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Richard Jaffe

Professor of Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Box 90964, Durham, NC 27708-0964
115 Gray Bldg, Durham, NC

Overview


Richard Jaffe specializes in the study of Buddhism in early modern and modern Japan. In particular he has focused his research and teaching on the transformations that took place in Japanese Buddhist practice in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Jaffe's current research centers on the role of D.T. Suzuki in the globalization of Japanese Buddhism in the twentieth century.

Office Hours


Please note, I will be on research leave from July 1st, 2023, through December 31st, 2024.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Religious Studies · 2019 - Present Religious Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Bass Fellow · 2011 - Present Religious Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


Yale University · 1995 Ph.D.
Yale University · 1993 M.Phil.
Yale University · 1986 M.A.
San Francisco State University · 1979 B.A.