University of Leeds, Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 July 2014

Supported by:
School of Modern Languages and Cultures (University of Leeds), East Asian Studies (University of Leeds) and Centre for Religion and Public Life (University of Leeds)

This two-day conference will bring together internationally renowned scholars to explore the theme ‘Buddhism and Healing’ from their respective fields of study. The conference will address this subject through innovative ways from a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives such as textual studies, history of medicine, medical anthropology and ritual studies. One major objective is to further our understanding of ‘healing’ by investigating the complex interrelationship between body and mind in Buddhist thought and practices in a wide range of different cultural and historical contexts. The aim here is to move beyond what is now widely regarded as a problematic dichotomy in Buddhist Studies, in order to propose a new and more satisfactory model of the dynamic body/mind relationship.

Speakers include:

Bhikkhu Analayo (University of Hamburg)
Pierce Salguero (Penn State University)
Joanna Cook (University College London)
Colin Millard (University of Cardiff)
Anna Andreeva (University of Heidelberg)
Paula Arai (Louisiana State University)
William Tuladhar-Douglas (University of Aberdeen)
Peter Sharrock (University of London)

Buddhism and Healing will take place in the Parkinson Building (University of Leeds) Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 July 2014. Please follow the link to access the booking form:

http://www.ukabs.org.uk/ukabs/conferences/2014-conference/

The conference fee includes tea/coffee/biscuits on days, lunch and dinner on 1st July, lunch on 2nd July, conference pack, conference facilities.

Conference organisers
Martin Seeger (M.Seeger@leeds.ac.uk)
Mikael Bauer (M.Bauer@leeds.ac.uk)