Book Discussion:
Religion and the Specter of the West
A Symposium
Venue: Eqbal Inn (Hira Bagh), University Road, Patiala. Time: 10.30AM Date: 11-12-2014
Religion and the Specter of the West
Author: Dr. Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair
- Introduction
Presidential Chair: Dr. J.P.S. Uberoi
Rtd. Professor, Delhi University, Delhi.
Chief Guest: Dr. Balkar Singh
Rtd. Professor, Punjabi University, Patiala. University, Patiala.
Guest of Honor: Dr. Harjit Singh Gill
Professor Emeritus, J.N.U., Delhi & Punjabi University, Patiala.
Discussant: Dr. Deepinderjit Kaur Randhawa
Head, Department of English, Khalsa College, Patiala.
Welcome Address: Damanjit Singh
Stage: Dr. Jaswinder Singh
Assistant Professor, GGS Dept. of Religious Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala
- Research Papers
1) Ideology and Interpretive Frameworks in Arvind Mandair’s
Religion and the Specter of the West
Puninder Singh, University of Michigan, U.S.A.
2) Rethinking Sound and Text:
Sikh Site of Resisting Ethnic Boundaries and Metaphysics
Amandeep Singh, U.S.A.
3) Religion and the Specter of the West:
Translation, Religion-making and Epistemic Violence
Amaninder Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
4) Religion and the Specter of the West:
Decolonizing Religious Studies and Contesting the Categories
(Reflections on the Book and its Reviews)
Navjot Kaur, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
5) Ideology of Singh Sabha Movement:
Initiation into Modern Hermeneutics
Sukhwinder Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
- Comments & Remarks
Comments
Professor Himat Singh
Dr. Gurmit Singh Sidhu
Dr. Paramvir Singh
Dr. Anurag Singh
Amaninder Singh
Remarks From Chairs:
Dr. Deepinderjit Kaur Randhawa
Dr. Harjit Singh Gill
Dr. Balkar Singh
Dr. J. P. S. Uberoi
Vote of Thanks:
Maninderjit Kaur