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Visiting Research Scholars
Visiting Research Scholars
| Yagi Morris | |
|---|---|
| Specialized Field(s) | Japanese Religions, Medieval Esotericism, Buddhism, Pilgrimage Studies |
| Current Research Themes | Sacred Reflections: A Journey Through the Localized Miniverse of the 88-Site Pilgrimage |
| Keywords for Research | pilgrimage, 88 temples, henro, japanese religions, miniaturizations, sacred space, transposition, Kōbō Daishi cult, Kūkai, island cults |
Education
| 2019 | Ph.D., Study of Religion, Humanities, University of London, SOAS |
Professional Experience
| 2019 |
Honorary Fellow, UW-Madison, Department of History |
| 2022 | JF Research Fellows, International Research Center for Japanese Studies |
| 2023 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Fondazione 1563, Turin Humanities Program |
| 2025 | Lecturer, McGill University |
| 2026 | Visiting Research Scholar, International Research Center for Japanese Studies |
Degree(s)
| 2004 | M.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| 2019 |
Ph.D., SOAS, University of London |
Achievements
Articles
- ・ Solidifying Impermanence: Between the Buddha’s Shadow and the Rock, Mujō no Henshō to Miraikan: Sono Shikai to Kokusaihikaku, Shibunkaku Publishing, Kyoto, 2025
- ・ Like Drops of Seawater: Buddhist Metaphors and the Body of the Kami, Japanese Religions 46/1 (October), 2024, pp.65-100
- ・ Trajectories of Past Lives and the Formation of an Imperial Landscape: An Exploration of a Medieval Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Text, From Jetavana to Jerusalem: Sacred Biography in Asian Perspectives and Beyond, Essays in Honor of Professor Phyllis Granoff 1, World Scholastic: Hualin Series on Buddhist Studies, 2023, pp.449-492
- ・ The Kinpusen Himitsuden: Text as a Kaleidoscope of Ritual Platforms, Journal of Indian Philosophy 50/4 (January), 2022, pp.725-752
- ・ Trajectories of Past Lives and the Formation of an Imperial Landscape: An Exploration of a Medieval Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Text, Sacred Biography in Asian Perspectives and Beyond, 2021
Other Publications
- ・ Accounts and Images of Six Kannon in Japan by Sherry D. Fowler, Japan Review 32, 2019, pp.225-227
- ・ Buddhist Goddesses of India by Miranda Shaw, International Journal of Asian Studies 6/2 (July), 2009, pp.263-267
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