“古代中國的祝禱、祭祀和喪葬文書”學術研討會在芝加哥大學舉行

由芝加哥大學顧立雅中國古文字學中心主辦的“古代中國的祝禱、祭祀和喪葬文書”學術研討會於2017年5月13日至14日在芝加哥大學舉行。會議日程如下：

Saturday May 13

Opening Remark 9:30 am (Professor Edward SHAUGHNESSY夏含夷)

Session One 9:45 am - 12:00 pm (Chair: Professor Edward SHAUGHNESSY 夏含夷)

Some Reflections about the Evolution of the Nature of Funeral Lists Found in Ancient Tombs (Olivier VENTURE 風儀誠, EPHE, France)

From “Clothes Strips” to Yiwushu: Western Han Inventories and Funerary Ritual (TIAN Tian 田天, Capital Normal University, China)

Break (10:45 am - 11:00 am)

Notices to the Underworld and the Han Juridical Soul (Ethan HARKNESS 郝益森, New York University, USA)

To Turn Soybeans into Gold: A Case Study of Mortuary Documents from Ancient China (JIANG Wen 蔣文, University of Chicago, USA)

Session Two 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm (Chair: Professor YU Xin 余欣)  

Why Were Texts Put into Tombs? (Edward SHAUGHNESSY 夏含夷, University of Chicago, USA)

What and Why Are Funerary Documents? (Enno GIELE 紀安諾, Heidelberg University, Germany)

On Distinguishing Collective Features of Script from Individual Hands (Matthias RICHTER 李孟濤, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA)

Break (4:00 pm - 5:15 pm)

Not Just Texts: Considering the Archaeological Context of the Excavated Covenant Tablets (Crispin WILLIAMS 魏克彬, University of Kansas, USA)

Between and Beyond Ancient and Modern Lenses: Reflections on the Concept of Mingqi in the Study of Chinese Funerary Practices (GUO Jue 郭珏, Barnard College, USA)

Sunday May 14

Session Three 9:45 am - 12:00 pm (Chair: Professor GUO Jue 郭珏)

The Chu Divination and Sacrifice Records as Mortuary Documents: The Baoshan Case (Marc KALINOWSKI 馬克, EPHE, France)

The Living and the Dead Walk Different Paths and Each Belongs to His Own Castle: Rethinking and Recontextualizing the Exorcist Figurines (YU Xin 余欣, Fudan University, China)

Break (10:45 am - 11:00 am)

Magical Human Shapes in Tombs and Related Texts in Han-Jin Periods (CHEN Kanli 陳侃理, Peking University, China)

Session Four 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Chair: Professor Donald HARPER 夏德安)

On Three Newly-unearthed Misfortune-averting Wooden Figures (CHENG Shaoxuan 程少軒, Fudan University, China)

Guided Reading and Open Discussion (Donald HARPER 夏德安, University of Chicago, USA)