Fw: H-ASIA: CFP CSRI Altered & Alternative States, Los Angeles, Jun 2011

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
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Subject: H-ASIA: CFP CSRI Altered & Alternative States, Los Angeles, Jun
2011

> H-ASIA
> February 15, 2011
>
> Call for papers: CSRI Conference on the Study of Religions in India annual
> session--"Altered and Alternative States", Los Angeles, June 23-26, 2011
> DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2011
> (x-post RISA-L)
> ************************************************************************
> From: "Dempsey, Corinne" <Corinne.Dempsey@uwsp.edu>
>
> Please note that the CSRI call for papers deadline is just around the
> corner, March 1st!
>
> Looking forward to seeing many of you in June,
> Corinne
>
> THE CONFERENCE ON THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS OF INDIA (CSRI)
> ANNUAL MEETING 2011
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> "Altered and Alternative States"
>
> The Conference on the Study of Religions of India (CSRI) invites proposals
> for its upcoming Annual Meeting to be held at Loyola Marymount University
> in Los Angeles, California, from June 23 to June 26, 2011. The conference
> theme is "Altered and Alternative States." Possible topics related to
> this theme include altered mental states achieved through mystical,
> meditational or possession practices; bodily states altered by disguise,
> disfiguration, or costuming; new individual or collective states generated
> by alternative storylines, rituals, philosophies, or dramatic
> performances. Entrance into altered and alternative states can proceed
> from a number of causes that include but are not limited to spiritual
> discipline, divine encouragement, dramatic or hagiographical inspiration,
> social or political calculation, deception or propaganda. Conference
> organizers (Corinne Dempsey, Bill Harman, Karen Pechilis, and Brian
> Pennington) welcome proposals that explore altered and alternative states
> from an array of South Asian regions and contexts, contemporary and
> historical, practical and textual. Paper proposals of no more than 250
> words should be submitted to this year's program coordinator, Corinne
> Dempsey (cdempsey@uwsp.edu) no later than March 1, 2011.
>
> The Conference on the Study of Religions of India (CSRI) is a forum of
> exchange for scholars engaged in the academic study of the religious
> traditions of India in both native and diasporic contexts. It provides
> scholars a leisurely, collegial environment in which to present their
> work. Emphasis will be placed on informality among peers. Committed to
> critical and creative inquiry, the conference is not an advocacy forum for
> the religions of India and does not endorse or proscribe a particular
> point of view. Only scholars with terminal degrees in religious studies or
> related academic disciplines (like Anthropology, Art, Ethnomusicology,
> History, Philosophy, Theology, Women Studies) researching and/or teaching
> in the area of religions of India are eligible to present, attend, and
> participate in the conference. Graduate students in advanced standing in
> any of these disciplines are also welcome to participate in the
> conference.
>
> Corinne Dempsey
> <Corinne.Dempsey@uwsp.edu>
>
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