Prof. TAM Wai Lun

譚偉倫教授

Personal Data

Full Name: TAM, Wai Lun 譚偉倫
Office Address: KKB 301/219, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies,
College Affiliation: Chung Chi College, CUHK
Telephone No.: 39434782
Fax No.: 26035280
E-mail Address: wltam@cuhk.edu.hk

 

Education

MA, PhD McMaster University.
BA, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Professional Experience

Research Professor at Department of Cultural & Religious Studies, CUHK (2024-2026)
Emeritus Professor at Department of Cultural & Religious Studies, CUHK (2024- present )
Professor at Department of Cultural & Religious Studies, CUHK (2006-2024)
Chairman of Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK (2014-2020)
Member of the Faculty Academic Personnel Committee from (2020-2024)

Professional Societies

Member, Academy of Chinese Buddhism, since 2013
Member, South China Research Circle, since 2006
Member, International Hakka Studies Association, since 1997

 

Main Research Interests

Local religion in traditional Chinese Society
Religion and traditional Hakka Society
Buddho-Taoist ritual in southeast China
History of Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Tantric Buddhism

Postgraduate Students Supervision

Graduated PhD students (Total: 8 plus 5 co-supervised )
Graduated Mphil students (Total: 5 plus 1 co-supervised)

 

Current PhD students (Total: 4)
Current MPhil Students (Total: 2)

Short Biography

譚偉倫為香港中文大學文化及宗教研究系教授。他在加拿大麥克馬斯特大學取得碩士及博士學位,主修中國佛教。他曾多次獲得香港研究資助局、臺灣蔣經國國際學術交流基金的甄選撥款計劃資助,用田野調查的方法研究中國地方社會與宗教、中國民間佛教儀式等課題。又曾獲嗇色園資助,主持敦煌中的道教、湘中社會的佛、道儀式、香港黃大仙祠普宜壇儀式傳統等課題。他編撰專書共十四種,另發表學術論文和圖書章節六十餘篇,會議論文八十餘篇。譚教授為現任香港學術及職業資歷評審局行業學科(文科)專家。他在香港中文大學文化及宗教研究系創辦「印度宗教與文化教研計劃」,同時為該系人間佛教研究中心、禪與人類文明研究中心、天主教研究中心的創辦者和常務執行委員, 亦曾擔任系主任一職 (2014-2020)。