Buddhist Institute 75th Anniversary Colloquium

Fw: Buddhist Institute 75th Anniversary Colloquium

A great assemblage of foreign and local research.

Highlights included:

“Gender and Buddhism in Contemporary Cambodia�
“Haem Chieu (1898-1943), the ‘Umbrella Demonstration’ of 20th July 1942 and the Buddhist Institute under the Vichy regime�
“Recollecting Rieungpreengkmae (Khmer folklore): New takes on old tales�
“Are monks and kruu Khmer psychiatrists? Cultural competence in supporting Cambodians recovering from conflict�
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Bravo presenters and Penny for tying it all together!

Usually there are some ‘yawners’ in an academic assemblage like this, but I really enjoyed just about everything. Either I’m adjusting to Cambodia, or… just getting older.

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