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Sean M. Smith Lecture: Science, Culture, and the Modern Mindfulness Movement: The Near and Far Enemies of Contemplative

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How should we understand the relation between Buddhist meditation and neuroscience and philosophy? This talk seeks to chart out a middle path between ‘Buddhist Neuro-Apologetics’ and cultural relativism—drawing upon Kant and two classical Indian Buddhist philosophers, Buddhaghosa and Santaraksita.

Open to the Public.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

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Scott Symposium: The Protestant Reformation at 500: History and Legacy

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On the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in Europe, scholars from across the Middlebury College faculty will discuss the impact that this major historical event has had on the study of art, history, music, language, literature, politics, and religion. The Thursday evening lectures and the Friday roundtable discussions are open to the public.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

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Joyce Flueckiger, Emory University

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Performativity and Agency of the Material Guise (Vesham) in a South Indian Goddess Tradition

Joyce Flueckiger situates stri vesham in a wider repertoire of guising in Gangamma traditions, which provides commentary on the agency of material guising, and argues that stri vesham does not make men women, but transforms their masculinity.

Axinn Center 229

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John Butt, "Bach's Dialogue with Modernity"

The Passions of J.S. Bach are among Bach’s most revered and respected music, yet that music is grounded in specific religious context far removed from today. Is Bach’s music truly universal, or is there another way to understand how Bach’s Passions resonate in the modern era? This talk is an introductory event to the Middlebury Bach Festival, in which John Butt will conduct J. S. Bach’s “St John Passion,” Saturday April 28 and Sunday April 29. go/bachfest/

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

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