Matthew Kapstein

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Matthew T. Kapstein is a scholar of Tibetan religions, Buddhism, and the cultural effects of the Chinese occupation of Tibet.[1] He is Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School, and Director of Tibetan Studies at the École pratique des hautes études.

Education and career

Kapstein graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in Sanskrit in 1981. He completed his Ph.D. at Brown University in 1987 under the direction of James Van Cleve. He joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1986. In 2002 he moved to the Centre de recherche sur les civilisations asiatiques et orientales of the École pratique des hautes études in Paris, retaining a position at Chicago as Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies.[2]

He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2018,[2][3] and is one of four co-editors of the journal History of Religions.[4]

Books

Kapstein is the author of:

  • Tibetan Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2014.[5]
  • Buddhism Between Tibet and China, Wisdom Publications, 2009.[6]
  • The Tibetans, Malden, MA, USA. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-0-631-22574-4, 2006.[7]
  • The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory, Oxford University Press, 2002.[8]
  • Reason's Traces: Identity and Interpretation in Indian & Tibetan Buddhist Thought, Wisdom Publications, 2001.[9]

He is the translator or editor of:

References

  1. ^ Butterfield, Fox (October 11, 1987). "Tibet is Torn By Ancient Animosities". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Kapstein". Dictionnaire prosopographique de l'EPHE. École pratique des hautes études. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ "Matthew T. Kapstein". Member profiles. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. ^ "Editorial board". History of Religions. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. ^ Review of Tibetan Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction:
  6. ^ Review of Buddhism between Tibet and China:
  7. ^ Reviews of The Tibetans:
  8. ^ Reviews of The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism:
  9. ^ Reviews of Reason's Traces:
  10. ^ Reviews of Sources of Tibetan Tradition:
  11. ^ Review of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang:
  12. ^ Review of Contributions to the Cultural History of Early Tibet:
  13. ^ Review of The Presence of Light:
  14. ^ Review of The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism:
  15. ^ Reviews of Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet:
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