Bernard Faure

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Bernard Faure (born 1948) is a Franco-American author and scholar of Asian religions, who focuses on Chan/Zen and Japanese esoteric Buddhism. His work draws on cultural theory, anthropology, and gender studies.[1] He is currently a Kao Professor of Japanese Religion at Columbia University and an Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies (and formerly Professor of Chinese Religions) at Stanford University.[2] He also previously taught at Cornell University, and has been a visiting a professor at the University of Tokyo, the University of Sydney, and the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris.[3][4] He co-founded the Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University[5] and the ARC: Asian Religions and Cultures Series within Stanford University Press. He is also the founder and co-director of the Columbia Center for Buddhism and East Asian Religions (C-BEAR).[6] His work has been translated into several Asian and European languages.

Education[edit]

Faure graduated from the Institut d’Études Politiques as well as the École Nationale des Langues Orientales Vivantes in Paris and received a Doctorat d’État from the Université de Paris-VII in 1984.[7] He also conducted research at Kyoto University for many years.[8]

Bibliography[edit]

Faure has written a number of books in French and English, including:

  • Les Mille et Une Vies du Bouddha, Editions du Seuil (2018)
  • The Fluid Pantheon, University of Hawaii Press (2015)[9][10]
  • Protectors and Predators, University of Hawaii Press (2015)[11][12]
  • Le Traité de Bodhidharma: Première Anthologie du Chan, Le Seuil (2012)
  • L’imaginaire Zen: L’Univers Mental d’un Moine Bouddhiste Japonais, Les Belles Lettres (2010)
  • Unmasking Buddhism, Wiley-Blackwell (2008)[13]
  • Bouddhisme et Violence, Le Cavalier Bleu (2008)[14]
  • The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity and Gender, Princeton University Press (2003)[15][16]
  • Double Exposure: Cutting against Western and Buddhist Discourses, Stanford University Press (2003)[17][18]
  • The Red Thread: Buddhist Approaches to Sexuality, Princeton University Press (1998)[19][20]
  • The Will to Orthodoxy: A Critical Genealogy of Northern Chan Buddhism, Stanford University Press (1997)[21][22]
  • Chan Insights and Oversights: an Epistemological Critique of the Chan Tradition, Princeton University Press (1996)[23]
  • Visions of Power: Imagining Medieval Japanese Buddhism, Princeton University Press (1996)[24][25]
  • Bouddhisme, Liana Levi (1996), translated into English, German, Dutch, and Italian
  • Le Bouddhisme, Flammarion (1996)
  • The Rhetoric of Immediacy: A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism, Princeton University Press (1994)[26]
  • La Mort Dans les Religions d’Asie, Flammarion (1994)[27]
  • Le Bouddhisme Chan en Mal d’Histoire, EFEO (1989)

He has edited or co-edited the following works:

  • “The Way of Yin and Yang (Onmyōdō)," special issue of the Cahiers d’Extrême-Asie (2014)
  • "Japanese Buddhism and the Performing Arts (geinō)," special issue of Journal of Religion in Japan (2013)
  • “Shugendō," special issue of the Cahiers d’Extrême-Asie (2011)[28]
  • "Medieval Shinto," special issue of the Cahiers d’Extrême-Asie (2008)
  • Chinese Poetry and Prophecy by Michel Strickmann, Stanford University Press (2005)[29]
  • Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context, RoutledgeCurzon (2003)
  • “Buddhist Priests, Kings, and Marginals: Studies on Medieval Japanese Buddhism," special issue of the Cahiers d’Extrême-Asie (2002-2003)
  • Chinese Magical Medicine by Michel Strickmann, Stanford University Press (2002)[30]

He has also published a large number of articles, including most recently:

