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Mark A. Nathan is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Director of the Asian Studies Program at the University of Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo). He holds a PhD from UCLA, an MA from the University of Chicago, and a BA from Rutgers University. His research focuses on Buddhism in Korean history, law-religion intersections, transnational religious developments, and religious propagation in Asia. Current projects include a co-edited volume Buddhism and Law: An Introduction (Cambridge UP, 2014) and a book project on Buddhist propagation in modern Korean history.
Teaching specialties include Korean History (pre-1864 and modern eras), Buddhism in East Asia, and Christianity in East Asia. He oversees the Asian Studies Program, fostering interdisciplinary scholarship on Asia. Research initiatives emphasize transnational religious dynamics and the role of religious institutions in sociopolitical contexts.
No scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided text. His scholarly contributions include academic publications and translations of historical religious texts, such as an annotated edition of an early 20th-century Buddhist apologetic treatise.
