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Visiting Research Scholars
Visiting Research Scholars
| Stephen CHRISTOPHER | |
|---|---|
| Specialized Field(s) | Himalayan tribal politics, diasporic Tibetan Buddhism, new religions |
| Current Research Themes | A quantitative-qualitative digital humanities database of Japanese new religions |
| Keywords for Research | - |
Education
| 2018 |
Ph.D., Anthropology, Syracuse University |
Professional Experience
| 2019 |
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan, Kyoto University |
| 2022 | Marie Curie Postdoc, University of Copenhagen |
| 2024 |
Visiting Research Scholar, International Research Center for Japanese Studies |
Degree(s)
| 2018 |
Ph.D., Syracuse University |
Achievements
Co-authored Books
- ・ (co-edited) Stephen Christopher, Sanghmitra Acharya, Caste, COVID-19, and Inequalities of Care: Lessons from South Asia, Springer, Delhi, December 2023
Articles
- ・ Spiritual Branding and Corporate Profit in the Japanese Modern Mystery School, Implicit Religion, 2024
- ・ Alien Astronauts, Underwater Civilizations and Radioactive Volcanos: A Global Esoteric Business Imagines Japan, Religious Studies in Japan 7, 2024, pp.63-84
- ・ Priestly Purity: Status Competition in the Tribal Margins, HIMALAYA 42(2), 2023, pp.51-69
- ・ Critique of the Spirit: Vernacular Christianity in the Dalit-Tribal Margins, Postscripts 13(1), 2022, pp.63-90
- ・ A State, a Union Territory and Three Political Classifications: The Gaddi Sippis of J&K and Himachal Pradesh, International Journal of South Asian Studies 12, 2022, pp.19-36
Co-authored Articles
- ・ Stephen Christopher and Hoang Ngoc An, Corporate Religion and Spiritual Tourism at a Luxury Tibetan Buddhist Resort, Contemporary Buddhism, 2024, pp.1-24
- ・ Stephen Christopher, Matthew Shutzer and Raile Rocky Ziipao, An Introduction to Tribal Ecologies in Modern India, Journal of the Tribal Intellectual Collective 7(1), 2023, pp.1-18
- ・ M. Willis Monroe, Rachel Spicer, Stephen Christopher, Edward Slingerland et al., On the Notion of ‘Religion’: A Taxonomic Analysis of a Large-Scale Database, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2023, pp.1-26
- ・ Stephen Christopher and Gabrielle Laumonier, The Eroticization of Tibetan Monks in Shōnen-ai and Yaoi Manga, East Asian Journal of Popular Culture 9(1), 2023, pp.83-102
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