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In the late nineteenth century, Presbyterian missionaries brought hundreds of Tlingit belongings from southeastern Alaska to the Princeton Theological Seminary. The belongings were later relocated to Princeton University’s collections. The movement of these Tlingit belongings between multiple institutions reflects an ongoing condition of broken knowledge. Where does Tlingit art belong at Princeton University, and how […]

Although Zen is often depicted as a silent tradition focused on seated meditation (zazen 坐禅), Sōtō clerics have performed a wide range of rituals featuring a colorful soundscape since the 13th century. Among these rituals, we find ceremonies belonging to the liturgical genre of kōshiki 講式, a genre that was developed in the context of […]