Daoist Studies Consultation
The first Daoist Studies consultation will be held at the American Academy of Religion's annual meeting in Philadephia, November 19-22, 2005.
Panel 1: Daoist Studies: Problems and Prospects
| Norman Girardot, Lehigh University | Presider |
| Thomas Michael, George Washington University | The Bright Dao Appears Dark: Is Early Daoism Possible? |
| Jason Steuber, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Pedagogical Prospects: Daoist Studies and Material Culture |
| James Miller, Queen’s University | Ecology and the State: The Politics and Prospects of Daoist Studies |
| Dominic LaRochelle, Laval University | Reception Theory, Martial Arts and Daoism in the West: An Interpretative Model in Cultural and Religious Transfers Studies |
| Livia Kohn, Boston University | Respondent |
Panel 2: Ritual, Temple and Power in Later Daoism
| Russell Kirkland, University of Georgia | Presider |
| Stephen Eskildsen, University of Tennessee | Do Immortals Kill: The Controversy Surrounding Lu Dongbin |
| Shin-yi Chao, Rutgers University | The Divine Empyrean Palace Temple Network and the Court of Song Huizong |
| David Mozina, Harvard University | How to Become a God: Ritual Transformation into Deities by Contemporary Daoist Priests |
| Stephen Bokenkamp, Indiana University | Respondent |
| Robert Hymes, Columbia University | Respondent |