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Charles Hallisey is the Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), part of Harvard University. He holds academic affiliations with the Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations department in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Previously, he served as Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2001–2007) and held roles at Loyola University Chicago and Harvard's Committee on the Study of Religion.
Education: AB in Colgate University, MDiv from HDS, MA in University of Pennsylvania, PhD in University of Chicago.
His research focuses on Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Pali literature, Buddhist ethics, and the cultural role of literature in Buddhist traditions. Current projects include a book on the moral economy of literature in Buddhist Sri Lanka. He teaches courses on Buddhist texts, Pali language, and South Asian religions at both HDS and FAS.
Active in academic leadership, he contributes to Harvard's pluralism initiatives and collaborates across disciplines. No awards listed, though his scholarly output reflects significant contributions to Buddhist studies.
