20 Aug 2004

South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Religion Conference, New Delhi, Jan 2005
SSEASR Secretariat, New Delhi, India
Supplied Note: "We have the pleasure of extending to you with this E-mail the information of forthcoming International Conference on Cultural and Religious Mosaic of South and Southeast Asia: Conflict and Consensus through the Ages. This is an SSEASR Conference dealing with South and Southeast Asia under the IAHR, a Unesco affiliate. It is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from January 27 to 30, 2005. We would be pleased if you would present paper on any subject covering the scope of the Conference [see 'Self-Description' below]. The information can be seen at www.sseasr.org and also at www.icvsolutions.com/iahr and the registration form can be filled in online by clicking the 'registration' word. At the same time, if you find the opportunity to send the information to the scholars from your region, we would appreciate it very much - al."
Self-description [details published at http://216.198.241.183/iahr/about.html - ed.]: "The proposed sub-themes are as follows: 1. Dialogue between civilizations: problems and prospects; 2. Symbols of religious and ethnic identities; 3. Religious conflict: past and present; 4. Sacred places, sacred waters and sacred mountains: the role of pilgrimage; 5. Syncretism in art, iconography and architecture; 6. Religion and polity; 7. State formation and the role model of Indic state in Southeast Asia; 8. Syncretism in languages and literature; 9. Epics and Sanskrit-based literature in Southeast Asia; 10. Elite and folk cultures in religion and culture: 'higher tradition vis-a-vis lower tradition'; 11. Gender in religion; 12. Orality and sacrality in South and Southeast Asia; 13. Methodology in the study of South and Southeast Asian religions; 14. Hinduism and Buddhism in Southeast Asia; 15. On the trails of the Chinese travellers in South Asia to Southeast Asia; 16. Performing arts: reflections of consensus; 17. Medicine, health systems and religion; 18. Economics and the role of religion; 19. Science and religion; 20. Philosophy of life and value system: the various eyes of religions; 21. Religion in relation to tradition and modernity; 22. Religion, human rights and law; 23. Emerging socio-cultural trends and visions for the mid-21st century. [...] The full paper should be submitted electronically before 24th December 2004."
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