Department of Anthropology
Chairman, Professor of Anthropology
Research Associate, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs

Robert Weller's areas of specialization are in Chinese religion and ritual, social and political change, environment, and anthropological theory.  His most recent books are Discovering Nature: Globalization and Environmental Culture in China and Taiwan (2006) and Alternate Civilities: Democracy and Culture in China and Taiwan (1998).  Professor Weller is currently researching the relations between religion and civil life among Chinese communities in Malaysia, China, and Taiwan.

For more information, see: http://www.bu.edu/anthrop/faculty/weller/index.htm

Courses:

Undergraduate:
China: Tradition and Transition (CAS AN 379)
Symbol, Myth, and Rite (CAS AN 568)
           
Graduate:
China: Tradition and Transition (GRS AN 779)