Post-Doc, Religious Studies
Indiana University, Religious Studies, Central Eurasian Studies
Thesis Title: The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Teacher in Modern China: In Pursuit of Knowledge
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Elliot Sperling
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About
I have a diverse range of theoretical interests (autobiography studies, multiple modernities, post-colonial theory) which emerge from my knowledge and interests in Tibetan intellectual history and Sino-Tibetan relations. I am particularly fascinated by the role of religious practice and ritual in identity construction, especially in "cross-roads" areas, such as on the Sino-Tibetan frontier of today's Qinghai and Gansu provinces, the meeting point of Mongolian, Manchu, Turkic, Tibetan and Chinese cultures.
