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Fw: [AASTibet] IATS 2013 panel: Nomads' religious lives

 
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Subject: [AASTibet] IATS 2013 panel: Nomads' religious lives

Dear all,

Please find enclosed further information on our panel exploring religious practices in everyday life among nomadic pastoralists in Tibet and neighbouring regions. We welcome participation from anyone on this list, please get in touch if you would like to join us.

Thank you and best wishes,
Nicola Schneider and Gillian G. Tan


Nomads' religious lives
 
This panel examines the various ways that contemporary nomads in Tibet and adjacent communities from Mongolia, Nepal and Ladakh practice everyday religion, including daily ritual practices, the observance of communal festivities and events in the life-cycle, such as coming-of-age, marriages and funerals. Referring to works by Ekvall (1964, 1968) and Norbu (1997 [1959]), as well as to works on nomads in other Inner Asian societies (Humphrey and Sneath 1999), we find that religious practices play an important role in the social relations of nomad communities, in nomads' relationships with animals (curing of disease, protecting animal life, etc.) and in their interactions with the physical environment (mountains, lakes, etc.).

We invite papers that offer insight into these concerns among nomads that are still moving as well as those that have been recently settled. Do physical movements influence how nomads deal with metaphysical concerns? In what ways do religious beliefs influence nomads' attitude to nature and environment? Further, what are the implications of nomadic movements to their participation in religious communities, that is, how do nomads create and maintain religious ties? Who are the religious specialists acting among nomadic communities and by what means are they transmitting knowledge and teachings of Buddhism or Bon religion? Particular attention will also be given to the religious revival that occurred in Tibet in the Post-Mao period asking, for example, if distinct features can be observed among nomadic communities in Tibet when compared to agricultural communities or nomads from other Tibetan speaking areas, such as Nepal and Ladakh.

This panel seeks to contribute to a better comprehension of religious life in contemporary nomadic communities. We welcome contributions that ally research on nomadic communities, traditional as well as those recently settled, and religious life. 

Fw: H-ASIA: TOC Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, Vol. 25 (2012)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 2:14 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: TOC Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, Vol. 25 (2012)


