PureInsight | December 3, 2006
EXPRESSIONS OF TRADITIONAL WISDOM
First Announcement and Call for Papers
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Brussels,
Thursday 27 – Friday 28 SEPTEMBER 2007
The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences,
in collaboration with
the Royal Museum for Central Africa and the Royal Museums of Art and History,
is organizing an international symposium devoted to
“Expressions of Traditional Wisdom” of cultures from “overseas”, i.e., Africa, Asia, Oceania and
the Americas including the ancient civilizations of these continents.
The notion of “wisdom” in the sense of practical wisdom has entered Western civilization through biblical texts. In the Hellenic experience this kind of wisdom received a more structural character in the form of philosophy. In this sense philosophy also reflects one of the expressions of traditional wisdom.
The following themes have been retained: Expressions of Traditional Wisdom in
1. Religion
2. Philosophy
3. Gender Studies
4. The Afterlife
5. Family Life
6. Justice
7. Education
8. Power/Authority Politics
9. Contemporary Literature
10. Material Culture
11. Linguistics
12. Health
Extended abstract:
English – 1 A4 page – 12 point font
Deadline: 1 February, 2007.
Proceedings: all accepted abstracts will be published by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences.
Participants are encouraged to find their own financial support for their travel and accommodation expenses.
No registration fee required
Send to:
Prof. Dr Danielle Swinne
Permanent Secretary
Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences
rue Defacqzstraat 1/3
B- 1000 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM
Tel.: (0032) 2 538 02 11 – Fax: (0032) 2 539 23 53
E-mail: kaowarsom@skynet.be
If you would like to present a paper, fill out the form below and email or fax it, along with your abstract, before February 1, 2007.
International Symposium
EXPRESSIONS OF TRADITIONAL WISDOM
Brussels, 27 – 28 September, 2007
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Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences
rue Defacqzstraat 1/3
B-1000 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM
Tel: (0032) 2 538 02 11 – Fax: (0032) 2 539 23 53
E-mail: kaowarsom@skynet.be
