Mark Halperin

Mark Halperin is a Professor of Chinese and Department Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (1997). His research focuses on Medieval Chinese literature, religion, and literati culture, with particular emphasis on Chinese conceptions of fatherhood and interreligious dynamics in pre-modern China.

Education: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (1997).

Research interests encompass:

• Medieval Chinese literature and its religious contexts
• Buddhist and Daoist traditions in literati culture
• Gender and religious practice in Song China
• Confucian and Daoist textual traditions

His publications explore themes such as Buddhist hagiographies, Song Dynasty religious interactions, and Daoist movements. Recent work includes a translation of Lu Rong's Ming Confucian's World (2022) and articles on medieval Chinese religious narratives.

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