| FB-51743-05 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Charles Daniel Orzech | Esoteric Buddhism in Continental East Asia, 755-1276 | 8/1/2005 - 7/31/2006 | $40,000.00 | Charles | Daniel | Orzech | | | | University of North Carolina, Greensboro | Greensboro | NC | 27412-5068 | USA | 2004 | History of Religion | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 40000 | 0 |
Translation and Transformation: Esoteric Buddhism in Continental East Asia, 755-1276 will be the first comprehensive treatment in English of Esoteric Buddhism in the middle period of East Asian history. Employing a framework derived from post-colonial, translation, and conceptual metaphor theories, I demonstrate the pervasive influence of Esoteric texts, rituals, and art emanating from South Asia on religious and political life across continental East Asia. In doing so I provide a new approach to understanding cultural encounter. |