Most of the ancient cultures, especially the Asians in the ancient past ordered the natural world on cosmological principles and shaped harmonious relation with nature. Mountains and springs, plains and rivers, were sites and channels of sacred power from historical events and timeless sacred forces in evolving the cultural landscapes. And, geographical features were inscribed by human hands to mark their sacredness in the frame of built structures. Such natural and constructed places commonly became centres of religious heritage and pilgrimage, serving as pivot of harmonizing the world through their inherent message and underpinning meanings ensembles in the cultural landscapes. That is how they require special care for understanding and planning.
The 5th ACLA (Asian Cultural Landscape Association) Symposium 2016, titled ‘Sacred Sites, Cultural Landscapes, and Harmonising the World of Asia’ and taking place 2-5 Dec. 2016, Lampang, Thailand, will examine the role of religious heritage and cultural landscapes in harmonizing the world, with emphasis on awakening the deeper sense of cultural and heritage tourism, drawing upon the perspectives of multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural interfaces, within and beyond the world of Asia.
(A) Sacred Landscape, Religious Heritage and Harmonizing the World: Evolution of sacred landscapes: textual base and contextual reality, historicity and cultural continuity; growth and representation of sacred landscapes: pilgrimage archetype and mandala; sacredscapes and cosmological principles: spatiality of time and temporality of space in the context of sacrality, sacredscape and symbolism, relevance and rationality today in harmonizing the world.
(B) Ritual Landscape and Cosmogram: Ritual landscape: ritualisation process, cosmogram and complexity; cosmic geometry and cultural astronomy: geometry of time, travel genre and circulation network, hierarchy and patterns, sacred functionaries & sacred systems of network; sacred city and cosmic order, representation and identity between cultural (religious) landscape and heritage landscape.
(C) Heritage Cities, Religious notions and making of Harmonious World: ‘Interfaces’ and cultural interaction: sharing the experiences of different groups from different parts of Asia, role of NGOs in mass awakening, deep ecology, sacred theology, defining and identifying cultural heritage, religion and cultural heritage management; planning for sacred places: heritage preservation and conservation, dynamics of change and ethical issues, social-cultural implications and public participation; issues of location, distribution and scale in spatial dimension of heritage cities; envisioning the role of religious heritage sites and cultural landscapes in harmonizing the world through the voice of Asia.
Date: 2 – 5 December 2016 (Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon)
Venue: Faculty of Humanities and Social Science; Lampang Rajabhat University
# 119 Lampang-Maetha Road, Muang District, Lampang Province 52100. THAILAND
Tel-Fax: (+66)-054-316154, Cell: (+66)-0813866147.
Email: ACLAlampang@lpru.ac.th
Important dates
– Abstract Submission Deadline: 5th August 2016
– Abstract (200 words + 5 keywords, with full affiliation and address), 12pt TNR ft.
– Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 30th August 2016
– Final Paper (in Harvard style format; max. 6000 words with Abstract): 30th October 2016
Registration Fee:
US$ 350.- (this will cover 5-nights hotel stay, all meals, receptions, Symposium kits and publications, and full coverage of field trip). * Unfortunately, not possible to waive it!
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Sung-Kyun Kim (President- ACLA); Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA.
Prof. Dr. Rana P.B. Singh (Vice-President- ACLA); Banaras Hindu University, INDIA.
Dr. Susan Aquino-Ong; (ICOMOS Phil.) University of the Philippines; Laguna, PHILIPPINES.
Scientific Committees
Prof. Dr. Manat Suwan; University of Chiang Mai, Faculty of Geography, Chiang Mai, THAILAND.
Dr. Siriwan Silapacharanan; CU. ARCH. Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, Bangkok, THAILAND.
National & International Advisory Committees:
Dr. M.R. Rujaya Abhakorn; Director SEAMEO SPAFA: Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts, THAILAND.
Mr. Borvornvate Rungrujee; President ICOMOS Thailand, THAILAND.
Prof. Dr. Shigeharu Tanabe; National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, JAPAN.
Dr. Richard Engelhardt; UNESCO Asia Regional Bureau, Bangkok, THAILAND.
Dr. Bharat Dahiya; Visiting Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Social Research Institute (CUSRI), Bangkok, THAILAND
Chair: Organising Committee
Prof. Suparp Tajai, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science; Lampang Rajabhat University
# 119 Lampang-Maetha Road, Muang District, Lampang Province 52100. THAILAND
Tel-Fax: (+66)054-316154, Cell: (+66)0813866147. e-Mail: pngteem@hotmail.com
Note: this information here is shared for information only; it is not a CSVPA event. For any queries, please contact the organisers directly
