Huaiyu Chen is an associate professor of religious studies at the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, with a joint appointment at the School of International Letters and Cultures. He has also held several visiting positions in North America, Europe, and Asia, such as a membership of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton in 2011-2012, a Spalding Visiting Fellowship at Clare Hall of Cambridge University in 2014-2015, a visiting professorship at Beijing Normal University in June-July 2015, a visiting scholarship at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin in June-July, 2018, and a visiting scholarship at Institute for Religions and Ethics of Tsinghua University in August, 2018.
My research interests include cultural and religions links between China and Central/South Asia, Buddhism and Nestorian Christianity, Religions on the Silk Road, Dunhuang Manuscripts, cultural and religious history of medieval China, Buddhist rituals and monasticism, and modern Chinese intellectual history.
BOOKS AND EDITED VOLUMES
1. In the Land of Tigers and Snakes: Living with Animals in Medieval Chinese Religions. Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhism (New York: Columbia University Press, 2022). forthcoming.
2. Co-ed. with Edward Q. Wang, Chinese Studies in History, 53: 3 Special Issue on Dunhuang Studies, 2020.
3. Co-ed. with Rong Xinjiang, Great Journeys across Pamir. Festschrift in Honor of Professor Zhang Guangda for his Eighty-fifth Birthday. Inner Asian Library series (Leiden: Brill, 2018).
4. The Revival of Buddhist Monasticism in Medieval China. American University Studies. (New York: Peter Lang, 2007).
In Progress:
1. Buddhism, Christianity, and Daoism along the Silk Road.
2. The Everlasting Torch of Wisdom: Performing Stone Lanterns in Medieval Chinese Buddhism.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
BOOK CHAPTERS
Spring 2022 | |
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CHI 795 | Continuing Registration |
Spring 2021 | |
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REL 351 | Buddhism |
CHI 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2020 | |
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REL 207 | Ritual, Symbol, and Myth |
REL 351 | Buddhism |
Spring 2020 | |
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REL 351 | Buddhism |
CHI 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2019 | |
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REL 307 | Religion: Theory and Practice |
REL 351 | Buddhism |
Spring 2019 | |
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REL 351 | Buddhism |
CHI 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2018 | |
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REL 351 | Buddhism |
Spring 2018 | |
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REL 207 | Ritual, Symbol, and Myth |
REL 494 | Special Topics |
CHI 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2017 | |
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REL 351 | Buddhism |
1. October 26-28, 2017. “The Rise of the “Asian History” in Mainland China in the 1950s: A Global Perspective.” The Conference “Conceptions of the World in Twentieth-Century Chinese Historiography.” University of Göttingen, Germany.
2. August 20-25, 2017. “Liturgies for Creating Four Mandalas in Dunhuang Manuscripts.” The XVIIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. Toronto, Canada.
3. November 19-22, 2016. Discussant for Panel “Buddhist Art, Law, and Manuscript Culture in Dunhuang.” The Annual Conference of American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, Texas.
4. April 15, 2016. “Theory without Borders in Comparative Area Studies: Timing States in South and East Asia.” Symposium organized by the Department of Religion and Culture, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
5. November 21-24, 2015. “Living with Tigers in Medieval Chinese Religions.” 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, GA.
2021. Research Scholarship. Gerda Henkel Stiftung, Germany.
2018. August. Visiting Scholarship. Institute for Religion and Ethcis, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
2018. June-July. Visiting Scholarship. Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin, Germany.
2016. Research Grant. American Academy of Religion.
2014-2015. Spalding Visiting Fellowship, Clare Hall, Cambridge University.
2011-2012. Membership. Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
2008-2009. Junior Scholar Grant. Chiang Ching-kuo Founation for International Scholarly Exchange.
American Academy of Religion
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Association for Asian Studies
American Oriental Society
International Association for Buddhist Studies