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Conference Announcement Theme: Buddhism and the Dynamics of Transculturality Type: International Conference Institution: Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context", University of Heidelberg Location: Heidelberg (Germany) Date: 11.–13.6.2012 __________________________________________________ You are cordially invited to attend the conference: "Buddhism and the dynamics of transculturality", organised by the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" of the University of Heidelberg, from June 11-13 2012. The conference will be held at the IWH (Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg), Hauptstraße 242, 69117 Heidelberg. The conference is open to the public; visitors are kindly asked to register with Ina Chebbi ([email protected]). Throughout the more than 2500 years of its history, Buddhism was implicated in processes of cultural exchange and interaction of considerable breadth, depth and variety, and of lasting impact. Aiming to initiate more sustained reflection on the characteristics, dynamics and significance of these transcultural relations, this conference brings together scholars with a variety of regional specializations and disciplinary foci. Speakers in alphabetical order: Anna Andreeva, Anna Filigenzi, Toru Funayama, Georgios Halkias, Berthe Jansen, Lothar Ledderose, Christian Luczanits, Justin McDaniel, Fabio Rambelli, Alexander von Rospatt, Jonathan Samuels, Cristina Anna Scherrer-Schaub, Dominic Steavu, Ingo Strauch, Markus Viehbeck Conference programme A folder with abstracts as well as the conference poster are available for download (in PDF format): http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/buddhism-conference Monday, June 11th 13:30 Opening words Session 1: Models 14:00-14:45: Cristina Anna Scherrer-Schaub (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris): Concealed and Manifested. Enquiry into Models of Intellectual, Political and Social Transactions Gleaned from the Buddhist World 14:45-15:30: Fabio Rambelli (University of California at Santa Barbara): Buddhism and the Indianization of Japan: A Different Look at the Geopolitics of Cultural History 15:30-16:00 Break Session 2: Continuity and Change 16:00-16:45: Christian Luczanits (Rubin Museum, New York): Reform, Revision, and Renaissance: The Old, the Local, the Foreign, and the New in Western Himalayan Buddhist Art 16:45-17:30: Markus Viehbeck (University of Heidelberg): Continuity, Innovation, and Authority: Aspects of Relating to the Indian Buddhist Tradition in Tibetan Discourse 18:00 Dinner Tuesday, June 12th Session 3: Religious Encounters and Challenges 10:00-10:45: Alexander von Rospatt (University of California at Berkeley): On the Encounter of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal. The Case of King Pratāpa Malla (1624-74 C.E.) and his Interventions at the Svayambhūcaitya of Kathmandu 10:45-11:30: Georgios Halkias (Ruhr-Universität Bochum): Buddhism and Islam in the Himalayas: Diplomacy, Challenges and Continuity 11:30-12:00 Break Session 4: Mobilities and Mixtures 12:00-12:45: Ingo Strauch (FU Berlin): From Socotra to the Karakorum: Some Reflections about the Role of Trade Contacts in the Spread of Buddhism 12:45-13:30: Anna Filigenzi (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna): Non-Buddhist Customs of Buddhist People: Visual Evidence from North-West Pakistan 13:30-14:30 Lunch Session 5: Modernity in the Monastery 14:30-15:15: Justin McDaniel (University of Pennsylvania): Changing Contexts on the Grounds of a Thai Monastery 15:15-16:00: Berthe Jansen (University of Leiden): The Monastic Guidelines (bca' yig) by Sidkeong Tulku: a Buddhist Modernist (?) on Monasteries, Sex and Reform in Sikkim 16:00-16:30: Break Session 6: Sacred Landscapes 16:30-17:15: Lothar Ledderose (Academy of Sciences, Heidelberg): Translating Indian Mountain Peaks to China 17:15-18:00: Anna Andreeva (University of Heidelberg): Mt Asama and the Buddhist Arts of Memory: Star Worship, Cultic Mountains and Shifting Imaginaire in Pre-Modern Japan 18:30: Dinner Wednesday, June 13th Session 7: Translations 10:00-10:45: Toru Funayama (Kyōto University): Translation, Paraphrase and Matching Concepts: Some Basic Characteristics of Chinese Buddhist Translation as a Cultural Contact between India and China 10:45-11:30: Dominic Steavu (University of Heidelberg): Sentimental Education: Buddhism and the Transcultural Affairs of the Heart 11:30-12:00 Break Session 8: Returning to the Models 12:00-12:45: Jonathan Samuels (University of Heidelberg): Shamanism, Clericalism, and Other-worldliness: Reconsidering the Value of Certain Frameworks in our Understanding of the Evolution of Buddhism in Tibet 12:45-13:30 Final discussion 13:30-14:30 Lunch Contact: Ina Chebbi Karl Jaspers Centre University of Heidelberg Voßstraße 2, Building 4400 D-69115 Heidelberg Germany Phone: +49 (0) 6221 54 4363 Fax: +49 (0) 6221 54 4012 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/buddhism-conference __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
