Peter Nosco

Dr. Peter Nosco is Professor of Japanese History and Culture in the Department of Asian Studies. He is currently working on two projects: 1) serving as guest editor for a special issue of Japanese Journal of Religious Studies on the theme of the contributions of religions and religious ideas to post-1945 Japanese identity; and 2) a comparative study of the Confucian Rai San’yō (1780-1832) and the nativist Date Chihiro (1802-77).