Author: wbtd
Scholar and activist, working on anthropology, ecology and Buddhism. Long-term research in ethnobiology of Asian mountain communities and culturally signficant landscapes (e.g. sacred sites, protected areas) and anthropogenic bidoversity (biocultural diversity). Visiting fellow at University of Hamburg.
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Editing the book
I have spent the last week finalizing edits on Remaking Buddhism for Mediæval Nepal and the only thing I am sure of is that there are still mistakes. I have...
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Editing myself
It is strange to edit one’s self. In reviewing the galley proofs for Remaking Buddhism for Mediæval Nepal the question of being pointedly British (ise or ize), of responding to...
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Ossified professor syndrome
During the lecture series offered by an Extremely Famous professor some while back, a number of us at Aberdeen got to talking. Why was it that by the time an...