Tantra Workshop: Exploring the Latest Developments in Tantric Studies
Dear List Members, Join us on the 24th and 25th of May at the Italian Institute of Oriental Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, for the Tantra Workshop. This event will showcase the most recent advancements in research, featuring prominent scholars specializing in South Asian tantric traditions.
Here's the schedule of activities:
May 24th, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC+1 (in-person only) Location: Room 103, Marco Polo Building, Circ.ne Tiburtina 4, 00185 Rome Roundtable discussion with Annette Hornbacher (Universität Heidelberg), William S. Sax (Universität Heidelberg), and David Gordon White (Distinguished Emeritus Professor, University of California Santa Barbara). Discussant: Aleksandra Bozena Wenta (University of Florence). Scientific organization: Carmela Mastrangelo, ISO Sapienza University of Rome (carmela.mastrangelo@uniroma1.it); Davide Torri, SARAS Sapienza University of Rome (davide.torri@uniroma1.it).
May 25th, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM UTC+1 Location: Lab 2, Marco Polo Building, Circ.ne Tiburtina 4, 00185 Rome David Gordon White will deliver a lecture on "Goddess-Trees in the Forest of Bliss: Tree Worship in Vārāṇasī and Greater India (200 BCE – 2000 CE)" as part of the doctoral course on Asian and African Civilizations. Remote attendance link: https://meet.google.com/spb-wjpm-gec.
May 25th, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC+1 Location: Aula di etnologia Ernesto De Martino, Lettere Building, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome William S. Sax will deliver a lecture on "Embodying Evil? Demonic Possession in Hinduism and Islam" as part of the doctoral course on History, Anthropology, and Religions. Remote attendance link: https://meet.google.com/gpa-nhyd-zwa.