William R. Lindsey

KU Campanile Bell Tower through screen of budding trees
  • Associate Professor
  • RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Contact Info

Office Phone:
785-864-5582
Smith Hall, room #9

Research —

William Lindsey's primary research interest lies in analyzing how individuals and groups in Tokugawa Japan (1600-1867) constructed and contested social identity and power along lines of ritual and symbol made available through the bricolage of Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, kami worship, local traditions, and individual motivations.

Research interests:

  • Religion in Japan
  • Popular religious expressions and ritual in the Tokugawa period