Asian Studies

Geshe Gelek Chodha, resident teacher at the Kadampa Center for the practice of Tibetan Buddhism in the Gelugpa Tradition from Raleigh, will be at Elon on Thursday, April 3, in the Numen Lumen Pavilion.

Allocco analyzes how divine snakes are imaged in particular myths, narratives, and South Indian Hindu festival celebrations as well as the gendered nature of contemporary snake worship and devotion.

Pamela Winfield of the Department of Religious Studies presented two conference papers at the annual American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 25 & 26, 2013. 

The associate professor of English on Sept. 10 discussed her new book, "Beyond 'The Chinese Connection': Contemporary Afro-Asian Cultural Production," with host Frank Stasio.

The professorship supports research, travel and professional development.

The assistant professor of religious studies presented a paper titled "New Rituals for New Audiences: Sweetening the Goddess in Urban South India" and served as a delegate from the American Academy of Religion to the International Association for the History of Religion's Special Conference in Liverpool.

Elon's Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society hosts the 2013 conference of the South Atlantic States Association for Asian and African Studies.

Assistant Professor Pamela Winfield explores the intersection of art and religion based on the writings & teachings of two Japanese Buddhist masters.