[Discussion] CONF./CFP- Kutadgu-Bilig author Yusuf Balasaguni and His Ideas in the Contemporary World, May 2005, Bishkek

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CONF./CFP- Yusuf Balasaguni and His Ideas in the Contemporary World,
May 2005

Call for Papers

Bishkek International Conference on "Yusuf Balasaguni and his Ideas in
the Contemporary World"

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - May 26, 2005
Organized by: International Ataturk Alatoo University & Kyrgyz National
Yusuf Balasagun University

The Objective of the Conference

A thousand years ago, Central Asia developed a brilliant civilization.
Predominantly Central Asian Turkic-nomadic culture and Islam in addition
to the contributions of Hindu, Chinese, Persian, Arabic, and Greek
cultures gave birth to a cultural renaissance in Turkestan in the 11th
century. This period, golden age of Central Asia, was the time of great
scholars and poets. Yusuf Balasaguni, born in Balasagun, situated on the
territory of today's Kyrgyzstan, wrote his famous book "Kutadgu Bilig"
(Beneficient Knowledge) in Kashgar, today in Uygur region of northwest
China, both cities as important cultural centers of that age on the
great Silk Road. An international conference and discussion on 'Yusuf
Balasaguni and his Ideas in the Contemporary World', aimed at bringing
together academicians and experts from different universities at
different countries on an academic platform, will be specifically
meaningful when held in such an era in which inter-civilizational
dialogue has gained special importance.

The Scope of the Conference:
  - Analysis on his socio-political ideas in our contemporary world
  - His philosophy
  - His moral ideas
  - Literary and linguistic analyses

Abstract submission deadline: February 1, 2005

Final paper submission deadline: April 1, 2005

Correspondence:

For papers in Turkish and Russian: Murat Bakir muratbakir@iaau.edu.kg
For papers in English: Halim Nezihoglu nezihoglu@iaau.edu.kg
For papers in Kyrgyz: Iskender Ormonuulu iskender@iaau.edu.kg

Telephone Number: +996 312 63 14 23
Fax Number:+996 312 63 14 32

Submissions:

Submissions should include in word format:

  - Title of the paper, Abstract (not more than 350 words; please pay
    attention to provide a title and an abstract in line with each
other, and the abstract should be informative for non-specialists), Key
words (up to 5-6 ), Full names and affiliation of all authors,
Corresponding author's name, full postal address, telephone number, fax
number, email address
  - Submissions are accepted in English, Russian, Kyrgyz, and Turkish
languages
  - Notification of acceptance will be emailed to the authors of accepted
    papers by May 1, 2005
  - Papers have to be emailed as attachments in word format to Murat
Bakir or Halim Nezihoglu or Iskender Ormonuulu
  - All the papers presented at the conference will be published in the
conference proceedings.

Funding and Accommodation

We regret that we cannot offer any funding for international travel
expenditures. The University will help the participants for their
accommodation needs.

Paper format

  - All papers should be 1.5 lines spaced with 12 font size (Times New
Roman)
  - Margins should be (4.00) at the top and left, (2.5cm) at the bottom
and right
  - Limits: Approximately 20 pages.



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