(410) Summoning Rain into the Human World: The Many Rainmaking Traditions Across East Asia

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Organizer(s)

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Hanung Kim

Southern University of Science and Technology, China (People's Republic)

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Hanung Kim

Southern University of Science and Technology, China (People's Republic)

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Steven Trenson

Waseda University, Japan
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Hyung Chan Koo

Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
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Hanung Kim

Southern University of Science and Technology, China (People's Republic)
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Jihong Ou

Queen's University, Canada

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Steven Trenson: Disclosure information not submitted.

Hyung Chan Koo: Disclosure information not submitted.

Hanung Kim: Disclosure information not submitted.

Jihong Ou: Disclosure information not submitted.

The Dragon and the Emperor: Rainmaking and Divine Kingship in Medieval Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
Steven Trenson – Waseda University
On “Tiger Head Sinking” as a Rainmaking Ritual in the Joseon Dynasty Korea: Two Cognitively Relevant Inferences
Hyung Chan Koo – Seoul National University
Between Nāgas and Dragons: The Historical and Religious Meanings of Tibetan Rainmaking Rituals in Pre-modern Inner Asia
Hanung Kim – Southern University of Science and Technology
Praying for Rain: State, Society, and Culture in China 1912-1949
Jihong Ou – Queen's University