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3049 CHASS INT NORTH
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521

Nyitray, Vivian-Lee

Department Chair
Associate Professor

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Religious Studies


Biography

 

Former Institution

Stanford University

Degrees

Ph.D. Religious Studies 1990

Stanford University

A.M. Religious Studies 1978

Stanford University

A.B. Religion/Social Work 1976

Syracuse University

Research Area

Primary research areas: Confucian-Taoist interaction; Chinese Religions; Religious Biography; Feminist Studies in Religion; Secondary areas (research and teaching): Asian religions; Women and Religion

Publications

Invited Chapters

“The Real Trouble with Confucianism,” in Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin, eds., Love, Sex and Gender in the World Religions, Oxford: Oneworld, 2000, 181-200.

"Becoming the Empress of Heaven: The Life and Bureaucratic Career of Mazu," in Beverly Moon and Elizabeth Benard, eds., Goddesses Who Rule, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, 165-180.

“The Single Thread of a New Confucianism: Private Virtue and Public Responsibility,” in Winston Davis, ed., Taking Responsibility: Comparative Perspectives, Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 2001, 196-212.

“Confucian Complexities: China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam,” in Teresa A. Meade and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, eds., A Companion to Gender History, Oxford: Blackwell, 2004, 273-284.

“Treacherous Terrain: Mapping Feminine Spirituality in Confucian Worlds,” in Wei-ming Tu and Mary Evelyn Tucker, eds., Confucian Spirituality, vol. II, New York: Crossroad, 2004, 463-479.

Articles

“What's Religion Got To Do With It?" Peace Review: A Transnational Quarterly, 7.1 (1995), special issue on "Religion and Globalization," 67-71.

"The Sea Goddess and the Goddess of Democracy," in The Annual Review of Women and Religion, volume IV (1996): 164-177.