Research output per year
Research output per year
BA(Ca'Foscari); MA(Ca'Foscari), MA(London), PhD(London)
BS8 1TB
My research focuses on Japanese Buddhism, its material, and visual culture, with particular emphasis on the performative, healing, and transformative dimensions of Buddhist rituals, scriptures and objects. Some of my research questions pertain the way in which people engage in ritual activities or with devotional objects to shape their body and mind, as well as the degree to which religious practices actively transform the physical world. My classes focus on different aspects of the East Asian religious milieu and explore topics ranging from art, material culture and religion to the representation of the body in the Chinese and Japanese traditions.
I have a Ph.D. in the Study of Religions (2011) and an MA in East Asian Art and Archaeology (2005) from SOAS, University of London, and a Laurea Magistralis in Sinology and East Asian Languages and Cultures from Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice (2004).
Before joining the University of Bristol, I was Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Virginia, and Postdoctoral Fellow in Japanese Buddhism at UC Berkeley.
Associate Researcher, Césor - Centre d'études en sciences sociales du religieux - EHESS
1 Jul 2024 → …
Associate Fellow, University of Groningen
1 Sept 2014 → 1 Sept 2020
Research Associate, CSJR, University of London, SOAS
1 Sept 2014 → 31 Aug 2020
Mellon Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, University of Virginia
26 Aug 2014 → 25 Aug 2016
Associate Lecturer in Japanese Religions, Oxford Brookes University
1 Jan 2013 → 1 Jun 2014
Senior Teaching Fellow in the Study of Religions, School of Oriental and African Studies
1 Sept 2012 → 1 Jun 2014
Shinto-Ito Postdoctoral Fellow in Japanese Buddhism, University of California, Berkeley
1 Aug 2011 → 1 Aug 2012
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
Lomi, B. (Recipient), 5 Apr 2019
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Lomi, B. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
Lomi, B. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Lomi, B. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference