APRIL 7-8, 2016, TUCSON, ARIZONA
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

ORGANIZER: DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES, COH
FUNDED BY CHIANG CHINGKUO FOUNDATION AND SU WUKANG EAST ASIAN RESEARCH FUND

LOCATION: SILVER AND SAGE CONFERENCE ROOM, OLD MAIN
1200 E UNIVERSITY BL
TUCSON, AZ 85721
UNITED STATES

The Formation of Regional Religious Systems in Greater China conference aims to provide a new perspective to the “old question” of regionalism and localism in Chinese history, thus initiating a renewed research program of historical GIS and spatial analysis for achieving a more complete consideration of the role of religion in terms of regional formation. The conference theme of RRS is a new concept which reveals a high level of correlation between religious sites and their natural, social, and cultural environs. The proposed conference will investigate intensively how RRS is possible in Greater China in the past and present by considering the complexity of Chinese religions, Chinese culture, society, and economy. The central research question is how RRS interacts with other regional formations of economic, cultural, and social existences and contributes to the emergence of the unique “Chinese regionalism” which has shaped Chinese history and continues to influence her future in today’s interconnected global settings. 

For more information please visit the RRS website: http://humanities.arizona.edu/rrs