From: Chandana Chakrabarti <[log in to unmask]>
Call for Papers
Mysticism, Reason, Art and Literature: East West Perspectives
The Society of Indian Philosophy & Religion will hold an International Interdisciplinary
Conference in Calcutta July 30-August 2, 2002. The Conference theme is "Mysticism, Reason,
Art and Literature: East West Perspectives".
The theme can be addressed critically, reflectively and creatively by the philosophical,
religious and scientific traditions of the World's great civilizations. The program will
include plenary addresses, volunteered papers, invited papers and panel discussions.
Registered participants who are members of professional associations or societies are
encouraged to submit proposals for holding meetings in the conference on behalf of their
associations or societies. The organizers are committed to upholding the highest academic
standards with emphasis on the exchange of ideas and dialogues among thinkers drawn from a
wide range of the world's cultural traditions and movements.
Possible topics include: Art, Literature and Religion, Mysticism and Romanticism, Art and
creativity, Art and Imitation, Myth, Metaphor and Reality, Fact, Fiction and Reason,
Language, Thought and Reality, Deductivism and Inductivism, Holism and Atomism, Ineffable
and Unknowable, Esoteric Traditions of the World, God and Absolute, Transcendence and
Immanence, Scepticism and Agnosticism, Realism and Anti-Realism, Reason, Revelation and
Faith, Self and Absolute, Tao and Brahman, Emptiness and Nothingness, Theories of
Deconstruction, Existentialism and essentialism. This list is illustrative and not exhaustive.
The Advisory Board comprises: Kisor K. Chakrabarti (USA), Jens Christenson (Denmark),
Wendy Donner (Canada), Sanjukta Dasgupta (India) ,Terri Elliott(USA), Ellen Goldberg(Canada),
Lucy Hartley (U.K.), Jonathan Kramer (USA), Andre Kukla (Canada), Jarek Pluciennik (Poland),
Maria Rytko (Poland), Sukharanjan Saha (India), Christina Schwaband (U.K.), G. Strelkova
(Russia), Aydan Turanli (Turkey).
Program Committee: Linda B. Elder (USA), Ketaki Goswami (India), Sunny Jung (USA), Lambert
Stepanich Mexico), Devasish Mukherjee (India), Scott Stroud (USA), Ornan Rotem(Israel),
David Webster (U.K.).
Arrangements have been made for airline tickets at substantial discounts and a weeklong trip
(pre and post -conference) trip inside India. Interested persons should contact the organizers. Hotel reservations during the conference have also been made.
Registration: The advance registration fee for the conference is $100 and on site
registration fee is $140. Conference events are currently expected to include a
reception and an evening cultural program.
We welcome your participation and suggestion. The deadline for submission of abstracts
is January 5, 2002. The advance registration fee of $100 (due by April 5, 2002) should
be paid by check drawn in favor of the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion mailed
to the Secretary, Society of Indian Philosophy and Religion and mailed to the Secretary,
Society of Indian Philosophy & Religion, Campus Box 2336, Elon College, NC 27244.
If you would like to contribute a paper to this event please send an abstract of about
150 words to:
Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti
Elon College
Elon College, NC 27244
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (336) 278-5713
Fax: (336) 278-5627
Webpage:
Journal of Indian Philosophy
and Religion
The Society for Indian Philosophy & Religion has commenced
publishing the Journal on Indian Philosophy & Religion annually from Fall,
l996. The Journal is to cover the wide range of philosophies and
religions which are indigenous to South Asia. It will also include
scholarly work of comparative and critical studies of Eastern and
Western philosophies and Religions.
The Chief Editor: Kisor K. Chakrabarti (USA). The editorial
Board includes: Karuna Bhattacharyya (India), Owen Flanagan (USA),
Ashoke Ganguly (India), Jay Garfield ( Australia), Michael Krausz
(USA), Steve Laylock (USA), J.N.Mohanty (USA), Steven Phillips (USA),
Karl Potter (USA), John Powers (Australia), Sukharanjan Saha (India),
J.L. Shaw (New Zealand), and Mark Siderits (USA).
The Journal will also include sections on discussion articles and
book reviews. Scholars interested in submitting manuscripts may kindly
contact: Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti, CB 2336, Elon College, Elon College,
N.C. 27244, USA. E-Mail Chakraba @numen.elon.edu. Phone (336)538-27O5;
fax (336) 538-2627.
Individual Journal Subscription: $25.00
Institution: $45.00
Checks should be made payable to Society for Indian Philosophy &
Religion. All inquiries, payments, and manuscripts should be mailed to the
Associate Editor: Chandana Chakrabarti, 2336 Campus Box, Elon College, NC
27244-2020, USA.
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