Old Myths and New Approaches -- Advances in the Interpretation of Religious Sites in Ancient Southeast Asia
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute 13 - 15 July 2005
We would like to inform you that in mid July 2005 the Centre of Southeast Asian Studies and the Monash Asia Institute, Monash University will host an international conference, in Melbourne, Australia on ancient/classical Southeast Asia. The two-day conference will focus on the religious sites of ancient Southeast Asia, and their integration into and interaction with the surrounding environment. The conference will endeavour to present new insights regarding the temples themselves as well as the surrounding land- and cityscape, and will also focus on the incorporation of the temple sites into the lived environment --physically, metaphysically and socially.
Here follows the formal call for papers.
Call for Papers
Old Myths and New Approaches - Advances in the Interpretation of Religious Sites in Ancient Southeast Asia
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies/Monash Asia Institute, 13 - 15 July 2005
The focus of the two day conference will be on the religious sites of ancient Southeast Asia, and their integration into and interaction with the surrounding cities and landscapes. These sites have received considerable attention from the colonial period onward, and a substantial body of documentation has been accumulated over time. During the past few years this body of knowledge has been extended even further due to the introduction of new technology. While this information has helped advance the understanding of issues ranging from water management to construction techniques, the question of how it affects our understanding of the links of the temples with their surroundings has received far less attention. The temples were socially lived sites, interconnected inseparably with the rhythms of everyday life of the surrounding community. The conference will endeavour to present new insights regarding the temples themselves as well as the surrounding land- and cityscape, and will focus on the incorporation of temple sites into the lived environment - physically, metaphysically and socially. The conference will take place at the Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, on July 13 - 15, 2005.
The organisers invite papers from scholars in the fields of archaeology, history, cultural studies, and geography to focus on the classical civilisations of Southeast Asia. The deadline for the submission of abstracts of no more than 250 words is 1 February 2005. We envisage that the publication of the proceedings will appear within two years following the conference.
Please send your abstract and any queries you might have to Dr. Alexandra Haendel <alexandra.haendel@adm.monash.edu.a>), Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Southeast Asian Studies/Monash Asia Institute.