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The workshop is taking place on 11th-12th December 2014, from 10.00 am, Room 011 at the Institute of Medical Psychology, Bergheimerstr. 20, Heidelberg.
Abstract:
Violence appears to be a decisive and pervasive factor in defining religious discourses, practices and identities, while at the same crossing several dimensions ranging from mythical accounts of foundational events to theological speculations on theodicy, from influencing ritual practices to providing specific justifications to religiously driven political violence. Mimetic, structural, symbolic, physical, psychological, visible or invisible, religious violence appears to be always meaningful and with a purpose. Drawing from several disciplines this workshop aims to address, highlight and analyze the multi-faceted issues related to religious violence in order to explore its web of entangled dimensions encompassing myth, praxis and politics.
Speakers:
Paolo Aranha (Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität München)
James Caron (SOAS, London)
Ananya Chakravarti (American University, Cairo)
Karin Polit (Universität Heidelberg)
Diana Riboli (Panteio University, Athens)
Paul Rollier (UC London)
Jürgen Schaflechner (Universität Heidelberg)
Nicolas Sihle´ (Centre d'Etudes Himalayennes, CNRS, Paris)
Davide Torri (Universität Heidelberg)
Programme:
| Thursday 11.12. | Friday 12.12. |
| Morning Session 10:00-10:20 Welcome 10:20-11:00 Davide Torri 11:00-11:20 Break 11:20-12:00 Nicolas Sihle´ 12:00-12:40 Diana Riboli | Morning Session 10:00-10:40 Karin Polit 10:40-11:20 Ananya Chakravarti 11:20-11:40 Break 11:40-12:20 Paul Rollier 12:20-13:00 Discussion |
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Afternoon Session 14:30-15:10 Paulo Aranha 15:10-15:50 Jürgen Schaflechner 15:50-16:20 Break 16:20-17:00 James Caron 17:00- 18:00 Discussion | |
