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Paul Copp is Associate Professor in Chinese Religion and Thought at the University of Chicago's Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, where he also serves as Department Chair and Director of Graduate Studies. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and specializes in the material and intellectual history of Chinese religion during the medieval period.
His research explores:
- Material and visual cultures of China and eastern Central Asia (700-1200 CE)
- Buddhist ritual practices including incantations, seals, and manuscripts
- Interconnections between religious objects, bodily practices, and conceptual frameworks
- The evolution of humanities education methodologies
Copp's publications focus on medieval Chinese Buddhism, ritual implements, and Dunhuang manuscripts, with recurring themes of materiality, ritual performance, and interdisciplinary analysis spanning archaeology, art history, and textual studies.
He teaches graduate seminars on Chinese religious texts, Dunhuang studies, and material culture methodology, and undergraduate courses on Daoism, Silk Road history, and traditional Chinese thought.
Copp collaborates with the Neubauer Collegium's 'Imperial Interstices' project and is affiliated with the Committee on Central Eurasian Studies.
