"The Saiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Saivism during the Early Medieval Period."

From Christoph Emmrich of U of T:


Dear colleagues, dear students, dear friends,

I am delighted to announce our fifth distinguished guest in this year's University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Program in Buddhist Studies: Professor Alexis Sanderson from Oxford.

On Thursday, Feb 25, 2010, at 4 - 6 pm Professor Sanderson will join the Numata Reading Group, co-sponsored by the Hindu Studies Reading Group, at the Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Jackman Humanities Building Room 100. Our guest, faculty, and students, will discuss Professor Sanderson's work in progress entitled, "The Saiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Saivism during the Early Medieval Period." To download the article, please access author's the publications at www.alexissanderson.com.

On Friday, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:30 - 6:30 pm Professor Sanderson's Lecture, "The Influence of Saivism on Late Pala Buddhism" will be held at the Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Jackman Humanities Building Room 318.

I would be very grateful to you, if you could circulate this announcement among those who you assume are not receiving this mail, and who you think might be interested in this event. Apologies for cross-listing.

Looking forward to having you join us,
with warm regards,
Christoph Emmrich

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Christoph Emmrich
Assistant Professor, Buddhist Studies
Coordinator, Numata Program
University of Toronto, UTM

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