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Call for Papers "Image of Man and the World in 'Mahabharata' and 'Bhagavad-Gita'" 2nd International Conference Department for Philosophy and Religion Study, Vladimir State University Philosophical Society of Vladimir Society for Russian-Indian Friendship Vladimir (Russia) 20-21 November 2007 __________________________________________________ 2nd conference Mahabharata's and Bhagavad-gita is targeted to research the problem of meaning retranslation of Indo-European narratives, their integration into the context of modern science. We invite to discuss different pertinent problems of science on the basis of Mahabharata and Bhagavad-gita. Some of the topics are as follows: - Tolerance in the society , dialogue of cultures and becoming of the new order of the civilization - Hermeneutics and intertextuality of culture - Concretization and contextualization as the strategies of culture - Interdisciplinary study of text; ancient knowledge in the terms of modern science - Avatara: a genesis of philosophical concept (from Vyasadeva to Badieu) - Discreet and continual in the translation of the tradition - Dialectics of orthodoxy and orthopraxy in the Hindu religious experience - Gift economy of traditional societies - Value of Indo-European tradition for the formation of ethically motivated intellectual elite - Vedic Tradition and its role in the globalization of cultures - Vedic Tradition in Russia. Russia as a global intellectual center between East and West Papers are accepted both in Russian and English languages. Papers are invited (1500 - 2000 words) to be sent as an attached file to the e-mail <[email protected]> with the application information (Name, surname; date of birth; academic degree; affiliation; office; telephone; e-mail, need for accommodation). Deadline for submitting papers is November 1. Working languages of the conference are Russian and English. Registration fee for international participants equals 20 Euro. It is paid at the registration. Organizational committee does not compensate travel expenses and provide free accommodation, but we can do hotel reservation if you apply. Program committee: Dr. M. Cremo (USA) Dr. E.I. Arinin Dr. V.N. Konstantionov Dr. V.A. Kutyrev (Nijniy Novgorod) Dr. M.V. Lebedev (Moscow) Dr. T.B. Lubimova (Moscow) PhD S.V. Dvoryanov (Moscow) PhD A.V. Popov PhD S.A. Zubkov PhD A.S. Timoschuk Contact: Alexry Timoschuk, Conference Secretary Department for Philosophy and Religion Study Vladimir State University Gorky Street 87, Room 102 Vladimir, 600026 Russia Tel.: +7 4922 279839 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.philosophy.ru/tim/bg07.doc __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
