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The 19th World Congress of
the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR)
will be held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005. The organizers wish to
announce the opening of registration, and to issue a formal call
for papers and the proposal of group sessions.
| Honorary
Congress Chair: |
Prince
MIKASA |
| Congress
Chair: |
TAMARU
Noriyoshi |
| World
Congress Advisory Committee: |
Peter
ANTES |
| International
Congress Committee: |
Armin
W. GEERTZ |
Congress
Secretariat, President of the Japanese
Association for Religious Studies: |
SHIMAZONO
Susumu |
| Congress
Academic Program Committee: |
Gerrie
TER HAAR |
CONCERNING THE IAHR
| The IAHR is a worldwide body of national
and regional associations for the study of religion. It
is a member of CIPSH, which functions under the auspices
of Unesco. Founded in 1950, the IAHR aims to promote the
academic study of the history of religions through international
collaboration of scholars. An IAHR World Congress is held
once every five years. For further information concerning
the IAHR, kindly consult its permanent web page at http://www.iahr.dk
or contact the General Secretary Armin W. GEERTZ (awg@teo.au.dk). |
CONCERNING THE JARS
| The 19th World Congress in Tokyo, 2005,
will be held under the joint sponsorship of the Japanese
Association for Religious Studies (JARS) and the Science
Council of Japan, in cooperation with other associations.
This is the second congress to be sponsored by the JARS,
having hosted the 9th congress in 1958. In addition, the
year 2005 marks the 75th anniversary of the JARS and the
centennial of the inauguration of a program of Religious
Studies in the University of Tokyo. For further information
concerning the JARS, kindly consult its permanent web page
at http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jars/. |
CONGRESS SCHEDULE
Concerning the locations of rooms, please
consult the "CONGRESS VENUE" page of this website.
23 March (Wed)
13:00-20:00 Registration (Takanawa Prince Hotel B1, Room
ZUISHO)
15:00-18:00 Out-going Executive Committee meeting (Room
J)
24 March (Thurs)
9:00-18:30 Registration (New Takanawa Prince Hotel B1,
Reception Hall SAKURA)
10:30-11:50 Opening Ceremony (New Takanawa Prince Hotel
B1, Main Banquet Hall HITEN)
13:30-17:30 Keynote Addresses (Opening Session) "Religions
and Dialogue among Civilizations" (Main Banquet Hall
HITEN)
19:00-21:00 Reception (Main Banquet Hall HITEN)
25 March (Fri)
9:00-10:30 Plenary Session I "The Religious Dimension
of War and Peace" (Room A)
11:00-13:00 Sessions 1
14:00-16:00 Sessions 2
16:30-18:30 Sessions 3
20:00-21:30 Lecture by Prof. Zhuo Xinping "Theology
of Culture and Dialogue of Religions" (Room A)
19:30-22:00 Film showing "The Akinomine of Haguro
Shugendo" (Room B)
26 March (Sat)
9:00-10:30 Plenary Session II "Technology, Life,
and Death" (Room A)
11:00-13:00 Sessions 4
14:00-16:00 Sessions 5
16:30-18:30 Sessions 6
19:30-21:00 Reception for East Asian associations (Room
H)
20:00-21:00 Reception of the African Association for the
Study of Religions (Room F/G)
17:30-19:10 Film showing "An Odyssey in Kudaka Island"
(Room B)
19:20-20:20 Report and Discussion "Religion amidst
the Catastrophe: Rescue and Recovery Activities in Banda
Aceh" (Room B)
20:00-21:30 Lecture by Cheikh Khaled Bentoun?s, "Le
Soufisme ou la Quete du Sens" (Room D)
20:30-22:00 Symposium "Death and Rebirth of Festivals
in Okinawa" (Room A)
27 March (Sun)
Excursion (half-day or one-day)
9:00-13:00 International Committee meeting (Room H)
9:00-12:00 Special Session "Japanese religions and
the Study of Religion: Religion and Politics" (Room
A)
13:00-17:00 IAHR-UNU special joint public symposium "Education
for Sustainable Society and Religious Traditions"
(Room A)
13:00-15:00 Session 7
15:15-17:15 Session 8
13:00-18:30 Films directed by Mr. KORE-EDA, Hirokazu (Room
B)
17:30-19:30 Session 9
20:00-21:30 Roundtable Discussion "The IAHR and Japan"
(Room A)
20:00-21:30 Lecture by Prof. Hans G. Kippenberg "Preparing
for a Ghazwa: the Spiritual Manual of the Attackers of
9/11" (Room B)
28 March (Mon)
9:00-10:30 Plenary Session III "Global Religions
and Local Cultures" (Room A)
11:00-13:00 Sessions 10
14:00-16:00 Sessions 11
16:30-18:30 Sessions 12
18:30-21:00 In-coming Executive Committee meeting (Room
W)
18:30-20:30 Reception for the SISR joint session (Room
H)
20:00-22:00 Lecture by Prof. Shizuteru Ueda "Phenomenology
of the 'Self': the Way of the 'True Self' as Represented
by the Ten Oxherding Pictures"
20:00-21:30 Concert by Mr. Muhammad Qadri DALAL "Coexistence
of Religions in a Musical Culture in the Middle East;
Solo Performance of Ud (Arabic Lute) and Traditional Songs
from Aleppo"
19:30-21:30 Cultural Evening: Cherry-blossom viewing in
the Zojo-ji Temple
29 March (Tue)
9:00-10:30 Plenary Session IV "Boundaries and Segregations"
(Room A)
11:00-13:00 Sessions 13
14:00-16:00 Sessions 14
16:30-18:30 Sessions 15
19:00-21:30 Banquet (Room A)
30 March (Wed)
9:00-10:30 Plenary Session V "Method and Theory in
the Study of Religion" (Room A)
11:00-13:00 Sessions 16
14:00-16:00 Sessions 17
16:30-18:30 General Assembly, Closing Ceremony (Room A)
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ACADEMIC PROGRAM
The academic program of the congress
consists of six major groupings: 1. Opening Symposium, 2.
