[Bilimsel Haber] CONF./CFP- Studies on Mazar Cultures of the Silk Road, Urumchi, Aug. 26-29

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CONF./CFP- Studies on Mazar Cultures of the Silk Road, Urumchi, Aug. 26-29

Posted by: Rahile Dawut <rahiled at gmail.com>


Studies on Mazar Cultures of the Silk Road
Call For Papers and Participation

Date: August 26-29, 2008.
Venue: Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China.

Concept:

Mazars (Islamic Sacred Sites or Mausoleums) have long been functioning 
as the central source of spiritual strength and guidance for the local
communities. An institution of complex nature, the mazar combines 
religious elements of Islam and elements rooted in popular beliefs with 
their orientation on pursuing "this-world-benefits," such as related to 
curing or fertility. On the other hand, serving as objects ofpilgrimage, 
mazars have also played an important social role of major hubs of 
wide-area human exchange. This workshop, based on such understandings, 
aims to provide a forum for discussion and exchanging informations among 
scholars conducting researches by various point of view, and 
methodologies. Scholars (especially, young fellows!) in all humanities 
and social science disciplines with an interest in mazars are encouraged 
to participate.

Target Area, Planned Panels and the Language:
  - In this workshop we mainly focus on the mazars in the area
    of "Silk Road" (Xinjiang of China, Ex-Soviet Central Asia and the
    neighbourhoods).
  - We plan to open a couple of panel sessions as follows:
    (1) Mazar Ethnographies and Folklore.
    (2) Hagiographies from linguistic and philological point of view.
    (3) Mazar documents studies.

  - Each presentation are expected to read paper within 30 minutes
    (exclude discussion).
  - The expected language of the conference is English.

Paper Proposals:
  - Applicants are requested to submit 300-words-abstract with CV by
    May 10, 2008.
  - Please post Abstract of your paper and CV to
    mazar2008 at yahoogroups.com
  - Notification of acceptance is scheduled before June 1, 2008.

Registration for Participants:
To join this workshop, please make registration in advance.
Please inform us of: (1) your name, (2) your institution, (3) your
research field

E-mail address for registration is: mazar2008 at yahoogroups.com

PLEASE NOTE:
  - The conference is open to all interested; however, as capacity at
    the meeting space is limited, organizers may not be able to accept
    all requests to participate.

  - And Workshop organizers are not able to cover travel, accommodation
    and other expenses of participants, those willing to take part in
    this event are kindly requested to find their own sources for
    funding their participation.

Organizers:
Rahile DAWUT (Professor, Xinjiang University, China)
Jun SUGAWARA (Research Fellow, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies,
Japan)

Supported by:
The Toyota Foundation, Japan.
School of Humanity Studies, Xinjiang University, China




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