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• 05 sep 2017

  Fort-de-France

  Call for papers - History

  Naval activity in the Lesser Antilles

  Units, naval bases and ships and their role in geo-political missions (late 17th century-1820s)

  Cette journée d’études autour des fréquentations maritimes aux Antilles répond à un double objectif. Il s’agit d’abord de rendre aux marines militaires toute la complexité de leurs missions. À cet objectif s’ajoute celui de décentrer le regard et de considérer l’espace des Antilles non plus seulement comme une destination mais comme des mers parcourues de manière régulière par des navires qui devaient s’adapter aux différentes conditions de navigation qu’ils rencontraient.

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• 30 mar 2017

  Paris

  Call for papers - Religion

  The Ganden Phrodang Army and Buddhist

  TibArmy symposium

  A number of publications have addressed the question of the coexistence of Buddhism and violence, ultimately concluding that there is no paradox between the two. In various cultural and historical contexts in Asia, the presence of Buddhism as the state religion has often involved the recourse to violence and the maintenance of an army as a necessity of government. Likewise, the policies of Buddhist rulers have repeatedly invoked religious reasons to justify military activities aimed at defending the Dharma. We invite research contributions based on primary sources illustrating the role of the Tibetan Army vis-à-vis different aspects of the Buddhist religion during the historical period of the Ganden Phodrang.

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