> H-ASIA
> November 29, 2012
>
> Table of contents: Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies Volume 25 (2012)
> ***********************************************************************
> From: "Bauman, Chad" <cbauman@butler.edu>
>
> The new issue of the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies is now available
> in print and online at
> http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/
>
> The table of contents appears below.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chad Bauman (Butler University)
> Internet Edition Editor, JHCS
>
> Volume 25 (2012)
>
> Editor's Introduction
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/3>
> Bradley Malkovsky
>
>
> The Malleability of Yoga: A Response to Christian and Hindu Opponents
> of the Popularization of Yoga
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/4>
> Andrea R. Jain
>
>
> Vijnanabhikshu's Approach to the Isvara Concept in Patanjali's Yogasatras
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/5>
> T. S. Rukmani
>
> Yoga's 'A-Theistic'-Theism: A New Way of Thinking About God
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/6>
> Gerald J. Larson
>
>
> Toward a Fusion of Theological Horizons: Constructivist Reflections and
> Responses to the Question of Theism in the Yoga Sutra
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/7>
> Graham M. Schweig
>
>
> 'Where did you hide'? Locating the divine in the Cantico espiritual and
> Rasa Lal <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/8>
> Gloria M. Hernandez
>
>
> Christology after Dominus Iesus: the Early Panikkar As a Creative Resource
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/9>
> Erik Ranstrom
>
>
> Viewpoint: Reflections on Ludic Dimensions in Hindu-Christian Scholarship
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/10>
> Kenneth R. Valpey
>
> Reports and News <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/11>
>
> Announcement: Best Book in Hindu-Christian
> Studies<http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/12>
>
> Book Review: "Dalit Theology and Dalit Liberation: Problems, Paradigms and
> Possibilities" by Peniel Rajkumar
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/13>
> Sathianathan Clarke
>
> A Collection of Book Reviews
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/14>
> Edward Ulrich
>
> Book Review: "Bringing the Sacred Down to Earth: Adventures in Comparative
> Religion," Corinne G. Dempsey
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/15>
> Chad Bauman
>
> Book Review: "Ramanuja
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/16>
> and Schleiermacher: Toward a Constructive Comparative Theology,"
> Jon Paul Sydnor <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/16>
> Sucharita Adluri
>
> Book Review: "Piety and Responsibility: Patterns of Unity in Karl
> Rahner <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/17>,
> Karl Barth and Vedanta Desika
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/17>,"
> John N. Sheveland <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/17>
> Reid B. Locklin
>
>
> Book Review: "Baby Krishna, Infant Christ," Kristin Johnston Largen
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/18>
> Arun W. Jones
>
> Book Review: "Liturgy of Liberation: A Christian Commentary on Shankara's
> Upadesasahasri
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/19>," Reid B. Locklin
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/19>
> Anantanand Rambachan
>
>
> Book Review: "Oxford Bibliographies: Hinduism and Christianity"
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/20>
> Christopher R. Conway
>
> Book Review: "Brahman and Person: Essays by Richard De Smet
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/21>
> Bradley Malkovsky
>
> Recent Articles of Interest 2012
> <http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/jhcs/vol25/iss1/22>
>
> Chad M. Bauman, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Religion
> Affiliate faculty in International Studies, Gender Studies, and Peace
> Studies
> Butler University
> 4600 Sunset Avenue
> Indianapolis, IN 46208
>
> E-mail: cbauman@butler.edu<mailto:cbauman@butler.edu>
> Phone: 317-940-8705
> Website: http://blue.butler.edu/~cbauman/cmb_publi.html
> Publications: http://works.bepress.com/chad_bauman/
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Fw: H-ASIA: CFP Deadline extended: Asia-American Relations after the 2012 US Presidential Election

----- Original Message -----
From: "Monika Lehner" <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:07 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Deadline extended: Asia-American Relations after the
2012 US Presidential Election


> H-ASIA
> November 29, 2012
>
> CFP Deadline extended: Asia-American Relations after the 2012 US
> Presidential Election
> ******************************************************************
> From: "Chin-Ming Lin" <113922@mail.tku.edu.tw>
>
> ***Deadline extended: Asia-American Relations after the 2012 US
> Presidential Election***
>
> An international conference on "Asia-American Relations after the 2012
> US Presidential Election", organized by the Graduate Institute of Asian
> Studies (GIAS), Tamkang University, will be held in Taipei, Taiwan.
> Papers on topics related to political/diplomacy, economy/technology,
> society/culture (and other related areas) are all welcome.
>
> Tentative conference dates-March 14-15, 2013
> Deadline for abstract submission-December 15, 2012
> Contact person- Ms. Carol Chang (886-2)- 2621-5656 ext 2709
> <tijx@oa.tku.edu.tw>
>
> For details please consult conference website
> http://www.tiix.tku.edu.tw/10-1-3-1.htm
>
> Chin-Ming Lin
> Assistant Professor
> GIAS, Tamkang University
>
>
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Fw: H-ASIA:: Special Lecture in Osaka on 5 December: Collective Memory and Security in Sino-Japanese Relations

----- Original Message -----
From: "Monika Lehner" <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT>
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Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:12 PM
Subject: H-ASIA:: Special Lecture in Osaka on 5 December: Collective Memory
and Security in Sino-Japanese Relations


