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Halle O’Neal is a Reader in Japanese Buddhist Art and Co-Director of the Edinburgh Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She has contributed to the field through editorial roles, including as Co-Editor for the journal Buddhist Studies Review and as a Trustee for the Association for Art History. With experience as a Mellon Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University and a postdoctoral fellow at the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University, O'Neal has developed a distinguished academic profile. Her research interests encompass Japanese Buddhist art, epistolary culture, and the reuse and recycling of visual material culture. She is the author of forthcoming works such as 'Dead Letters: Reuse, Recycling, Mourning in Japanese Buddhist Manuscripts' set to be published by Harvard University Asia Center in 2026. Her previous book, 'Word Embodied: Jeweled Pagoda Mandalas in Japanese Buddhist Art,' also published by Harvard, examines the performativity of word and image in religious contexts. O'Neal's research is supported by prestigious grants from the Leverhulme Trust, British Academy, and ACLS Ho Family Foundation. She teaches various courses related to Buddhist relics and the religious art of medieval Japan at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh
Reader in Japanese Buddhist Art and Co-Director of Edinburgh Centre for Buddhist Studies.
Vanderbilt University • Nashville, TN
Assistant Professor focusing on Japanese Art History.
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
Engaged in research and academic contributions to Japanese Studies.
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