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AHRC project blog: The Story of Story in South Asia
Book out: Shared Characters in Jain, Buddhist and Hindu Narrative
A monograph presenting my major research findings for this project has now been published by Routledge: see their page about the book here. A paperback will be available after a while.
The end of the project
by Naomi We have both really enjoyed working on this project, and particularly welcomed the responses from our lovely blog audience. The project is now drawing to a close and we have two announcements to make: Firstly, we will be holding a special event in Cardiff on 27th June, in which we are teaming up […]
Symposium on Indian Religious Narrative
by Naomi Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, which was held at St Michael’s College, Llandaff, and warmly and efficiently hosted by Drs Simon Brodbeck and James Hegarty. The theme was “narrative” and so I enjoyed a packed weekend of papers on everything from Buddha-biographies to vetāla […]
Is a picture worth a thousand words?
by Naomi I am busy putting the final touches to my book, and one of the remaining tasks is selecting images to include. The publisher says I can have up to 21 images, black and white, inside the book, plus I would like something quite striking for the cover. It is the first time I […]
Dialogue and “othering” – reflections on Claire Maes’ dissertation
by Naomi This blog has gone a little quiet as we reach the end of the project and put together our monographs! A couple of weeks ago I finally found time to take a look at a dissertation that is of great interest to the broader frame of my research into inter-religious narrative interactions: “Dialogues […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
On methods, methodology, and academic prolixity
For various reasons I have spent the day revisiting the writings of Richard Gombrich, a great contributor to Buddhist studies. Although his scholarship divides opinion, most would agree that Gombrich’s style of writing is a pleasure to read, being direct, … Continue reading