> H-ASIA
> November 29, 2012
>
> H-US-Japan: Special Lecture in Osaka on 5 December: Collective Memory and
> Security in Sino-Japanese Relations
> ******************************************************************
> From: "Yoneyuki Sugita" <yone@sugita.us>
>
> Special Guest Lectures Series, Osaka University
>
> Time/Date: 13:00 ? 14:30, 5 December 2012 (Wednesday)
> Venue: Academic Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Building E, Minoh Campus, Osaka
> University
> http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/access/accessmap.html#map03 (access map )
> http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/access/minoh.html (campus map: 3rd floor #7)
>
> Guest Speaker: Dr. Karl Gustafsson (Post-doctoral Research Fellow,
> Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University)
> http://www.ace.lu.se/o.o.i.s/29031
>
> Lecture Title: Collective Memory and Security in Sino-Japanese Relations
> Synopsis:
> A long time has passed since Japan's aggressive war in Asia ended. In
> the post-war era Japan has stuck to a peaceful path and accommodated
> China's rise while exchanges and interdependence in Sino-Japanese
> relations has increased tremendously. Nonetheless, the "history issue"
> in Sino-Japanese relations has not disappeared. Why has the so-called
> history issue in Sino-Japanese relations not been solved? Two main
> explanations to this puzzle seem to dominate?either history is
> understood in the mainstream realist way as something that is merely
> used for strategic reasons or it is believed that historical factors
> affect the perceptions of formerly victimized states and that for this
> reason the former aggressor needs to provide some kind of reassurance.
>
> The talk theorizes the link between collective memory and bilateral
> relations in a way that differs from both these approaches as it
> acknowledges the importance of the memory not only of former aggressors
> but also of non-aggressors. In addition, it moves beyond the
> state-centrism common in previous research. The central argument is that
> the reason that the so-called history issue has continued to disturb
> Sino-Japanese relations is because memory narratives are central to
> collectives' sense of who they are, to their identities. This means that
> memories are something we think with rather than merely something we think
> about.
> Common memories provide groups with a sense of who they are and
> therefore with ontological security. Groups and individuals involved in
> memory politics therefore react to perceived threats to these
> narratives?threats in the form of statements, acts and other narratives
> that might be seen as involving the forgetting of aspects central to the
> narratives to which they subscribe. I label this logic the fear of
> oblivion.
>
> This lecture is open to the public.
>
> After the lecture, we will have a "brown bag lunch seminar" with Dr.
> Gustaffson. Graduate students and younger scholars (at heart) are
> welcome. Participants are to present their own research in five minutes.
> Because we provide lunch box ("bento"), please reserve your seat.
>
> Contact information: Yone Sugita, sugita@lang.osaka-u.ac.jp
>
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Fw: AWOL - The Ancient World Online

 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:52 PM
Subject: AWOL - The Ancient World Online

AWOL - The Ancient World Online


Entrepôts et lieux de stockage du monde gréco-romain antique

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:59 PM PST

Entrepôts et lieux de stockage du monde gréco-romain antique

Le projet "Entrepôts et lieux de stockage du monde gréco-romain antique" est un projet de recherche financé par l'Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) et porté par trois laboratoires français de recherche en sciences de l'Antiquité: le Centre Camille Jullian (CCJ), l'Institut de Recherche en Architecture Antique (IRAA) et l'Ecole Française d'Athènes (EfA).

Jusqu'à la fin de l'Ancien Régime, le stockage a été une des solutions les plus fréquemment utilisées pour venir à bout des problèmes particuliers causés par l'approvisionnement de ces populations non rurales que constituaient les citadins et les soldats. Le grenier occupe une position centrale dans ces systèmes d'approvisionnement, tant d'un point de vue matériel, par les possibilités de conservation à plus ou moins long terme qu'il permet, que d'un point de vue politique, par les enjeux qu'il soulève en matière de propriété et de gestion.

