Current Research Projects
at the Nanzan Institute
Facilities
Facilities include a library of over 40,000 volumes and reading rooms with more than 500 periodicals on display.
Permanent Staff
& Visitors
during the 2013
academic year
Publications
Journals and Books
New & Forthcoming Publications
from the Nanzan Institute
Photo Archive of Japanese Religions &
On-line resources
About the Institute
The Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture was founded in 1976 and incorporated into Nanzan University in 1979. Through its symposia, colloquia, research projects, and a wide array of publications, the community of scholars that make up the Institute is dedicated to promoting dialogue among religions, philosophies, and cultures East and West. Its ample facilities and resource materials continue to attract scholars young and old from within Japan and around the world.
Log of Events for Academic Year 2013–2014
News and Announcements
Colloquium Announcement
Speaker: 松谷 基和 （Matsutani Motokazu）
Topic:「「韓国キリスト教とナショナリズム：“民族教会”の史的根拠を問う」[Korean Christianity and Nationalism: Questioning the Historical Foundations of an "Ethnic Church"]
Time: 7 June 2013, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Place: Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Details here.
Nanzan Seminar for the Study of Japanese Religions
1–3 June 2013
In-House Seminars
Esther-Maria Guggenmos. "Divining One's Karma as Spiritual Practice: The Sūtra on the Divination of Good and Evil Karmic Retribution, Apocryphal Creativity, and Contemporary Practice." 23 May, 10:30
Victor Sōgen Hori. "What Can and Cannot be Understood through Language in Zen?" 5 June, 10:30