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In the variegated landscape of Filipino paranormal practice, one phenomenon garnered worldwide attention in the last quarter of the twentieth century: psychic surgery. A form of spiritual healing in which the practitioner, or espiritista, usually male, operates on the body of … Read more
Gamelan, the traditional ensemble music of Java, Indonesia, features gongs and other metallophones of all shapes and sizes. We will perform a selection of lancaran, ladrang, and ketawang, as well as have a "petting zoo" where you can try playing … Read more
Ellora, Western India, is a World Heritage Site with thirty-four magnificent Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temple-caves excavated and sculpted from the mountain’s rock. Ellora Cave 10, a 7th-century Buddhist chaitya hall, or shrine, features a towering seated Buddha sculpted with … Read more
Although Vishwakarma worship in India has long been associated with hereditary artisan castes and their hand tools, his presence has moved beyond crafts workshops and into workplaces associated with the country’s infrastructural systems and networks: factories, engineering schools, design studios, … Read more
SCHEDULE 8:30AM - 9:00AM Registration, Coffee & Pastries Room 4003 9:00AM - 9:10AM Welcoming Remarks Room 4003 9:15AM - 10:30AM LANGUAGE LEARNING Room 2008/2010 A Quantitative Study of Foreign Language Anxiety of Heritage and Non-Heritage Learners of Persian Shahla Adel, … Read more
We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience but this event has been cancelled to adhere to UNC's policies regarding COVID-19. Hindustani classical music is developed through two interwoven elements: raga and tala. Raga is the melodic element and is crafted by … Read more
This webinar series is part of the Modern Indian Studies Initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a leading public university and home to the largest Asia Studies Center in the southeastern U.S., Carolina is uniquely … Read more
Five prominent Indian practitioners from the disciplines of Ayurvedic, Unani, and Homeopathic medicine will share insights from their respective fields about the pandemic and the global efforts to combat it. The experts include government officials, academics, and business leaders. … Read more
Symposium Schedule || Abstracts & Biosketches || Program PDF || Video Recordings Human and natural environmental systems are closely linked to each other via the impacts of human actions on the environment, with the resulting changes (often not anticipated … Read more
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