Daoist Studies Today: An International Conference at Sichuan University and Qingcheng Mountain, June 6-10, 2004

Organized by

LI Gang, Institute for Daoism and Religious Culture Studies, Sichuan University
ZHANG Qin, Institute for Daoism and Religious Culture Studies, Sichuan University
Livia Kohn, Department of Religion, Boston University,
LIU Xun, History Department, Rutgers University

Sponsors: Sichuan University, National Key Research Institute for Daoism and Religious Culture Studies; www.daoiststudies.org

Essential Participants: 80 scholars from North America, Europe and Australia; 30 scholars from Japan, South Korea and Singapore; 30 scholars from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao; 60 scholars from mainland China.

Discussion Areas
Daoism Today
Daoism and Ecology
Daoism, Medicine, and Healing
Daoism, Women, and Gender
Daoism and Modern Management
Daoist Literature and Aesthetics
Daoist Scriptures
Daoist Philosophy, Ethics, and Political Thought
Daoist History
Daoist Ritual
Daoist Music and Art
Daoist Martial Arts
Daoist Outer Alchemy
Daoist Self-Cultivation

Presentation Format: Individual papers or complete panels, with three or four papers plus chair and discussant.

Schedule: The conference will begin on Sunday morning, 9 o'clock, different panels will be open after a plenary session (welcome, keynote speakers).Three days for the conference and two days for tour (visit famous Daoist mountains and temples in Sichuan Province)

Fee: US$200 (inclding room,board, transportation during the conference and conference fees)

Deadlines: Abstracts for papers are due April 30, 2004. The conference organizers in China will review the abstracts and announce the final schedule around May 15, 2004

Observers: Observers are welcome to attend the conference provided that they register and pay the US$200 fee.