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Prof. Dr. Hiroko Kawanami

Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Buddhist Studies · Faculty of Arts and Literature · Seijo University

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Academic focus & active research

Prof. Kawanami is an internationally acclaimed anthropologist specializing in Buddhist nunhood, religious authority, and political transitions in Southeast Asia.

Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia Monasticism and Gender Ritual and Politics in Myanmar Feminist Anthropology

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Institution: Seijo University
Department / Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Literature
Primary Field: Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
Campus Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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