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Assistant Professor of History at Pacific University. Modern and contemporary Japanese religion (especially Shinto), history, and gender.
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Forgot to post over here, but my copy of The New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions arrived! I have a short piece about gender and fieldwork included.

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Fascinating online (and physical) exhibit on "how women and their families experienced pregnancy and childbirth in early modern Japan," with many amazing images like this one, a parodic rendering of the Buddhist Ten Realms Mandala placed within the womb. www.nichibun.ac.jp/online/ucsf_...

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

Well, apparently there are now almost 300 (!!) of you following me, so I suppose I should do a proper introduction. Hi! I'm Dana Mirsalis. I'm a scholar of modern and contemporary Japanese religion and history, currently an assistant professor in the History Department at Pacific University. (1/12)

submitted 124 days ago • 1 comment

Trying out this thing, I guess, although I am very shy on social media. I had an article about how female Shinto priests negotiate menstrual pollution come out recently, if you want to see the sort of things I work on! nccisjpnew.wixsite.com/nccisjp/%E8%...

submitted 131 days ago • 2 comments