Call for paper

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Call for paper

 

Scholars are invited to submit titles and abstracts (about 150 words) of

papers to be presented in the conference on "Knowledge Systems in Early and

Medieval India: Religion, Philosophy and Social Thought"

to be held on February 22nd at the University of California at Berkeley,

Berkeley, California, USA.

 

Possible topics include:

Mysticism and Reason in Indian Thought,

Concepts of Self,

the Buddhist no-self theory,

Doctrines of Liberation(moksa),

Nirvana, Prakriti and Purusa,

Yoga of Kowledge,

Yoga of Devotion,

Kundalini Yoga,

Siva and Sakti,

Tantra and Yantra,

Visnu and Incarnations,

Durga and Kali,

God and Absolute,

Maya and Avidya,

Brahman and Atman,

Syadvada and Anekantavad,

Reincarnation and Ecology,

Dharma and Environment and Role Models in the Epics.

 

The above list is illustrative and not exhaustive.

 

The dealine for submission of abstracts is January 31st, 2002.

The advance registration fee for the conference is $40.oo (due by February

5,2002)

and on site registration fee is $65.

The advance registration fee should be paid by a check drawn in favor of

the Society of Indian Philosophy & Religion.

The registration fee and the abstract shoudl be mailed to:

 

Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti

Department of Religious Studies

CB 2336

Elon University

Elon, NC 27244 USA

E-mail:Chakraba

Phone: (336)278-5713

Fax: (336)278-5627