CONF.- 2nd Int'l Conf. on Comparative Religious Studies in Central Asia, 4/15

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CONF.- 2nd Int'l Conf. on Comparative Religious Studies in Central Asia, 4/15

Posted by: Ilse Cirtautas <icirt@u.washington.edu>

University of Washington

2nd International Conference On Issues Of Comparative Religious
Studies In Central Asia

Markaziy Osiyoda qiyosiy dinshunoslik masalalari mavzusidagi ikkinchi xalqora
ilmiy anjuman

Communications 202 (Simpson Center for the Humanities)
University of Washington, Seattle
Sunday, April 15th, 2007, 8:45 am - 5:30 pm

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

8:45-9:00 Coffee, Tea, and Pastries

9:00-9:30 Welcome and Introduction
Ilse Cirtautas, (UW, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization)
Scott Noegel, (UW, Chair, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization)

9:30-11:00 Panel 1: Buddhism and Christianity in the History of Central Asia

Panel chair / respondent: Kyoko Tokuno (UW, Jackson School of
International Studies)

Kasimjan Sadikov (Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies): On
the Expansion of Buddhism in Central Asia

Stefan Baums (UW, Asian Languages & Literature): Early Buddhist
Inscriptions and Manuscripts from Ancient Bactria and Gandhara

Joel Walker (UW, History): "A Race of Women Far Superior to that of
Men": Christian Women at the Mongol Court

11:00-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-12:45 Panel 2: Islam in the History of Central Asia

Panel chair / respondent: Florian Schwarz (UW, History)

Jonathan Brown (UW, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization): Central
Asian Contributions to Hadith Scholarship in the Middle and Early
Modern Periods

Nodira Mahkamova (Institute of History, Academy of Sciences): Islam
and Power During the 1920s

Odil Qoriev (Al-Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent): The
Fergana Valley in the 1970-80s: Economic Basis for the Rise of the
Islamist Movement

12:45-2:15 Lunch break

2:15-3:15 Panel 3: Anthropology and Sociology of Religion in Central Asia

Panel chair / respondent: Cabeiri Robinson (UW, Jackson School of
International
Studies)

Dilorom Gulamova (Institute of History, Academy of Sciences):
Studying Universal and National (Religious) Values of the Youth
(Sociological Survey Results)

Gulchehra Zununova (Institute of History, Academy of Sciences):
Symbols in the Religious-Mythological Worldview of Mahalla Uzbeks

3:15-3:30 Coffee break

3:30-4:30 Panel 4: Teaching Comparative Religious Studies

Panel chair / respondent: Michael Williams (UW. Near Eastern Languages
and Civilization)

Saidakbar Agzamkhodjaev (Tashkent Islamic University): Interactive
Teaching Methods in Courses on Comparative Religious Studies

James Wellman (UW, Jackson School of International Studies): Critical
thinking in Teaching the Study of Religion

4:30-5:15
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Florian Schwarz (UW, History)

5:15-5:30
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Ilse Cirtautas (UW, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization) and Scott
Noegel (UW, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization)

Partner institutions:
Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, Tashkent
O'zbekiston Respublikasi Fanlar Akademiyasi Tarix Instituti

Abu Rayhon Beruniy Institute of Oriental Studies, Academy of Sciences
of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
O'zbekiston Respublikasi Fanlar Akademiyasi Aby Rayhon Beruniy
nomidagi Sharqshunoslik Instituti

Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies
Toshkent Davlat Sharqshunoslik Instituti

Tashkent Islamic University
Toshkent Islom Universiteti

Tashkent Al-Bukhariy Institute of Islamic Studies
Al-Buxoriy nomidagi Toshkent Islom Instituti

University of Washington, Seattle
Vashington Universiteti, Sietl

Sponsored by:

United States Department of State
Uzbekistan Airways, Tashkent
International Amir Temur Foundation, Tashkent
Herbert J. Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian
Studies, University of Washington
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, University of Washington

The 2nd International Conference on Issues of Comparative Religious
Studies in Central Asia represents the culmination of the U.S. State
Department grant, The Uzbekistan Educational Partnership Program in
Cultural and Comparative Religious Studies, a grant awarded to the
University of Washington from June 2003 - June 2007. Over the course
of these years, the grant promoted and funded scholarly exchange
between the University of Washington and its five partner
institutions: Tashkent Islamic University; Imam al-Bukhari Islamic
Institute; Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Institute of History;
Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, al-Beruni Institute; and Tashkent
State University of Oriental Studies. The program had several goals:
to assist partners in teaching the academic and comparative study of
religion in Uzbekistan, to offer opportunities for Uzbek scholars to
learn about Western educational systems, to allow Uzbek scholars
access to research facilities and libraries at U.S. institutions of
higher learning, and to offer opportunities for University of
Washington scholars to learn about Uzbekistan and its educational
system. Seventeen UW scholars, four UW students, and twenty Uzbek
scholars participated in the exchange. Six Uzbek scholars from among
our Tashkent partner institutions and four UW professors are scheduled
to present papers at the April 15th, 2007 conference. Paper topics
include Buddhism, Christianity and Islam in the History of Central
Asia, Anthropology and Sociology of Religion in Central Asia,and
Teaching Comparative Religion.

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