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Call for Papers "Buddhism Across Asia: Networks of Material, Intellectual and Cultural Exchange" International Conference Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore 16-18 February 2009 __________________________________________________ Proposals are invited for papers based on original research and using primary sources that will focus on any of the following themes: 1. Education and centers of learning (such as, but not limited to, Taxila, Nalanda, Vallabhi, Mathura, Bairam-Ali, Srivijaya, Dunhuang, Chang'an, Hangzhou, etc.) 2. The transmission and translation of ideas and texts 3. Buddhism and local cultures: assimilation, conflict, absorption: Buddhism and local cultures 4. Buddhism, statecraft, and material culture 5. Excavating Buddhism: the role of archeology in understanding the history of Buddhism 6. Buddhist rituals and ceremonies across cultures 7. Cross-currents in Buddhist art and architecture 8. Anthropologies of Buddhism in Asia 9. Contemporary Buddhism and Buddhist Institutions in Asia Paper proposals will be evaluated on the basis of research excellence and conformity to the preceding conference themes. The Proposal Submission Form is available at the conference website: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/iframes/16feb09.htm Submission of Proposal: July 1, 2008. Announcement of accepted proposals: September 1, 2008. Submission of Conference papers: December 1, 2008. Organizing Committee: K. Kesavapany (Chair), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Chen Jinhua, University of British Columbia John R. McRae, Komazawa University Tansen Sen, City University of New York Peter Skilling, EFEO, Bangkok Wang Bangwei, Peking University Vijay Sakhuja, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Jayati Bhattacharya, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Contact: Organizing Committee "Buddhism Across Asia" Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 Tel: +65 6778 0955 Fax: +65 6778 1735 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/iframes/16feb09.htm __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
