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Dear list members,
Call for Proposals for Conference: "The Map
and the World: Visions of the Buddhist Universe" at the National
Museum, Na Phra That Road, Bangkok, Thailand on June 22, 2007
Maps, text, and architecture render visible
aspects of a Buddhist realm. Papers are invited from those
working in religion, history, art, and cartography that
re-examine images of the universe through the lens of Buddhist
cosmology. Topics on these and other forms expressive of
Buddhist spatial concepts will be considered; also welcomed are
papers that elucidate effects of contact with non-Buddhist forms
and perspectives. Papers are invited addressing examples from
throughout the Buddhist world.
Conference organizers seek to take
advantage of the unprecedented access to text, map, and image
provided by digital technologies such as on-line databases,
virtual reality, and geographic information systems. Materials
related to conference themes will be compiled for use at the
conference, in follow up workshops, and annotated distribution
as educational resources.
Proposals of up to 300 words, together with
CV, email, address, phone, and fax information, should be sent
by email to Program Co-chairs at the following addresses.
Justin
McDaniel, University of California, Riverside
and
Pattaratorn Chirapravati,
California State University, Sacramento
Proposals due: October 1, 2006.
Acceptance Notification: December 1, 2006
Kind regards,
AABS Executive
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