International Symposium W(est) & E(ast): Ethnoculture and Ethnosophy

International Symposium W(est) & E(ast): Ethnoculture and Ethnosophy

The 7th International Symposium W(est) & E(ast): Ethnoculture and Ethnosophy was held on 17 November 2023, at the Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Co-organized by Dr. Dimitri Spivak, UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, the Symposium is part of the program of International Cultural Forum ‘Days of Philosophy in St.Petersburg 2023’. Professor A. Alexeyev-Apraksin was Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Symposium.

A number of prominent researchers from Russian universities and research centres took part, as well as colleagues from China, Korea, and Mongolia. Papers were dedicated to different aspects of intercultural and interfaith dialogue between the East and the West.

Download a PDF of the Scientific program (in Russian)

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