From: j.choo@rutgers.edu <j.choo@rutgers.edu> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 9:13 PM The Daoist Studies Unit is very pleased to (co-)sponsor the following sessions for this year’s AAR virtual conference (November 29-December 10, 2020). Instruction on accessing zoom meeting rooms is forthcoming from the AAR. Additional information about these panels could be found in the online program book (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fonline-program-book&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cknappk%40CITADEL.EDU%7Cfdddd5d50dea4a22a8e708d88f556143%7C960c1081d06341f8844b41d738db04a3%7C0%7C0%7C637416944154448918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=TUHVzVxQ3WJJDIHQW61SRtecVu9NT1sYRZrwct3mmXw%3D&amp;reserved=0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fonline-program-book&data=04%7C01%7Ctracy.g.miller%40VANDERBILT.EDU%7C6b6d3240ee844833d10908d88f563c73%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637416947870125374%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=gLUKbmIomhGCz6dZEB%2Fa9pJDc3tWzSICFlJa01YrQ8Q%3D&reserved=0>). Bodies Divine: Art, Agency, and Body in Daoist and Buddhist Images Monday, November 30, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM (EST UTC-5) • 
Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee, "Ritual Assemblages: Esoteric Bodies and the Problem of Agency" • 
Michael Naparstek, University of Wisconsin, "About Face: The Body Multiple and Icon Agency in Zhou Jichang’s 周季常 (fl. 12th c.) 'Lohan Manifesting Himself as Eleven-Headed Guanyin'" • Ziyun Liu, University of Wisconsin, Madison, “Truth of Daoist Visualization: Transforming Inner Alchemical Vision into Landscape Painting in Huang Gongwang’s 黃公望 (1269-1354) ‘Nine Peaks After Snow’” • Aaron Reich, Saint Joseph's University, Presiding • Noelle Giuffrida, Ball State University, Responding 


 The Concept of Zhen 真 (True, Real) and Its Potential Contributions to Ritual Theory: A Roundtable on Poul Andersen’s The Paradox of Being: Truth, Identity and Images in Daoism Tuesday, December 1, 9:00 AM-11:00 AM (EST UTC-5) • Pauline Lee, Saint Louis University • David Mozina, Boston College • Kimberley Patton, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University • Gil Raz, Dartmouth College • Tobias Zuern, Washington University, St. Louis, Presiding • Poul Andersen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Responding Business Meeting Jessey Choo, Rutgers University, Presiding Jonathan Pettit, University of Hawai‘i, Presiding Mountains, Cliffs, and Inscriptions: Explorations in Daoist Epigraphy Thursday, December 3, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM (EST UTC-5) • Wen Lei, Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, “The Abbey Celebrating the Tang慶唐觀: Representation and Evolution of a Sacred Site from the Tang Dynasty” • Jie Zhou, Alliance Theological Seminary, “Art, Religion and Heritage: Multiple Identities of Daoist Cliff Statues in Dazu Nanshan • Jonathan Pettit, University of Hawai‘i, “Parallel Worlds: Hagiographic Juxtaposition in Early Daoist Stele Monuments” • Gil Raz, Dartmouth College, Presiding Renegotiating Unseen Realms: Studies on the Ritual Reinvention Among Contemporary Daoists Wednesday, December 9, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM (EST UTC-5) • Stephen Flanigan, University of Hawai'i, “The Fire Jiao: A Paradigm-Challenging Rite of Late-Imperial Exorcism” • Kenneth Dean, National University of Singapore, “Daoist Diasporas: Spirit Mediums, Daoist Masters and Ritual Events in Singapore and Malaysia” • Nikolas Broy, Leipzig University, “Spiritual Poaching or Authentic Dao? Daoist-Oriented Teachings and Practices in the Global Spread of Yiguandao” • Jessey Choo, Rutgers University, Presiding For information on the AAR virtual conference 2020 in general: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarweb.org%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FHome.aspx&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cknappk%40CITADEL.EDU%7Cfdddd5d50dea4a22a8e708d88f556143%7C960c1081d06341f8844b41d738db04a3%7C0%7C0%7C637416944154448918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=qYrNzYvAztS8z%2FJIVVCcz%2BRxl2udP6vliei3hAOwtLI%3D&amp;reserved=0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarweb.org%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FAARAnnualMeeting2020%2FHome.aspx&data=04%7C01%7Ctracy.g.miller%40VANDERBILT.EDU%7C6b6d3240ee844833d10908d88f563c73%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637416947870125374%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=B9Vj3rNiyWgO7Wcx6xUVOyWBY11utTW0ku%2B4mi%2FzVJM%3D&reserved=0> For information on the Daoist Studies Unit and forthcoming CFP: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fpu%2Fdaoist-studies-unit&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cknappk%40CITADEL.EDU%7Cfdddd5d50dea4a22a8e708d88f556143%7C960c1081d06341f8844b41d738db04a3%7C0%7C0%7C637416944154448918%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=uBQyoVR1t%2BJzazIy57aELsALkP0lKztuMKEqVUNd06U%3D&amp;reserved=0<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpapers.aarweb.org%2Fpu%2Fdaoist-studies-unit&data=04%7C01%7Ctracy.g.miller%40VANDERBILT.EDU%7C6b6d3240ee844833d10908d88f563c73%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637416947870135368%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=p1qmBRkTB5ZF3t68isJX1EI1e8VIu6otlApg4kykogQ%3D&reserved=0>