Conference Room (#120), CK Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research, 1855 West Mall, UBC Campus 10 - 10:30a Welcome and Introduction 10:30a - 12p Mongolian Buddhism: The Past and the Future Session Chair: Julian Dierkes, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Canada Matthew King, University of Toronto, Canada “Finding the Buddha Hidden Below the Sand: Dynamics and Complexity in the Revivalism of Mongolian Buddhism” Zsuzsa Majer, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary “Present-day Mongolian Buddhist Temples: Continuation or Disjuncture with the Past and the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition” 12 - 1:30p Lunch 1:30 - 3p The Context of Contemporary Religiosity in Mongolia Session Chair: Elena Feditchkina, Political Science, University of British Columbia, Canada Johan Elverskog, Southern Methodist University, USA “Theorizing Christianity in Mongolia” Mátyás Balogh, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary “Ways of Practicing Shamanism in Mongolia” 3 - 3:30p Coffee 3:30 - 5:00p The Complexity of the Buddhist Revival in Mongolia Session Chair: Tsering Shakya, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Canada Krisztina Teleki, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary “Building on Ruins, Memories and Persistence: Revival and Survival of Buddhism in the Countryside” Marie-Dominique Even, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France “Religious Pluralism versus Cultural Identity in Mongolia” Conference Room, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, 6331 Crescent Road, UBC Campus 6 - 7:30p Keynote Address Morris Rossabi, Columbia University, USA “Modern Mongolia: The Contemporary Descendants of the Khans and the Revival of Buddhism” Conference Room, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, 6331 Crescent Road, UBC Campus 10a – 12p Mongolia’s Continuing Transitions Session Chair: Marcia Frost, East Asian Studies & Economics, Wittenberg University, USA Christopher Kaplonski, Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit, University of Cambridge, UK “Forgetting the Lamas: The Politicization of Death in Post-socialist Mongolia” Sarah Combellick-Bidney, Political Science, University of Indiana, USA “We Would Not Choose These Terms: Mongolia’s Mining Controversy and the Politics of Place” MUNGUNSARNAI Ganbold, Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency, Mongolia, and Thomas Spoorenberg, Economic History, University of Geneva, Switzerland “Did the Social and Economic Transition Cause a Health Crisis in Mongolia? Evidence from Age-, Sex- and Cause-Specific Mortality Trends (1965-2007)” 12 - 1:30p Lunch 1:30 – 3:30p Mongolia’ s Continuing Transitions (Cont.) Session Chair: Charles Krusekopf, Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University, Canada Troy Sternberg, Geography, Oxford University, UK “Twilight of Mongolian Pastoralism?” BORCHULUUN Yadamsuren, Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, USA, and Catherine Johnson, Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, Canada “From Socialism to Democracy: Effects of Transition on the Perception of the Role of Libraries in Mongolia” Paula Sabloff, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA “Democracy and Risk” 3:30 - 4p Coffee 4 – 5:30p Mongolians’ Interaction with their Physical Environment Session Chair: Cliff Montage, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, USA Raffael Himmelsbach, Political Science, University of Lausanne, Switzerland “Collaborative Pasture Management, a Solution for Grassland Degradation in Mongolia?” TEMUULEN Tsagaan Sankey, Geographic Information Systems, Idaho State University, USA, Keith Weber, Geographic Information Systems, Idaho State University, USA, and Joel Sankey, Geosciences, Idaho State University, USA “Changes in Pastoral Use and Their Effects on Rangeland Productivity” 5:45 - 7p Film Screening Gaëlle Lacaze "Ballad of the Trader", 59 min. DVD, colour, 2005, Mongolian, Kazakh and Russian / English subtitles.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
The Revival of Buddhism in Mongolia in the Context of Post-Socialist Society
Organized by
Julian Dierkes & Tsering Shakya
Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program
Institute of Asian Research & Department of Asian Studies
Supported by the
Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Conference: The Revival of Buddhism in Mongolia in the Context of Post-Socialist Society
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sradha nanda sraman
2009-09-15 08:24:59
Dear Sir,
With respect I state that I am a student and I have been staying to learn Buddhism in Thailand. As I am a learner, I would like to participate in this ceremony which will give me a deep knowledge.
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