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[6-7, Jun. 2025] Harvard-Yenching Institute Alumni Workshop 2025
| Topic: Translations of Sacred and Mystical Texts in Interfaith Dialogues |
| Date: June 6–7, 2025 |
| This is an intellectually rich and globally engaged workshop that brings together scholars from Harvard, CUHK, Nankai, HKU, Loyola Chicago, Sun Yat-sen, and beyond to explore how sacred and mystical texts—from the Daodejing and the Yijing to Kabbalistic and Christian writings—have been translated, reinterpreted, and transformed across cultures and faiths. |
| Featuring presentations on: |
| • Jesuit Figurist encounters with Daoism and Kabbalah |
| • Inner alchemy texts in Western translation |
| • The Taiping Bible and its retranslation of Christian scripture |
| • Holy water, healing, and transnational Catholic spirituality |
| • Perennialist readings of the Daodejing |
| The speakers include: |
| Panel One |
| Prof. James Robson (Harvard) |
| Prof. Elena Valussi (Loyola) |
| Prof. Thierry Meynard (Sun Yat-sen) |
| Panel Two: |
| Prof. Sophie Ling-chia Wei (CUHK) |
| Prof. Misha Tadd (Nankai) |
| Dr. Daniel Canaris (Sydney) |
| Panel Three: |
| Prof. Ji Li (HKU) |
| Prof. Gang Song (HKU) |
| Hosted by: |
| Harvard-Yenching Institute |
| Research Centre for Translation, CUHK |
| Department of Translation, CUHK |
| Let ancient wisdom speak across boundaries. |
| If you would like to participate, please feel free to email translationhistory@cuhk.edu.hk to register. |
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