معرفی
David L. McMahan is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, specializing in Buddhism and its intersections with modernity, science, psychology, literature, romanticism, and transcendentalism. He teaches courses on Asian religions, Buddhist traditions, and comparative religious studies.
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
His research focuses on Buddhist meditation practices across cultural and historical contexts, including their secular adaptations in modern settings. Key themes include the relationship between Buddhism and science, the emergence of "Scientific Buddhism" in colonial contexts, and the global transformation of Buddhist traditions.
Recent publications include Rethinking Meditation: Buddhist Meditative Practices in Ancient and Modern Worlds (Oxford University Press, 2023) and collaborative work on meditation's role in corporate and psychotherapeutic environments. His academic contributions span historical analysis of Buddhist modernism, critiques of secular mindfulness, and explorations of Buddhist visionary literature.
- His work has been presented at major conferences including Harvard University, University of Toronto, and the Mind & Life Summer Research Institute
- Active in interdisciplinary dialogues about Buddhist studies
