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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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• 20 jan 2016

  21 jan 2016

  Nantes

  Conference, symposium - Law

  Theological Foundations of Modern Constitutional Theory: 16th-17th Centuries

  Fondements théologiques de la théorie constitutionnelle moderne : XVIe-XVIIe siècles

  This conference aims to assemble different studies laying bridges between modern constitutional theories and theology from the perspective of intellectual history. Though modernity of law and politics has been usually accounted in the context of Reformation, the paper-givers’ approaches to the question will not be restricted in any confessional perspective, Protestant or Catholic. For, whatever the word ‘theology’ may have connoted in the time of religious confrontations, theoretical attempts to legitimize human rights and political authority at those days can be regarded as part of the general current of philosophical investigations, in a new manner and with different foci than ever, into the concept of justice with reference to that of God.

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• 31 jan 2012

  Istanbul

  Call for papers - Early modern

  Crowd control in the Renaissance

  This seminar will discuss the notion of « crowd control » from various viewpoints, distinguishing « crowd controllers » and the « crowds controlled » in different loci : on the stage, in the Church, the royal entourage, urban / rural milieus, in the British Isles or elsewhere.

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• 01 jui 2009

  Brussels

  Call for papers - History

  Propagandes : objectifs et pratiques au XVIe et au XXe siècles

  Pouvons-nous établir des parallèles entre les objectifs de la propagande au seizième siècle et ceux de la communication de masse contemporaine ? Comment les historiens de la première modernité utilisent-ils le terme de propagande ? Quels glissements sémantiques peut-on observer par rapport à son utilisation par les historiens de la société de masse ?Pour répondre à ces questions, cet atelier de recherche propose une approche diachronique, allant de pair avec un changement de perspective : plutôt que sur les contenus, qui sont toujours spécifiques à leur époque, l’attention se portera sur les outils et les pratiques de la propagande dans la longue durée.

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