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<p class="MsoNormal"
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lang="EN-GB">[Apologies for cross-posting.]<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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lang="EN-GB">Dear All,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">I'm pleased to share this call for an
interdisciplinary workshop organised by Joanna Bialek, Mareike
Wulff and myself. Linguistic contributions are welcome.<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Best,<br>
Uta<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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lang="EN-GB"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Call for contributions to panel: <i>Animal
Agency and Ritual in the Himalayas and on the Tibetan
Plateau</i></span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><i><span
lang="EN-GB"> </span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB">35.
Deutscher Orientalistentag</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">September 8–12, 2025 </span></b><span
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Friedrich-Alexander-Universit</span><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Gentium">ä</span><span
lang="EN-GB">t Erlangen, Germany</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">We invite contributions to the panel on animals and
rituals in the broader regions of the Himalayas and the Tibetan
Plateau.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">This interdisciplinary panel focuses on the
relationship between animals and ritual in the religious
landscape of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Peoples of
these regions maintain close connections to their natural
environment, in which animals— sharing the space with
humans—serve a key function. Independently of their religious
background, a wide variety of ritual practices and religious
beliefs are shaped around the concept of agency that is ascribed
to domestic animals and wildlife. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">In a new approach, we wish to investigate animals
as an effectual link between humans and intangible beings
(deities, spirits, demons, etc.) We welcome contributions that
look at the relationship between animals and ritual in Buddhism,
Bon, or divergent forms of animistic or indigenous cults in the
area of focus. The panel is intended to enhance our
understanding of local cultures and broaden the perspectives for
future research through the exchange between specialists from
fields such as (but not limited to) social and cultural
anthropology, history of religions, linguistics, textual
studies, archaeology, and art history.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Submissions may include but are not limited to the
following topics:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Sacred
animals</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Animals
as messengers</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Sacred
ritual ingredients (animal body parts)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Animal
sacrifice/offerings</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Animal
ethology in local beliefs</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Zoomorphic
deities</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Life
release</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Terminological
systems (e.g., parallel terms or binomials)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Animal
terms and the historical-comparative method</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Register
switch in communication with animals</span><span lang="EN-GB">
<br>
</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Interested participants should submit an anonymous
abstract of no more than 250 words (excluding references) in
English to <a href="mailto:anim.ritual@gmail.com"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">anim.ritual@gmail.com</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">The deadline for all abstract submissions is <u>January
26, 2025.</u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Conference location</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Friedrich-Alexander-Universit</span><span
lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Gentium">ä</span><span
lang="EN-GB">t Erlangen, Germany</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Important dates</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 26,
2025</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Conference: September 8–12, 2025</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span
lang="EN-GB">Organizers</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Joanna Bialek, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Uta Reinöhl, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg,
Germany</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span
lang="EN-GB">Mareike Wulff, The University of Sydney, Australia</span></p>
<p></p>
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Professorin für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
Sprachwissenschaftliches Seminar
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.linguistik.uni-freiburg.de/">https://www.linguistik.uni-freiburg.de/</a></pre>
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