The conference aims to compare and contrast the use of writing in the dissemination of legal texts and related documents in ancient East Asian cultures (Japan, China, and Korea) and in the Greco-Roman world. What is envisaged is that the papers on Japanese, Korean, and Chinese practices will be complimented by papers exploring similarities and differences that we may identify in Greco-Roman cultures.
The registration is free, but participants are kindly asked to contact by 21th August. For further information and registration, please contact Asako Kurihara at [email protected].
Programme
Chairs Akira Momiyama and Takao Fujita
Day 1: The 1st of September
9.15am Coffee/tea during registration
9.45am Opening Remarks
Tsuneko Sumiya, Nara University
10.00am-12.00am Session 1: The Display of Laws by Private Religious Associations
- Research into a Northern Qi pillar honouring a local Buddhist Benevolent Society.
Eiji Sagawa,University of Tokyo
2. Revisiting Greek Sacred Laws and Foundations
M. Carbon, University of Copenhagen
(read as a joint paper with Edward Harris, Durham University)
3. A Comment from Chinese History
Akira Momiyama
12 noon Sandwich lunch, juice, water, and tea/coffee
13.30pm-15.30pm Session 2: Transmission of the Laws and the Edge of Empire
1. Kwanggaet’o Stone Inscription Writings
Lee Sungsi, WasedaUniversity
2. TBA
Charles Crowther, Oxford University
3. A Comment from Japanese History
Hiroki Ichi, Osaka University
3.30 pm Tea/coffee and biscuits
4pm-6pm Session 3: Material Diversities in the Displays of Laws
1. A Genealogy of Communicating with the Masses of Japan
Akihiro Watanabe, Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
2. Writing, Democracy, and Law in Ancient Greece
Michel Gagarin, University of Texas
3. A Comment from Greek History
Lene Rubinstein, Royall Holloway of London
Day 2: the 2nd of September
9am-11am: The Significance of the Written Laws as Objects
1. The Model of Proclamation by Inscription
Takao Fujita, Kansai University
2. The Effect of Written Law as Object
Asako Kurihara, Osaka University
3. A Comment from Greek History
Adele Scafuro, Brown University
11am Coffee/tea and biscuits
11.15am-1.15pm Session 5: Magical Effects of the Writing
1. Memorial Roof Tiles in Ancient Japan—for whom were they inscribed?
Ryo Takeuchi, Nara Univeristy
2. Metaphors that Maim in Ancient Greek Binding Spells
Esther Eidinow, University of Nottingham
3. A Comment
Tsuneko Sumiya, Nara University
1.15pm Sandwich lunch, juice, water, and tea/coffee
2pm-3pm General Discussions and Closing Remarks