Religion in South India, Conference

[Lance Nelson]

Forwarded FYI from Paul Courtright <relpbc at emory.edu>.  Please send
any inquiries to Prof. Courtright.  LN

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Conference on Religion in South India
Annual Workshop, University of Florida, Gainesville

Thursday evening, June 19--Sunday noon, June 22, 1998


Theme: Nocturnal Realities in South Indian Religions

This year's workshop will focus on the many ways in which Night
figures in South Indian religious life.  Topics such as night as a
temporal locale for ritual performance, night as a symbol in poetic
expression, night as a conceptual category (e.g., night = darkness)
in philosophical and psychological discourses (e.g., night=
ignorance or psychological trauma), night as a context for
religio-cultural/political events (e.g., cinema, political rallies,
etc.)  Presentations may include detailed studies of particular
texts, rituals, or events; and/or comparative explorations between
traditions within South India and its diasporas.

Please send or email a proposal by May 15 to Paul B. Courtright,
Director, Asian Studies Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
30322, USA, Phone: 404-727-2103; Fax: 404-727-6187, email:
relpbc at emory.edu.

Costs:  $30.00 registration fee (includes Friday evening catered
dinner of Indian cuisine at the home of Vasudha Narayan)

Accommodations in the Reitz Union on the University of Florida
Campus: dtandard double room, $40.00 per night + 6.00% tax (if two
persons, each pays half); deluxe double room, $47.00 + 6.00% tax (if
two persons, each pays half); single room, $40.00 per night + 6.00%
tax

Room charge includes continental breakfast.

Persons interested in attending should contact Paul Courtright at the
above address.

The Conference on Religion in South India (CRSI) was formed in 1971
to support the academic study of religious traditions in South India
and its areas of influence elsewhere.  The CRSI sponsors an annual
workshop in an informal setting where scholars can present their
work at various stages of completion in a more extended and leisurely
setting than most scholarly conferences can provide.  It is an
independent organization and is financially self-supporting.  Emory
University provides administrative support for publicizing the
workshops.
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Lance Nelson
Religious Studies
University of San Diego
lnelson at acusd.edu