Plenary sessions, 3. Organized panel, 4. Symposia, 5. Individual
papers, 6. Roundtable sessions.
OPENING SYMPOSIUM:
The keynote addresses are given by distinguished scholars
who are invited by the Congress Academic Program Committee
(CAPC). The keynote addresses of the 19th World Congress,
which is arranged as the opening session on "Religions
and Dialogue among Civilizations," will be open
to the general public. It will provide an opportunity
to reflect on what religions can do to contribute to
peace in the world, and what role the scholarly study
of religion might have in this respect. For details,
please refer to the Prospectus.
PLENARY SESSIONS:
Each of the five days of the congress will open with
a plenary session, consisting of presentations and responses
by a panel of experts on one of the five sub-themes
of the congress: Religious Dimensions
of War and Peace; Technology,
Life, and Death; Global
Religions and Local Cultures; Boundaries
and Segregations; and Method
and Theory in the Study of Religion.
SPECIAL SESSIONS:
A number of special sessions are being organized with
a focus on Japanese religions. Several of the presentations
will be delivered in Japanese.
The organization of both Keynote Addresses
and the Special and Plenary Sessions is being coordinated
by the IAHR and the Congress Secretariat of the JARS,
but we welcome your suggestions and ideas.
The presentation of papers will take
place during the time set aside for sessions in the above
schedule. Members of the IAHR can propose organized panels,
symposia, roundtable sessions or individual papers. The
subject of a presentation of any category need not be
directly related to the general theme or sub-themes of
the congress. For details, please see the page of Registration
and Proposails for Papers.
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BUSINESS PROGRAM
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The Business Program consists of the Opening Ceremony,
the General Assembly, the Closing Ceremony, and other
IAHR business meetings, including the Executive Committee,
the International Committee and so on.
The Out-going Executive Committee meeting
23 March (Wed.) 15:00-18:00, Room J (Room TAKE), KIHINKAN
Guest House 2F, Takanawa Prince Hotel.
Opening Ceremony
24 March (Thus.) 10:30-11:50, Main Banquet Hall HITEN,
New Takanawa Prince Hotel B1. The Ceremony is held in
English and Japanese. (Simultaneous interpretation provided.)
[AGENDA]
Master of Ceremony: Prof. SASAO Michiyo (Keisen University)
1. Japanese hand drum performance (Mr.
ÔKURA Shonosuke, living national treasure)
2. Opening address by Prof. TAMARU Noriyoshi, Congress
Chair
3. Welcome address by Prof. SHIMAZONO Susumu, President
of the JARS
4. Welcome address by Prof. KUROKAWA Kiyoshi, Chair of
Japan Council of Science
5. Address by Prof. Peter ANTES, President of the IAHR
6. Congratulatory speech by Prince MIKASA, Honorary Congress
Chair
7. Congratulatory speech by Prime Minister, KOIZUMI Jun'ichiro
(read by a deputy)
8. Address by Prof. Gerrie ter HAAR, Chair of Congress
Academic Program Committee
9. Address by Prof. Armin W. GEERTZ, Chair of International
Congress Committee
10. Performance of Shômyô (Buddhist chanting,
The Chisan Shomyo Kenkyukai)
The International Committee meeting
27 March (Sun.) 9:00-13:00, Room H (Room MATSU), KIHINKAN
Guest House 2F, Takanawa Prince Hotel.
