Inaugural Lecture: Kate Crosby: Nirvana & the New Technologies

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Nirvana & the New Technologies: the suppression & renewal of meditation in Buddhist Southeast Asia

This talk looks at the impact of the 19th century religion-science divide on Buddhist meditation in Southeast Asia during and after the European colonial period.
Kate Crosby is Professor of Buddhist Studies in the department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s College London. She studied Buddhism and related languages at the universities of Oxford, Hamburg and Kelaniya.
Thursday 23 October 2014
Part of the Arts & Humanities Festival 2014: underground

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