May 13

The Japanese Buddhist World Map: Religious Vision and the Cartographic Imagination

Tue, May 13, 2025 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm (1h) • Library Athenaeum
Japanese Buddhist Maps 5/13 Athenaeum at 4:30
Based on his monograph, Japanese Buddhist World Map: Religious Vision and the Cartographic Imagination (University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2022), Professor Max Moerman explores the largely unknown archive of Japanese Buddhist world maps, created from the fourteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Through these fascinating sources of visual and material culture, Professor Moerman argues for an alternative history of Japanese Buddhism—one that compels us to recognize the role of the Buddhist geographic imaginary in a culture that encompassed multiple cartographic and cosmological world views.

Refreshments provided

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Event Contact: Asuka Sango

Event Summary

The Japanese Buddhist World Map: Religious Vision and the Cartographic Imagination
  • When
    • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
    • 4:30pm - 5:30pm (1h)
  • Where
    • Library Athenaeum
  • Mode
    • In-Person
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  • Intended For: General Public, Students, Faculty, Staff, Emeriti, Alums, Prospective Students, Families
  • Categories: Lecture/Panel, food offered

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