Joel Gruber
Biographic Data
| ID | 5179155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel Gruber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel |
| FAMILY NAME | Gruber |
| SIGNATURE | GRUBER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Diego |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Bodhisattva, the Dharmarāja, and the Dalai Lamas
Since 2009, over one hundred and fifty Tibetans have self-immolated. While most scholarly discussions of these tragedies have revolved around non-violent, bodhisattva ethics, we challenge and supplement those interpretations through an analysis of the long lineage of defensive violence in Tibetan Buddhism. Comparing the discourses of the V Dalai Lama during the sectarian battles of the seventeenth century to those of the XIV Dalai Lama regarding …
The Dharma of Doctor Strange
In 1963, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created a mystical comic book superhero named Doctor Strange. In the last fifty years, the character has appeared in hundreds of monthly serials, guest cameos, and graphic novels. In this article, I argue that the sequential panels of art, along with the narratives plotting Doctor Strange’s adventures, provide three different (but interrelated) histories of late twentieth-/early twenty-first century America. Firs…
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The Dharma of Doctor Strange
In 1963, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created a mystical comic book superhero named Doctor Strange. In the last fifty years, the character has appeared in hundreds of monthly serials, guest cameos, and graphic novels. In this article, I argue that the sequential panels of art, along with the narratives plotting Doctor Strange’s adventures, provide three different (but interrelated) histories of late twentieth-/early twenty-first century America. Firs…
The Bodhisattva, the Dharmarāja, and the Dalai Lamas
Since 2009, over one hundred and fifty Tibetans have self-immolated. While most scholarly discussions of these tragedies have revolved around non-violent, bodhisattva ethics, we challenge and supplement those interpretations through an analysis of the long lineage of defensive violence in Tibetan Buddhism. Comparing the discourses of the V Dalai Lama during the sectarian battles of the seventeenth century to those of the XIV Dalai Lama regarding …
Buddhism (2 works) · Dharma (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Adventure (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Bodhisattva (1 works)