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Asian Studies

Benjamin Bogin

associate professor

Benjamin Bogin

 

Office:  Dana 250
Phone:  (518) 580-5278
Email:  bbogin@skidmore.edu

 

Benjamin Bogin is a scholar of Himalayan Buddhism. He is Associate Professor at ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College. Bogin writes and teaches on the intersections of biographical literature, sacred geography, and visual art in Himalayan cultures. He is the author of The Illuminated Life of the Great Yolmowa (Serindia Publications, 2013) and the co-editor, with Andrew Quintman, of Himalayan Passages: Tibetan and Newar Studies in Honor of Hubert Decleer (Wisdom Publications, 2014). Other research interests include Buddhism and agriculture, death and dying, poetry, translation, and ghosts.