Cynthia Chapman James C. Dobbins Anna M. Gade David G. Kamitsuka Margaret D. Kamitsuka Joyce K. McClure Albert G. Miller Paula Richman Abe Socher Grover Z. Zinn Faculty Publications

Visiting Faculty 2004-2005

Geoff Chaplin Rocco Gangle Greg Goering Patrick Hatcher Jalane Schmidt

James C. Dobbins

Professor (1983)
Rice 330
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James.Dobbins@Oberlin.edu
Office Hours

Education

• B.A., Rhodes College, 1971
• M.A., Yale University, 1976
• Ph.D., Yale University, 1984

Selected Publications

• Jodo Sinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval Japan
• The Biography of Shinran

Courses

• Religion 101. Introduction to Religion: Religion as a World Phenomenon
• Religion 118. Immanence and Transcendence in Buddhism
• Religion 235. Chinese Thought and Religion
• Religion 236. Japanese Thought and Religion
• Religion 321. Seminar: Buddhism and Orientalism