The anthropology seminar--MODO 12
从硅谷的一间寺庙看佛教共同体的创建
A Buddhist temple in Silicon Valley, California, practice Buddhism and create an inclusive temple community
BY
(美国内华达大学人类学教授)
( Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.)
ON
7月1日,星期三，12:30-14:30
12:30-14:30, 1th.July, Wednesday
华东师范大学闵行校区法商北楼101
Room101, Fashang (Law and Business) Building (North), Minhang campus, ECNU (500 Dongchuan Road, Minhang) .
讲座内容：
本次演讲基于包洁敏教授十多年的田野调查，以硅谷的泰国佛寺为例，阐述社群如何在美国建筑法规与泰国寺庙规章中平衡、协商，以使神圣与世俗空间和谐共处，并在空间构成中展现其中产阶级之文化生活。包教授建言，构建佛教文化空间，既是空间生产，又涉及认同建构。美国佛教徒修行并创建了包容的泰国佛寺社区。通过日常实践探索美国的泰国佛寺，展示了研究者从跨国角度重新想象和按地区的再划分被称为美国的佛教徒的人群。
The Abstract：
Drawing from over a decade of fieldwork, in ‘Creating a Buddhist Community’, Jiemin Bao provides a detailed account of how participants at Wat Thai, a Buddhist temple in Silicon Valley, California, practice Buddhism and create an inclusive temple community. Exploring Wat Thai’s identification with both the United States and Thailand through everyday practices, Bao demonstrates how this transnational perspective re-imagines and reterritorializes what is called American Buddhism.
Institute of Anthropology，ECNU
华东师范大学人类学研究所