J.F. des Jardins, Concordia University

Research

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Lords of the Earth: Intertextuality and syncretism in Old Tibetan myths and literary tradition
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$111,372

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Lords of the Earth: Intertextuality and syncretism in Old Tibetan myths and literary tradition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: des Jardins, J.F. Marc

Keywords: popular religion; Tibetan myth; Chinese religion; popular cults; Tibetan literature; Chinese literature

$111,372

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: popular religion Dear Professor des Jardins, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on popular religion connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Lords of the Earth: Intertextuality and syncretism in Old Tibetan myths and literary tradition" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]