Ce sujet touche aux grandes interrogations en histoire économique des sociétés d'Ancien Régime dans l'aire méditerranéenne et il est susceptible de faire progresser la connaissance de ces questions et de renouveler les problématiques de recherche. Le projet a l'ambition de parvenir à une connaissance plus solide des systèmes de stockage antiques, notamment en créant un réseau international entre les chercheurs travaillant actuellement sur cette question et en suscitant de nouvelles recherches sur ce thème. Le présent site Internet relève d'un double objectif : d'une part diffuser largement les informations relatives au projet, d'autre part en constituer l'un des outils scientifiques de recherche par la création d'une base de données collaborative en ligne. Cette base de données, actuellement accessible par les seuls chercheurs associés au projet, sera à terme (2012) ouverte au public sur le présent site Internet.

Pour plus de détails :
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POTSHERD - Atlas of Roman Pottery

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:34 PM PST

[First posted in AWOL 3 June 2011. Updated 27 November 2012]

POTSHERD - Atlas of Roman Pottery
http://potsherd.net/atlas/gallery/img/potsherd.gif
This is a collection of pages on pottery and ceramics in archaeology, principally of the Roman period (1st cent. BC - 5th cent. AD) in Britain and western Europe.
  • The pages include an introductory Atlas of Roman Pottery, containing descriptions and distribution maps of types of Roman pottery (particularly types found in Britain).
  • The pages of the Atlas describing the individual wares can be accessed through the main menu, which lists the wares by CLASS (table wares, cooking wares, transport amphoras etc) or SOURCE (by province of origin). Links to these indices will also be found in the main menu bar.

Across the Hindukush of the First Millennium: a collection of the papers

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:46 PM PST

Across the Hindukush of the First Millennium: a collection of the papers
  Kuwayama, S. (2002)
Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, 2002, 297p., (Report of the Research Project on the Historical Archaeology of the Hindukush areas carried out under the auspices of the Asian Archaeology Section of the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University).
Table of contents: 
List of illustrations [ix]
Sources of the original papers [xi]
I Buddhist Establishments in Taxila and Gandhara: A Chronological Review [p.1-11]
II The Square Podium of Stupa in Taxila: its Introduction [p.12-19]
III The Buddha's Bowl in Gandhara [p.20-43]
IV The Wheel-shaped Structure inside Stupa: A Hidden from Augustan Rome [p.44-68]
V Shah-ji-ki Dheri before Kanishka [p.69-89]
VI Aspects of Stupa Court at Hadda: Tapa Shotor and Lalma [p.90-106]
VII The Hephthalites in Tokharistan and Gandhara [p.107-139]
VIII Two Itineraries concerning the Emergence of the Colossi in Bamiyan [p.140-155]
IX Bamiyan and its Buddhist Activities [p.156-161]
X A New Date for Begram III [p.162-172]
XI The Horizon of Begram III and Beyond: A Chronological Interpretation of the Evidence for Monuments in the Kapisi-Kabul-Ghazni Region [p.173-199]
XII Zhun, Aruna and Two Superimposed Shrines at Khair Khana, Kabul [p.200-207]
XIII Identity of the Napki Coins [p.208-221]
XIV The Turki Shahis and Relevant Brahmanical Sculptures in East Afghanistan [p.222-248]
XV The Inscription of Ganesa from Gardez and a Chronology of the Turki Shahis [p.249-259]
XVI Dating Yasovarman of Kanauj on the Evidence of Huichao [p.260-270]
Notes for chapters [p.271-280]
References [p.281-297]
Illustrations

Open Access Journal: Zinbun: Memoirs of the Research Institute for Humanistic Studies, Kyoto

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:47 PM PST

Zinbun: Memoirs of the Research Institute for Humanistic Studies, Kyoto
ISSN: 0084-5515
発行: Jinbun kagaku Kenkyusho, Kyoto University

Fw: H-ASIA: Position McGill Visiting Asst prof of International Studies, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 4:08 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position McGill Visiting Asst prof of International
Studies, Trinity College, Hartford, CT


