THE KABBALAH AND HOLLYWOOD
=20
=20
=20
The Jewish Studies Area of the Popular Culture Association is organizing at=20
least one panel on Hollywood celebrities and their interest and study of th=
e=20
Kabbalah for the 2007 conference of the ACA/PCA in Boston, Massachusetts, Ap=
ril=20
4-7, 2007.
=20
In recent years study of the Kabbalah has become more and more popular among=
=20
non-Jewish believers. Specifically, pop singer Madonna and her film directo=
r=20
husband Guy Ritchie, and actress Demi Moore and her actor husband Ashton=20
Kutcher are converts to Kabbalah, making study of Kabbalah the =E2=80=9Cin=
=E2=80=9D thing for many=20
people.
=20
Presentation proposals should examine what is the Kabbalah and what makes it=
=20
so important to non-Jews. Historical evaluations are acceptable, but should=
=20
eventually focus on the modern phenomenon of non-Jewish Kabbalah study.
=20
Proposals should be approximately 250 words in length and must include your=20
mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
=20
All proposals should be emailed to both the Area Chair and Associate Area=20
Chair. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS. Please copy-and-paste your proposal into t=
he=20
email message.
=20
Area Chair: Daniel Walden -- dxw8_at_psu.edu
=20
Associate Area Chair: Barbara Silliman -- JewishStudiesPCA_at_aol.com
=20
Deadline for submissions: October 1, 2006

         ==========================================================
              From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
                        CFP_at_english.upenn.edu
                         Full Information at
                     http://cfp.english.upenn.edu
         or write Jennifer Higginbotham: higginbj_at_english.upenn.edu
         ==========================================================
Received on Wed Aug 23 2006 - 17:58:20 EDT