Job title:
2025-2027 Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellow in Japanese Buddhism
Department:
Center for Japanese Studies
Bio/CV:
Xiao Xiao specializes in early and medieval Japanese religions. He earned a Ph.D. in Religion from Columbia University in 2025. His research examines the intersections of narrative, memory, and history, exploring how religious imagination and literature participate in constructing the pasts of sacred spaces and religious institutions. His current project investigates the early history of Kiyomizudera in Kyoto and demonstrates how miracle narratives of Buddhist efficacy shaped the temple’s historical development and social identity.
