Asian Studies Seminar Series: Kristina Buhrman In brief Date - 1 April 2026Venue - Room LG.06, 40 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Kristina Buhrman (Binghamton University, SUNY)Title - In and Out of Shadow: The History of Onmyod and the Creation of a Secular Religious Profession in Classical and Early Medieval Japan About the speakerKristina Buhrman received her PhD in History from the University of Southern California with a dissertation on the history of astronomy and astrology in Japan from the ninth through the twelfth centuries. Since then, she has published on the historical memory of disasters, astrology, calendars, Onmyōdō and other forms of divination.She has taught in the religion departments of the University of Missouri and the Florida State University, and is currently a lecturer in the Department of Asian and Asian–American Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Apr 01 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Kristina Buhrman An in-person seminar by Dr Kristina Buhrman (Binghamton University, SUNY), titled 'In and Out of Shadow: The History of Onmyod and the Creation of a Secular Religious Profession in Classical and Early Medieval Japan'. Room LG.06 40 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9JX Find the venue: 40 George Square
Asian Studies Seminar Series: Kristina Buhrman In brief Date - 1 April 2026Venue - Room LG.06, 40 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Kristina Buhrman (Binghamton University, SUNY)Title - In and Out of Shadow: The History of Onmyod and the Creation of a Secular Religious Profession in Classical and Early Medieval Japan About the speakerKristina Buhrman received her PhD in History from the University of Southern California with a dissertation on the history of astronomy and astrology in Japan from the ninth through the twelfth centuries. Since then, she has published on the historical memory of disasters, astrology, calendars, Onmyōdō and other forms of divination.She has taught in the religion departments of the University of Missouri and the Florida State University, and is currently a lecturer in the Department of Asian and Asian–American Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Apr 01 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Kristina Buhrman An in-person seminar by Dr Kristina Buhrman (Binghamton University, SUNY), titled 'In and Out of Shadow: The History of Onmyod and the Creation of a Secular Religious Profession in Classical and Early Medieval Japan'. Room LG.06 40 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9JX Find the venue: 40 George Square
Apr 01 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Kristina Buhrman An in-person seminar by Dr Kristina Buhrman (Binghamton University, SUNY), titled 'In and Out of Shadow: The History of Onmyod and the Creation of a Secular Religious Profession in Classical and Early Medieval Japan'.
