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Matthew T. Kapstein

Professor Emeritus in the division of Religious Studies of the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School

University of Chicago

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Divinity School

Matthew T. Kapstein is currently serving as a Divinity School Professor Emeritus in the division of Religious Studies of the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School at University of Chicago.

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religious studies philosophy religion philosophy of religion east asian studies orientalism anthropology history of philosophy asian studies indigenous peoples chinese culture interpretation islamic thought historical reassessment historical evidence tibetan buddhism buddhist philosophy buddhist thought tibetan tantra philosophy of mind ethnography ideology existentialism sociology of religion african studies literary history modern literature narrative postcolonial writing american literature scientific study of religion religious research historical review southern african studies modern italy canadian studies turkish studies indigenous studies cultural theory cultural identity personal identity religious pluralism religious prejudice philosophical inquiry apocalypse post-colonial criticism meditation comparative religion philosophy of history spirituality prehistory morphological evidence key site handwriting buddhist idealists jain critics external objects philosophical perplexity buddhist refusal historical introduction personalistic vitalism east asia buddhist yogacarabhumi treatise yoga practitioners jamyang oliphant guru rinpoche tibetan studies

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Rethinking ‘Classical Yoga’ and Buddhism: Meditation, Metaphors and Materiality. by Karen O’brien-Kop.. The Journal of Hindu Studies (2024)

Matthew T Kapstein

meditationreligious studiesreligion

How I Fell Into Tulkuship: A Childhood Memoir From Northeastern Tibet. (2023)

Matthew T Kapstein

childhood memoiranthropologynortheastern tibet

The Earliest Example of Printing in the Tibetan Script: Remarks on a DhāRaṇī Amulet From Dunhuang. (2023)

Matthew T Kapstein

cultural historypaleontologyart historymorphological evidencehandwritingcanadian studiesturkish studiessouthern african studieskey siteearliest exampleprehistoryarchaeologydharani amulettibetan scripteast asian languagesprintmakingmodern italyclassics

About Padmasambhava: Historical Narratives and Later Transformations of Guru Rinpoche, Edited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jamyang Oliphant.. Buddhist Studies Review (2022)

Matthew T Kapstein

historyhistorical reassessmentgeoffrey samuelreligious studiesguru rinpochelater transformationsjamyang oliphanthistorical narrativescultural history

From Epic to Allegory: The Annihilation of Yama in Ü. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2022)

Matthew Kapstein

world literaturehumanitiesamerican literaturepost-colonial criticismcomparative literaturecolonialismpostcolonial writingapocalypsenarrativeliterary historyliteratureliterary theoryliterary criticismmodern literature

Recent Scholarship on Mongolian Buddhism. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2022)

Matthew Kapstein

islamic thoughteast asian studiesreligious studiescomparative religionmongolian buddhismmiddle eastern studiesreligionorientalism

Review of Steven Collins’s Wisdom as a Way of Life: Theravāda Buddhism Reimagined. The Journal of Religion (2022)

Matthew T. Kapstein

religious studiestheravada buddhismphilosophy of religionreligionspirituality

The *MadhyamakaprajñāVatāRa of a Late Candrakīrti. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2022)

Matthew Kapstein

historyhumanitieslate candrakirtihistorical evidence

Ignorance and Illusion in Indian Philosophies. The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion (2021)

Matthew T. Kapstein

religious studiesindian philosophiesphilosophy of religionreligionphilosophy

Longchen Rabjampa. The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion (2021)

Matthew T. Kapstein

religious studieslongchen rabjampaphilosophy of religionreligionphilosophy

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Matthew T. Kapstein

University of Chicago

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Divinity School

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University of Chicago

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Rethinking ‘Classical Yoga’ and Buddhism: Meditation, Metaphors and Materiality. by Karen O’brien-Kop.. The Journal of Hindu Studies (2024)

Matthew T Kapstein

meditationreligious studiesreligion

How I Fell Into Tulkuship: A Childhood Memoir From Northeastern Tibet. (2023)

Matthew T Kapstein

childhood memoiranthropologynortheastern tibet

The Earliest Example of Printing in the Tibetan Script: Remarks on a DhāRaṇī Amulet From Dunhuang. (2023)

Matthew T Kapstein

About Padmasambhava: Historical Narratives and Later Transformations of Guru Rinpoche, Edited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jamyang Oliphant.. Buddhist Studies Review (2022)

Matthew T Kapstein

historyhistorical reassessmentgeoffrey samuelreligious studiesguru rinpochelater transformationsjamyang oliphanthistorical narrativescultural history

From Epic to Allegory: The Annihilation of Yama in Ü. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2022)

Matthew Kapstein

Recent Scholarship on Mongolian Buddhism. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2022)

Matthew Kapstein

islamic thoughteast asian studiesreligious studiescomparative religionmongolian buddhismmiddle eastern studiesreligionorientalism

Review of Steven Collins’s Wisdom as a Way of Life: Theravāda Buddhism Reimagined. The Journal of Religion (2022)

Matthew T. Kapstein

religious studiestheravada buddhismphilosophy of religionreligionspirituality

The *MadhyamakaprajñāVatāRa of a Late Candrakīrti. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) (2022)

Matthew Kapstein

historyhumanitieslate candrakirtihistorical evidence

Ignorance and Illusion in Indian Philosophies. The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion (2021)

Matthew T. Kapstein

religious studiesindian philosophiesphilosophy of religionreligionphilosophy

Longchen Rabjampa. The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion (2021)

Matthew T. Kapstein

religious studieslongchen rabjampaphilosophy of religionreligionphilosophy

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