> H-ASIA
> November 28, 2012
>
>
> Position: Internatioinal Studies, (includes Asian studies) McGill
> Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies, Trinity
> College, Hartford, CT
> ********************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=45997.
>
>
> Trinity College, International Studies
>
> McGill Visiting Assistant Professor of International Studies
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Connecticut, United States
> Position: Visiting Assistant Professor
>
>
> Trinity College invites applications for the McGill Visiting Assistant
> Professor of International Studies. This is a one-year appointment for a
> recent Ph. D. (within the past five years) who has either received a
> bachelors degree from a non-North American university or else has lived
> for a substantial period outside the United States. The International
> Studies Program at Trinity brings together faculty from a diverse array of
> departments and offers six interdisciplinary undergraduate majors, one in
> Global Studies and five rooted in regions: African Studies, Asian Studies,
> Caribbean and Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies, and Russian and
> Eurasian Studies. The successful candidate will be expected to teach three
> classes over the course of the year and deliver a research lecture for the
> college community in the Spring semester. The three classes will normally
> include our core course, INTS300, which requires students to complete a
> substantial research paper on a topic of transnational significance from
> any disciplinary perspective; an introductory course on global
> interrelations or an introduction to an area of the world; and one other
> course related to the candidates Ph.D. project.
>
> Trinity College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
> committed to attracting and supporting a faculty of women and men who
> fully represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the United
> States. We seek applications from minorities, women, and other
> under-represented groups. However, as per Trinitys policy on filling
> non-tenure track, temporary positions, applicants who do not already have
> legal permission to work in the United States will not be considered.
>
> Review of application materials will begin on February 1, 2013, and
> continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter of
> application, a CV, graduate transcripts, a sample of scholarly writing,
> and at least three letters of reference to Prof. Zayde Antrim,
> International Studies Program, McCook Building, Trinity College, 300
> Summit St., Hartford, CT 06106.
>
>
> Contact: Prof. Zayde Antrim
> International Studies Program, McCook Building
> Trinity College
> 300 Summit St.
> Hartford, CT 06106
>
> Website: None
> Primary Category: None
> Secondary Categories: Area Studies
> Humanities
> Social Sciences
> World History / Studies
>
> Posting Date: 11/28/2012
> Closing Date 04/01/2013
>
>
>
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Fw: [AASTibet] Columbia University Libraries Research Awards, 2013-14

 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:29 PM
Subject: [AASTibet] Columbia University Libraries Research Awards, 2013-14

Dear Colleagues,

Nicole Willock was chosen to receive one of these grants last year.  It would be wonderful to see another recipient from our field this year. Please know that using either our modern materials or our dpe-cha collection would be grounds enough for application, and our holdings can be found by searching our online catalog (CLIO).  Please also see the CUL Tibetan Studies website for other available resources, archival collections, etc., as well as instructions for searching Tibetan titles using the ALA transliteration system. Though not involved in the selection-process, I am happy to confirm the availability of resources that a potential applicant might want to consult. 
 
Lauran Hartley
Tibetan Studies Librarian
C.V. Starr East Asian Library
300 Kent Hall
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027 USA
(212) 854-9875



Columbia University Libraries Research Awards, 2013-14


The Columbia University Libraries (CUL) invites applications from
scholars and researchers to a new program designed to facilitate
access to Columbia's special and unique collections. CUL will award
ten (10) grants of $2500 each on a competitive basis to researchers
who can demonstrate a compelling need to consult CUL holdings for
their work. Participating Columbia libraries and collections include
those located on the Morningside Heights campus: the Avery
Architectural and Fine Arts Library, The Burke Library at Union
Theological Seminary, Butler Library, the Lehman Social Sciences
Library, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, the C. V. Starr East
Asian Library, and the Libraries' Global Studies Collections.

Applications will be accepted until February 15, 2013. Award
notifications will be sent to applicants by April 19, 2013 for
research conducted at Columbia during the period July 1, 2013 - June
30, 2014.

To apply, logon to our website and complete the application process:
libawards.cdrs.columbia.edu.