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SUMMARY:Who are the Tanguts and why do they matter? Writing\, Religion\, and Cultural Exchange in the Xia Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:The Tangut Xia kingdom flourished in the Ordos region and the Gansu Corridor between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. This talk will provide an introduction to the Tangut Xia kingdom\, its unique writing system\, and its dynamic religious traditions\, highlighting the complex Chinese and Tibetan cultural interactions that shaped its historical development. By integrating elements of Chinese and Tibetan cultures\, the Tanguts forged a unique religious and cultural amalgam. \nThe Tangut Xia kingdom flourished in the Ordos region and the Gansu Corridor between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. Despite its relatively brief existence\, it developed a distinctive literary culture and produced a rich textual heritage that deserves thorough and sustained academic study. During the early stages of state formation\, Tangut emperors actively adopted and adapted elements of Chinese-style governance and bureaucratic institutions. At the same time\, the Tangut rulers sponsored the acquisition\, translation\, and dissemination of the Chinese Buddhist canon. By integrating elements of Chinese and Tibetan cultures\, the Tanguts forged a unique religious and cultural amalgam. \nBy the twelfth century\, the introduction of Tibetan Buddhist texts further expanded the kingdom’s intellectual and religious horizons\, bringing Tangut culture into close contact with Tibetan civilization. This talk will provide an introduction to the Tangut Xia kingdom\, its unique writing system\, and its dynamic religious traditions\, highlighting the complex cultural interactions that shaped its historical development. \nSpeaker: Nikita Kuzmin is a historian of the Middle Period China. He joined Elling Eide Center in August 2025 as a visiting scholar after graduating from a Ph.D. program from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania in 2023. Prior to coming to UPenn\, Nikita have lived and studied in Russia\, China\, Germany\, Nepal\, and Japan. He has a strong research interest in the history of the Tangut period (11th-13th centuries) of the greater Dunhuang area\, as well as circulation of people\, books\, and thoughts along the Silk Roads. \nREGISTER HERE for this in-person event. \nThis event is organized by and co-sponsored with the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/who-are-the-tanguts-and-why-do-they-matter-writing-religion-and-cultural-exchange-in-the-xia-kingdom/
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SUMMARY:EVENT POSTPONED: The Complex Interplay of Religion\, Law and Politics in Israel
DESCRIPTION:We regret to inform you that this March 9th on-campus event featuring Orly Erez-Likhovski as been postponed\, as the speaker is unable to fly to us from Israel due to the war with Iran. We will notify you when/if we can host this event in the future. \n______________________________ \nWithout the protections of a written constitution and a clear separation of religion and state\, Israelis face unique challenges in securing fundamental rights to equality and religious freedom under Israeli law. Although Israel’s Declaration of Independence commits to “complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion\, race\, or sex” the authority of the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate and the disproportionate influence of Orthodox political parties within Israel’s parliamentary system have contributed to violations of the rights of women\, non-Orthodox Jews\, members of the LGBTQ+ community and Palestinian citizens of Israel. Israeli lawyer and activist Orly Erez-Likhovski will discuss key legal battles in Israel to protect and advance Israeli democracy and religious pluralism. \nSpeaker: Orly Erez-Likhovski\, Director of Israel Religious Action Center\nModerator: Carol Bakhos\, Robert E. Archer Chair in the Study of Religion\, Director\, UCLA Center for the Study of Religion \nCLICK HERE for more information and to register for this in-person event. After registering\, you will be emailed an RSVP confirmation. If you do not receive your email confirmation\, please check your spam or junk mail folders. \nAbout the Speakers \nOrly Erez-Likhovski has served as an attorney at the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) since 2004\, as Director of the Legal Department from 2014–2021\, and Director of IRAC since 2021. In these roles\, she has brought about significant legal achievements such as making gender segregation on public transportation illegal\, ending the Orthodox monopoly on state-funded salaries to rabbis\, filing (and winning) the first-ever class action suit regarding exclusion of women\, and disqualifying racist candidates from running to Israel’s parliament. Orly holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Tel Aviv University and a master’s degree in law with a focus on human rights law from Columbia University in New York. She is a member of the Bar Association in Israel and New York. \nCarol Bakhos (moderator) is Professor of Late Antique Judaism and Jewish Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and teaches for the Study of Religion IDP.  Since 2012 she has served as Chair of the Study of Religion program and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA. Her most recent monograph\, The Family of Abraham: Jewish\, Christian and Muslim Interpretations (Harvard University Press\, 2014)\, was translated into Turkish (2015). In 2018\, Bakhos received an NEH Summer-Institute grant to direct “Religious Landscapes of LA: Teaching and Exploring Religious Diversity Through Civic Engagement\,” for K-12 educators. \n  \nOrganized by the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. This event is part of the Center’s series “Religion in Israeli Society.” Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/the-complex-interplay-of-religion-law-and-politics-in-israel/
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