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Andrew Quintman is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion at Wesleyan University, where he also serves as core faculty in the College of East Asian Studies and the Program in Global South Asian Studies. His academic work focuses on Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism, with particular expertise in Buddhist literature, sacred geography, pilgrimage practices, and visual cultures of the Himalayan region.
Quintman's research addresses the intersections of Buddhist literary production, circulation, and reception; the reciprocal influences of textual and visual narratives; and the formation of religious subjectivities and institutional identities. He is particularly known for his work on the biographical tradition surrounding Tibet's famous Buddhist saint Milarepa, as well as his exploration of 'borderland Buddhism' in the Himalayan frontier regions between Tibet and Nepal.
His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the relationship between textual and visual representations of Buddhist narratives, with his recent work examining the monumental murals depicting the Buddha's life at Takden Puntsokling Monastery in Central Tibet. Quintman has pioneered digital approaches to studying religious texts and images, developing innovative tools for synthetic analysis of Buddhist materials in their historical and institutional contexts.
Scientific Awards:
- American Academy of Religion's 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Textual Studies
- Yale University's 2015 Heyman Prize for outstanding scholarship
- 2016 Association of Asian Studies' E. Gene Smith Book Prize Honorable Mention
Quintman has received significant research support including ACLS-Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies (2015-2017 and 2018-2020). He serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Buddhist Digital Resource Center and is founder and co-editor of the Journal of Tibetan Literature. He previously co-chaired the Tibetan and Himalayan Religions Group of the American Academy of Religion and helped establish the Yale Himalaya Initiative.
His current major projects include Buddhism on the Border: The Formation of Religious Tradition on the Frontier of Tibet and Nepal, which examines religious development at Drakar Taso Monastery, and the Life of the Buddha project, which explores the relationship between Buddhist literature, art, and monastic identity at Takden Phuntsokling Monastery through a digital platform for multimodal analysis.
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