Description
How do contemporary Buddhists engage with and reinterpret diverse healing practices, including elements of spirit religion? How are Buddhist healing practices shaped by modern anxieties and the conditions of neoliberalism? How do encounters with other contemporary healing movements—such as Pentecostalist forms of healing—influence Buddhist approaches to well-being today? What do these healing practices reveal about contemporary Buddhist life and religious adaptation in the modern world? Please join us for this thoughtful symposium organized by our postdoctoral fellow Geethika Dharmasinghe.
Symposium Schedule
10:00 am: Presentations
Pierce Salguero, Abington College, Penn State University
Amy Langenberg, Eckerd College
Geethika Dharmasinghe, University of Toronto
Julia Cassaniti, University of Virginia
2:00 pm: Roundtable
Julia Cassaniti, University of Virginia
Geethika Dharmasinghe, University of Toronto
Michael Edwards, University of Cambridge
Htet Min Lwin, York University
Pierce Salguero, Abington College, Penn State University
Matt Walton, University of Toronto
Moderators: Frances Garrett and Rory Lindsay, University of Toronto
Organizer: Geethika Dharmasinghe, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
🎟️ Registration
Lunch will be provided for those who register in advance. Space is limited; please register soon!
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