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Mario Poceski

Associate  Professor of Buddhism & Chinese Religions

Religion Department, University of Florida

Education

Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures (specialization in Buddhist studies), University of California, Los Angeles, 2000

Main Research Field

History of Chinese Buddhism, with focus on the late medieval period (seventh to tenth century)

General Research Interests

Chan/Zen Buddhism, monastic culture and institutions, globalization of Buddhism, history of Chinese religions 

Teaching Areas

Buddhist Studies and Chinese Religions

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Office Hours

No office hours until Fall 2010. The best way to contact me is by email.

Courses

On sabbatical for the whole 2009-2010 academic year.

Recent Books

Introducing Chinese Religions. London and New York: Routledge, 2009.

Ordinary Mind as the Way: The Hongzhou School and the Growth of Chan Buddhism. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.

Other Recent Publications

“Monastic Innovator, Iconoclast, and Teacher of Doctrine: The Varied Images of Chan Master Baizhang.” Steven Heine and Dale Wright, eds. Zen Masters (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, in press).

“The Chinese Buddhist Tradition.” Randall Nadeau, ed. The Blackwell Companion to Chinese Religions (Oxford: Blackwell, in press).

Chan Rituals of Abbots’ Ascending the Hall to Preach.” Steven Heine and Dale Wright, eds. Zen Ritual (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2008): 83­-111, 299-304.

“Lay Models of Engagement with Chan Teachings and Practices among the Literati in Mid-Tang China.” Journal of Chinese Religions 35 (2007): 65­-99.

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Department of Religion, 132 Anderson Hall, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7410, USA
Tel: 352/273-2937; Fax: 352/392-7395; Email:
mpoceski@ufl.edu

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