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He is Associate Professor of the History of Religions and Chair of the History of Religions Area at the [[University of Chicago Divinity School|Divinity School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://divinity.uchicago.edu/christian-k-wedemeyer}}</ref> an associate member of the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Assistant [[Marshal]] of the [[University of Chicago]]. |
He is Associate Professor of the History of Religions and Chair of the History of Religions Area at the [[University of Chicago Divinity School|Divinity School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://divinity.uchicago.edu/christian-k-wedemeyer}}</ref> an associate member of the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Assistant [[Marshal]] of the [[University of Chicago]]. |
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In February 2008, he was elected to a four-year term as [[Committeemen and Committeewomen (Cook County, Illinois)|Committeeman]] for the 5th Ward of the City of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (Green Party); and he was reappointed for a second term in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/deo/Documents/CookCountyDirectoryofElectedOfficials2011.pdf |title=Directory of Elected Officials |publisher=Cook County Clerk's Office |date= |accessdate=2014-05-06}}</ref> In June 2014, he was elected Secretary of the Cook County Green Party. From 2007 until 2011, he was co-chair of the [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]] Green Party, a local chapter of the [[Illinois Green Party]], [[Green Party of the United States]].<ref>http://hyde.park.greens.googlepages.com/contacts</ref> |
In February 2008, he was elected to a four-year term as [[Committeemen and Committeewomen (Cook County, Illinois)|Committeeman]] for the 5th Ward of the City of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (Green Party); and he was reappointed for a second term in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/deo/Documents/CookCountyDirectoryofElectedOfficials2011.pdf |title=Directory of Elected Officials |publisher=Cook County Clerk's Office |date= |accessdate=2014-05-06}}</ref> In June 2014, he was elected Secretary of the Cook County Green Party. From 2007 until 2011, he was co-chair of the [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]] Green Party, a local chapter of the [[Illinois Green Party]], [[Green Party of the United States]].<ref>http://hyde.park.greens.googlepages.com/contacts{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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His work within the field of the history of religions has largely been concerned with the history, literature, and ritual of [[Indian Buddhism|Indian]] and [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. In addition to historical and philological studies of Sanskrit and Tibetan religious literature, he has written on the historiography of [[Esoteric Buddhism]] and its [[antinomianism]] currents, textual criticism and strategies of legitimating authority in classical Tibetan scholasticism, and the semiology of esoteric Buddhist ritual. |
His work within the field of the history of religions has largely been concerned with the history, literature, and ritual of [[Indian Buddhism|Indian]] and [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. In addition to historical and philological studies of Sanskrit and Tibetan religious literature, he has written on the historiography of [[Esoteric Buddhism]] and its [[antinomianism]] currents, textual criticism and strategies of legitimating authority in classical Tibetan scholasticism, and the semiology of esoteric Buddhist ritual. |
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*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bGQKWr9CAMwC Making Sense of Tantric Buddhism: History, Semiology, and Transgression in the Indian Traditions]'' (Columbia University Press, 2013) |
*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bGQKWr9CAMwC Making Sense of Tantric Buddhism: History, Semiology, and Transgression in the Indian Traditions]'' (Columbia University Press, 2013) |
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*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ABUSAQAAIAAJ Āryadeva's'' Lamp that Integrates the Practices (''Caryāmelāpakapradīpa''): ''The Gradual Path of Vajrayāna Buddhism according to the Esoteric Community Noble Tradition]'' (AIBS/Columbia University Press, 2007) |
*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ABUSAQAAIAAJ Āryadeva's'' Lamp that Integrates the Practices (''Caryāmelāpakapradīpa''): ''The Gradual Path of Vajrayāna Buddhism according to the Esoteric Community Noble Tradition]'' (AIBS/Columbia University Press, 2007) |
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*[http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-1-935011-19-4/in-vimalakrtis-house ''In Vimalakīrti's House: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A.F. Thurman on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday''] (Ed. Christian K. Wedemeyer, John D. Dunne, and Thomas F. Yarnall; AIBS/Columbia University Press, 2014) |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131211111105/http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-1-935011-19-4/in-vimalakrtis-house ''In Vimalakīrti's House: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A.F. Thurman on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday''] (Ed. Christian K. Wedemeyer, John D. Dunne, and Thomas F. Yarnall; AIBS/Columbia University Press, 2014) |
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*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fObU6muoHDAC Hermeneutics, Politics and the History of Religions: The Contested Legacies of Joachim Wach and Mircea Eliade]'' (Ed. Christian K. Wedemeyer and Wendy Doniger; Oxford University Press, 2010) |
*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fObU6muoHDAC Hermeneutics, Politics and the History of Religions: The Contested Legacies of Joachim Wach and Mircea Eliade]'' (Ed. Christian K. Wedemeyer and Wendy Doniger; Oxford University Press, 2010) |
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*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=r03YAAAAMAAJ Tibetan Buddhist Literature and Praxis: Studies in its Formative Period, 900–1400]'' (Ed. Ronald M. Davidson and Christian K. Wedemeyer; E.J. Brill, 2006) |
*''[https://books.google.com/books?id=r03YAAAAMAAJ Tibetan Buddhist Literature and Praxis: Studies in its Formative Period, 900–1400]'' (Ed. Ronald M. Davidson and Christian K. Wedemeyer; E.J. Brill, 2006) |
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==Sources== |
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*[http://divinity.uchicago.edu/christian-k-wedemeyer Professor Wedemeyer's page on the University of Chicago website] |
*[http://divinity.uchicago.edu/christian-k-wedemeyer Professor Wedemeyer's page on the University of Chicago website] |
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*[http://www.cookctyclerk.com/sub/elected_officials_detail.asp?TYPE_ID=6 Cook County Clerk's Office Directory of Elected Officials] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917172034/http://www.cookctyclerk.com:80/sub/elected_officials_detail.asp?TYPE_ID=6 Cook County Clerk's Office Directory of Elected Officials] |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 18:05, 23 November 2016
Christian K. Wedemeyer | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Wesleyan University |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of Religions, Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Studies |
| Institutions | University of Chicago University of Copenhagen Columbia University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert A. F. Thurman |
| Doctoral students | Anne Mocko |
Christian Konrad Wedemeyer, FRAS (born 1969) is an American scholar and political and social activist.