  • "Buddhism’s Black Holes: From Ontology to Hauntology”, International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture 27 (2) (2017)
  • "Can (and Should) Neuroscience Naturalize Buddhism?”, International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture 27, 1 (2017)
  • “Buddhism Ab Ovo: Aspects of Embryological Discourse in Medieval Japanese Buddhism”, in Anna Andreeva and Dominic Steavu, eds., Transforming the Void: Embryological Discourse and Reproductive Imagery in East Asian Buddhism, Brill (2015).
  • “Indic Influences on Chinese Mythology: King Yama and his Acolytes as Gods of Destiny” in Meir Shahar and John Kieschnick, India in the Chinese Imagination (2013)[31]
  • “The Impact of Tantrism on Japanese Religious Traditions: The Cult of the Three Devas” in Ivstan Keul, ed., Transformations and Transfer of Tantra in Asia and Beyond, Walter de Gruyter (2012)
  • “A Gray Matter: Another Look at Buddhism and Neuroscience” in Tricycle (2012)[32]
  • “Buddhism and Symbolic Violence” in Andrew Murphy, ed. The Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence, Blackwell (2011)[33]
  • “From Bodhidharma to Daruma: The Hidden Life of a Zen Patriarch” in Japan Review 23 (2011)[34]
  • “In the Quiet of the Monastery: Buddhist Controversies over Quietism” in Common Knowledge 16 (2010)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Department of Religion". religion.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. ^ Office, Publications. "UBEF Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-12-29.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Office, Publications. "UBEF Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-12-29.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Faure, Bernard (1999). "Conférence de M. Bernard Faure". Annuaires de l'École Pratique des Hautes Études. 112 (108): 137–145. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  5. ^ "Humanities & Sciences scholars honored with endowed professorships". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  6. ^ "People | Center for Buddhism and East Asian Religions". blogs.cuit.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  7. ^ "Bernard Faure - EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES". EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  8. ^ Office, Publications. "UBEF Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2015-12-29.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "University of Hawaii Press - The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1". www.uhpress.hawaii.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  10. ^ Faure, Bernard (2015-10-01). Gods of Medieval Japan. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824839338.
  11. ^ "University of Hawaii Press - Protectors and Predators: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 2". www.uhpress.hawaii.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  12. ^ Faure, Bernard (2015-10-01). Gods of Medieval Japan. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824839338.
  13. ^ Faure, Bernard (2011-09-13). Unmasking Buddhism. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444356618.
  14. ^ Faure, Bernard (2008-01-01). Bouddhisme et violence (in French). Le Cavalier bleu. ISBN 9782846702294.
  15. ^ Faure, Bernard (2009-01-10). The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400825615.
  16. ^ Faure, B.: The Power of Denial: Buddhism, Purity, and Gender. (eBook and Paperback). press.princeton.edu. 2003-03-02. ISBN 9780691091716. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  17. ^ Heine, Steven (2006). "Reviewed work: Double Exposure: Cutting across Buddhist and Western Discourses, Bernard Faure". Philosophy East and West. 56 (1): 178–180. doi:10.1353/pew.2006.0011. JSTOR 4488007. S2CID 170656174.
  18. ^ Faure, Bernard; Lloyd, Janet (2004-01-01). Double Exposure: Cutting Across Buddhist and Western Discourses. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804743488.
  19. ^ Faure, Bernard (1998-10-26). The Red Thread: Buddhist Approaches to Sexuality. Princeton University Press. ISBN 1400822602.
  20. ^ Guthrie, Elizabeth (2007). "Reviewed work: The Red Thread: Buddhist Approaches to Sexuality, Bernard Faure". Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 19 (1): 208–210. JSTOR 40860878.
  21. ^ Faure, Bernard (1997-01-01). The Will to Orthodoxy: A Critical Genealogy of Northern Chan Buddhism. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804728652.
  22. ^ Dippmann, Jeffrey (1999). "Reviewed work: The Will to Orthodoxy: A Critical Genealogy of Northern Chan Buddhism, Bernard Faure, Phyllis Brooks". Philosophy East and West. 49 (3): 386–388. doi:10.2307/1399903. JSTOR 1399903.
  23. ^ Faure, Bernard (1993-01-01). Chan Insights and Oversights an Epistemological Critique of the Chan Tradition. Monograph Collection (Matt - Pseudo).
  24. ^ Heine, Steven (1996). "Reviewed work: Visions of Power: Imagining Medieval Japanese Buddhism, Bernard Faure, Phyllis Brooks". Monumenta Nipponica. 51 (3): 383–386. doi:10.2307/2385619. JSTOR 2385619.
  25. ^ Faure, Bernard (2000-01-01). Visions of Power: Imagining Medieval Japanese Buddhism. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691029415.
  26. ^ Faure, Bernard (1994-01-01). The Rhetoric of Immediacy: A Cultural Critique of Chan/Zen Buddhism. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691029636.
  27. ^ Faure, Bernard (1994-01-01). La mort dans les religions d'Asie: un exposé pour comprendre, un essai pour réfléchir (in French). Flammarion. ISBN 9782080352002.
  28. ^ Faure, Bernard; Moerman, David Max; Sekimori, Gaynor (2011-01-01). Shugendo : l'histoire et la culture d'une religion japonaise. Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. ISBN 9782855391236.
  29. ^ Strickmann, Michel; Faure, Bernard (2005-01-01). Chinese Poetry and Prophecy: The Written Oracle in East Asia. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804743341.
  30. ^ Strickmann, Michel; Faure, Bernard (2002-01-01). Chinese Magical Medicine. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804739405.
  31. ^ Kieschnick, John; Shahar, Meir (2013-12-26). India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812245608.
  32. ^ "A Gray Matter | Tricycle". tricycle.org. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  33. ^ Murphy, Andrew R. (2011-04-20). The Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444395730.
  34. ^ Faure, Bernard (2011). "From Bodhidharma to Daruma: The Hidden Life of a Zen Patriarch". Japan Review (23): 45–71. JSTOR 41304923.
  35. ^ "Bernard Faure | Columbia University - Academia.edu". columbia.academia.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
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