Call for Paper Abstracts

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WORLD ASSOCIATION OF VEDIC STUDIES

Conference on India's Intellectual Traditions in the Contemporary Global

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July 9 - 11, 2004

University of Maryland, Shady Grove Campus (Rockville, MD)

Washington, D.C., USA

A Symposium on Indian Influences on Contemporary Western

CultureCall for Paper Abstracts

 

The long-standing influence of Indian culture and Hindu spiritual thought

on modern Western civilization has been both myriad and of great

significance. Beginning as early as Emerson’s open acknowledgment

of the Bhagavad Gita’s deep influence on his thought in the

Nineteenth Century, and continuing to the current keen interest in Indian

culture today, America and the West continue to be deeply influenced by

Indian and Hindu culture. Currently, there are 15 million Americans

practicing the Hindu spiritual discipline of Yoga. An even larger

number practice a wide variety of Hindu and Buddhist inspired forms of

meditation. Serene images of Hindu gods and goddesses are found

today gracing tee-shirts, bags and popular artwork in American

apartments. Such Sanskrit terms as “mantra”, “pundit”

and “guru” have entered mainstream American language.

 

In this symposium, we will explore the history, dynamics, meaning, impact

and future implications of Indian cultural and spiritual influence on

American cultural development. We invite scholars to submit

presentation proposals examining this inter-cultural phenomenon from a

variety of perspectives: historical, philosophical, religious, literary,

social, etc.

 

Only serious academic presentations dealing directly with the subject

matter outlined above will be considered for this symposium.

 

Abstracts of papers (in about 200 words each), containing title of the

paper, and name, address, phone, and e-mail of the author, may be

submitted to the Moderator:

 

Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales, Ph.D.

Founder-President

American Institute for Yoga Studies

fmorales (AT) dharmacentral (DOT) com

http://www.dharmacentral.com

(608) 280-8375

 

Deadline: May 31, 2004

For More information on the Conference, please visit

www.umassd.edu/indic/waves.

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