[KS] CFP: Esoteric Visions of the Past: East Asia and Beyond

[Ioannis Gaitanidis]

Dear list members,

(apologies for cross-posting)

The East Asian Network for the Academic Study of Esotericism (EANASE) will
hold its second international conference on November 30 (Sat.) and December
1 (Sunday). The conference will be online, but we offer the possibility of
a small on-site section for those who are able to come to Tohoku University
(Sendai, Japan).

This conference aims to explore how the region once referred to as the “Far
East” has influenced and shaped various esoteric and spiritual visions of
history, and conversely, how fantastical views of the past were developed
within and impacted different areas of East Asia.

We understand that East Asia is not a monolithic or readily-identifiable
entity, but rather a historical construction that has been constantly
reshaped and re-invoked for multiple reasons and by a number of actors,
many of whom have come from outside the political frontiers of China, Japan
and Korea.

Moreover, whereas an ‘East Asian-centred’ approach might be initially
helpful to counterbalance ‘Euro-american-centred’ perspectives still
prevalent in academic settings, East Asia – however defined – has
flourished in a changing, closely interconnected world.

For more information, visit our website:
https://eanase.com/2nd-eanase-conference/

Send your proposal by September 20 to eanase.office at gmail.com.

The EANASE team
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