Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions at SOAS: Members

Professor Lucia Dolce

Chair, Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions

Japanese religious history, especially the medieval period; Japanese Tantric Buddhism and the esotericisation of religious practice; Millenarian writings and prophecy; Kami-Buddhas associations

Tel: 020 7898 4217
Email: ld16@soas.ac.uk
Room: 342
Academic Support Hours: Mon 9-10 (online), Thurs 1-2 (342), or appointment

Dr Meri Arichi

History of Japanese Art, Buddhist Art of Japan in context

Tel: 020 7898 4463
Email: ma70@soas.ac.uk
Room: B302
Academic Support Hours: Tuesdays 3-4pm

Dr Fabio Gygi

Japanese society, material culture, medical anthropology, science and technology studies, cultural history

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4417
Email: fg5@soas.ac.uk
Room: 562
Academic Support Hours: Tuesdays 4-6pm, see details in bio

Ideological history of pre-modern China; Chinese religions, notably Taoism and Buddhism; history of the Buddhist canon in China; Manichaeism and Iranian influences in medieval China; Chinese cultural relations with Central Asia

Email: ap47@soas.ac.uk

Professor Timon Screech

History of Japanese art; Edo painting; contacts between Japan and Europe in the 18th century; history of science in Japan; the theory of art history

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4453
Email: ts8@soas.ac.uk
Room: 565
Academic Support Hours: On leave (2020-2021)

Professor Cosimo Zene

Research Associate

Anthropology of religion, theory in the study of religions, continental philosophy, Gramsci and religion, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, minorities (Dalits), mysticism and heresy, non-Western Christianities, Mediterranean anthropology; South-Asia (India, Bangladesh), Sardinia, world philosophies.