The Incoming Executive Committee meeting
28 March (Mon.) 18:30-21:00, Room W (Room COSMOS), Guest
Room Wing, New Takanawa Prince Hotel.
The General Assembly and the Closing Ceremony
30 March (Wed.) 16:30-18:30, Room A (PRINCE room), Takanawa
Prince Hotel B1.
The General Assembly agenda will be available in the IAHR
booklet and copies will be distributed to the participants.
After the General Assembly, the Closing Ceremony will
take place:
1. Address of Gratitude by Prof. SHIMAZONO Susumu, President
of the JARS
2. Closing Address by the Incoming President
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CULTURAL PROGRAM
| The Cultural Program consists of evening
sessions, musical events, art exhibitions, book exhibitions,
excursions, film showing, and receptions.
Opening Reception
24 March (Thus.) 19:00-21:00. Main Banquet Hall HITEN,
New Takanawa Prince Hotel B1 floor
For all registered participants. A invitation letter is
enclosed in your congress bag. Please show the letter
to congress staff members when you enter the room.
Performance: Gagaku (Daihonzan
Zojo-ji Gagaku group)
Gagaku refers to the dance and music of the ancient
Japanese court. The Daihonzan Zojo-ji Gagaku group, established
in 1937, performs at many religious ceremonies, and is
also energetically involved overseas.
Reception for participants from East Asian associations
(by invitation only)
26 March (Sat.) 19:30-21:00. Room H.
Reception of the African Association for the Study of
Religions (by invitation only)
26 March (Sat.) 20:00-21:00. Room F and G.
Reception for the SISR joint session (by invitation only)
28 March (Mon.) 18:30-20:30. Room H.
" HANAMI" (Cherry-blossom viewing party)
28 March (Mon.) 19:30-21:00. Applicants only. Reservation
required.
 Details
Banquet
29 March (Tue.) 19:00-21:30. PRINCE Room, Takanawa Prince
Hotel B1 floor.
For all registered participants. A invitation letter is
enclosed in your congress bag. Please show your invitation
letter to congress staffs when you enter the room.
Performance
Otsugunai Yamabushi Kagura from Mt. Hayachine "Gongen
Dancing" by Group
of Otsugunai Kagura.
Wadaiko (Japanese drums) by Mr. HANDA Takao and
Ms. NANBU Satoko, Wadaiko
performance group GENSO.
Performance of Ud (Arabic lute) by Mr.
Muhammad Qadri DALAL
Film Showing
"After Life," and "Distance," directed
by Mr. KORE-EDA, Hirokazu
(English subtitles provided.)
27 March (Sun.) 13:00-18:30. Room B.
Convener and commentator (English): Prof. Paul L. Swanson
(Nanzan University)
EVENING SESSIONS and MUSICAL EVENTS
The Congress Secretariat arranges a number of evening
sessions, which are academic as well as attractive for
participants. Please consult the "Evening Session"
page of this website.
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EXCURSIONS
| For details, please see the page of EXCURSION
in this website. |
EXHIBITIONS
| Please see the page of EXHIBITIONS of
this website. |
REGISTRATION FEES
| All payments must be made to Registration
Desk either by bank transfer, or with credit card. |
Early Registration
(From 1 April to 30 September, 2004) |
33,000 Japanese Yen |
Late Registration
(From 1 October, 2004, to 31 December, 2004) |
38,000 Japanese
Yen |
On-site Registration
(From 23 to 30 March, 2005) |
39,000 Japanese Yen |
Students* - Early Registration
(From 1 April to 30 September, 2004) |
17,000 Japanese Yen |
Students - Late Registration
(From 1 October, 2004, to 31 December, 2004) |
22,000 Japanese Yen |
| Accompanying Person**
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11,000 Japanese Yen |
| Exhibitors |
40,000 Japanese Yen |
| * Student participants are required to
send a copy of Student ID to Registration Desk by fax or
post.
** Accompanying persons have to be a spouse/family of,
or persons who have similar relations with, a regular
participant. Those who register as accompanying persons
can attend academic programs, though they do not have
the right to present, or be respond to, papers. They can
also attend Reception Party, Banquet Party, and excursions,
if they pay additional fees for them.
Accompanying person's fee for Reception Party: 8,000 Japanese
Yen per person.
Accompanying person's fee for Banquet Party: 8,000 Japanese
Yen per person.
Concerning excursions, please see the page of Excursions
of this website.
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Prof. Susumu Shimazono, President of the JARS
Congress Secretariat of the 19th World Congress of IAHR
Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Letters, University
of Tokyo
7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-0033
TEL: (81)3-5841-3765@ FAX: (81)3-5841-3888
E-mail address: iahr@l.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Congress website: http://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/iahr2005/ |
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