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
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