 2017) will speak at The Japan Society in New York on October 18, 2017 at 6:30 pm. Award-winning novelist Ruth Ozeki will moderate the discussion, to be followed by a book signing and reception. Tickets may be purchased directly through the Japan Society website: https://www.japansociety.org/event/finding-zen-uncovering-meaning-in-art.... The Japan Society is located at 333 East 47th Street in NY.

For more information on Zen and Material Culture, as well as on Icons and Iconclasm in Japanese Buddhism that I will also draw upon in my talk, please go to:  

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/zen-and-material-culture-9780190...

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/icons-and-iconoclasm-in-japanese...

Warmly,

Pamela D. Winfield

 

Contact Info: 

Pamela D. Winfield, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies

Elon University, Campus Box 2340, Elon NC 27244

(336) 278-5128; pwinfield@elon.edu

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