> CALL FOR PAPERS
> Gender and Spiritual Praxis in Asian Contexts
> 25-28th September 2006
> Hosted by the Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University.
> The Conference invites papers in the following three areas:
> * Gender and society in East Asian religions
> * Gender and spiritual praxis in South Asia
> * Gender and religious change in Southeast Asia
> International speakers to include:
> Monica Lindberg Falk (Goteborg University, Sweden), Hema Goonatilake
> (Centre for Women's Research, Sri Lanka), Noriko Kawahashi (Nagoya
> Institute of Technology, Japan), Ursula King (University of Bristol &
> SOAS, UK), Ellen Schattschneider (Brandeis University, USA), Masakazu
> Tanaka (Kyoto University, Japan), Geoffrey Samuel (Cardiff
University,
> Wales), Meenakshi Thapan (Delhi University, India), Susan Visvanathan
> (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) and many others.
> Abstracts of 250-300 words, title of paper and short biographical
> details should be sent to Katharine Moody.
> Paper format to be 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for questions.
> Deadline for abstracts: Monday 14th August 2006
> If you would like any further information please contact:
> Conference Organisers
> Katharine Moody [log in to unmask]
> Dr Hiroko Kawanami [log in to unmask]
> Department of Religious Studies
> Furness College
> Lancaster University
> Lancaster
> LA1 4YG
> Tel: + 44 (0)1524 592425
> Fax: + 44 (0)1524 847039
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> The Conference Website can be found at
> http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fss/events/spiritualpraxis/
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