This week, Prof. Anna Andreeva from the Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies organised an inspiring workshop “Religion, medicine, and women’s health in premodern East Asia”, including an international symposium:
9.00 – 9.30 Jessey Choo (Rutgers University):
There is a Talisman for It: Daoist Rituals for Protecting Pregnancy
9.30 – 10.00 Hsin-Yi Lin (Fo Guang University):
The Cult of Guanyin and Protective Blessings for Childbirth in Esoteric Buddhist Materials from Dunhuang: An Analysis of Four Manuscripts
10.00 – 10.30 Anna Andreeva (Ghent University):
Making Babies in Medieval Japan: Buddhist Ritual and Medical Formulas for Aiding Conception
10.30 – 11.00 Daniela Tan (Zurich University):
Body Time: Menstruation and Concepts of the Female in Medieval Japan
11.00 – 11.30 Sujung Kim (DePauw University):
Sacred Signs and Safe Labor: Childbirth Talismans in Chosŏn, Korea
11.30 – 12.30 Final discussion and Q&A with the audience
