World Religions and Cultures

Department of World Religions and Cultures
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5320 USA
(269) 387-4393

Diane Riggs

Diane Riggs
Master Faculty Specialist
Office: (269) 387-0346
Location:
2001 Moore Hall, Mail Stop 5320
Mailing address:
Department of Comparative Religion
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5320 USA
Diane Riggs
Office hours:

By appointment via email.

Education:
  • Ph.D., Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles, 2010
  • M.A., Japanese Studies and Buddhist Studies, University of California-Los Angeles
  • B.A., English Literature, University of California-Berkeley
Teaching Interests:
  • Buddhism
  • Buddhist meditation traditions
  • Buddhist texts in literature
  • Approaches to the study of ender in Buddhism
Research Interests:
  • Buddhist material culture
Bio:

Dr. Diane Riggs is a faculty specialist I in the Department of Comparative Religion 51福利社 Michigan University.

Riggs conducted her dissertation research in Kyoto at Ry奴koku University and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. She also studied at the Inter-university Center for Japanese Language Education in Yokohama. Riggs' dissertation, "The Cultural and Religious Signi铿乧ance of Japanese Buddhist Vestments," is the 铿乺st full length study of Japanese Buddhist robes that integrates textual sources with historical and contemporary material culture. Her research interests include the integration of religious practice with material culture and the agency of women in supporting this culture.

Riggs is responsible for coordinating and teaching REL 1000 and REL 2010. She has also taught courses in Indian, Chinese and Japanese religious traditions; Buddhist meditation traditions; and Zen Buddhism. She recently received a 2019 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Appreciation Award.