He is Associate Professor of the History of Religions and Chair of the History of Religions Area at the Divinity School,[1] an associate member of the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Assistant Marshal of the University of Chicago.
In February 2008, he was elected to a four-year term as Committeeman for the 5th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois (Green Party); and he was reappointed for a second term in 2012.[2] In June 2014, he was elected Secretary of the Cook County Green Party. From 2007 until 2011, he was co-chair of the Hyde Park Green Party, a local chapter of the Illinois Green Party, Green Party of the United States.[3]
His work within the field of the history of religions has largely been concerned with the history, literature, and ritual of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. In addition to historical and philological studies of Sanskrit and Tibetan religious literature, he has written on the historiography of Esoteric Buddhism and its antinomianism currents, textual criticism and strategies of legitimating authority in classical Tibetan scholasticism, and the semiology of esoteric Buddhist ritual.
He is an editor of the journal History of Religions, former Buddhism editor for Religious Studies Review (Blackwell), and serves on the editorial boards of, and acts in a consulting capacity for a number of academic journals and presses.[4]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 2000, and elected to membership in the American Society for the Study of Religion in 2012. In 2010, he was elected to a three-year term as Co-chair of the Buddhism Section of the American Academy of Religion.[5] In 2013, he was elected to a second term as co-chair of the AAR Buddhism Section and elected to a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the North American Association for the Study of Religion.[6] He is also a member (and former officer) of the American Oriental Society; and active in the International Association for Tibetan Studies and the International Association of Buddhist Studies.
In 2010-11 he was a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities.[7]
He was awarded the 2013 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Historical Studies) for his book, Making Sense of Tantric Buddhism: History, Semiology, and Transgression in the Indian Traditions.[8]
He has consulted for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, CNN, the United States Department of Justice, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a number of European scientific organizations.
Education
- Ph.D. with distinction (1999, Columbia University in the City of New York)
- M.Phil. (1995, Columbia University in the City of New York)
- M.A. (1994, Columbia University in the City of New York)
- B.A. with High Honors in Religion (1991, Wesleyan University)
Books
- Making Sense of Tantric Buddhism: History, Semiology, and Transgression in the Indian Traditions (Columbia University Press, 2013)
- Āryadeva's Lamp that Integrates the Practices (Caryāmelāpakapradīpa): The Gradual Path of Vajrayāna Buddhism according to the Esoteric Community Noble Tradition (AIBS/Columbia University Press, 2007)
- In Vimalakīrti's House: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A.F. Thurman on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday (Ed. Christian K. Wedemeyer, John D. Dunne, and Thomas F. Yarnall; AIBS/Columbia University Press, 2014)
- Hermeneutics, Politics and the History of Religions: The Contested Legacies of Joachim Wach and Mircea Eliade (Ed. Christian K. Wedemeyer and Wendy Doniger; Oxford University Press, 2010)
- Tibetan Buddhist Literature and Praxis: Studies in its Formative Period, 900–1400 (Ed. Ronald M. Davidson and Christian K. Wedemeyer; E.J. Brill, 2006)
Academic appointments
- Associate Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago Divinity School; also in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations (2011- )
- Assistant Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago Divinity School (2003–2011)
- Lecturer in South Asian Studies and Director, Tibetan Studies Program, University of Copenhagen (2000–2003)
- Post-doctoral Research Scholar, New College of the University of South Florida (2000)
- Adjunct Instructor of Buddhist Studies, Antioch University (1995 and 1999)
- Adjunct Instructor of Religious Studies, Barnard College (1999 and 2000)
- Preceptor, Columbia University (1996–1999)
- Instructor, Columbia University (1993–1995)
- Teaching Assistant, Columbia University (1992–1993)
- Teaching Apprentice, Wesleyan University (1990–91)
References
- ^ http://divinity.uchicago.edu/christian-k-wedemeyer.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Directory of Elected Officials" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ http://hyde.park.greens.googlepages.com/contacts[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CV". Home.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ "American Academy of Religion Program Unit Information". American Academy of Religion. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "North American Association for the Study of Religion". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "2010-11 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships". National Endowment for the Humanities, U.S. Dept. of Education. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ "2013 American Academy of Religion Book Awards". American Academy of Religion. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
Sources
- Professor Wedemeyer's page on the University of Chicago website
- Cook County Clerk's Office Directory of Elected Officials
External links
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- University of Chicago Divinity School faculty
- University of Chicago faculty
- Politicians from Chicago
- People from Chicago
- American academics
- American religion academics
- American Indologists
- Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society
- Tibetologists
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Buddhist translators
- Living people
- 1969 births
- American orientalists
- Shady Side Academy alumni