A CONFERENCE ON THE SAMARITANS:

The following information has been e-mailed to me by the organizer.

�The Samaritans:
Current State of Research �

CALL FOR PAPERS

An International Symposium
July 5-8, 2004

The University of Haifa, the Departments of Jewish History and Multidisciplinary Studies, announce the International Symposium: "The Samaritans: Current State of Research." The Symposium will take place in Haifa, on Monday through Thursday, July 5 -8, 2004.

The Program Committee of the Symposium: Florentin Moseh, Tel Aviv University, Mor Menachem and Rappaport Uriel, University of Haifa, Seeks proposals from presenters in all fields related to Samaritan Studies: History, Languages, Religion and Folklore, Archaeology and Art; Prayers and Music. Law and Politics, etc.

Those selected to participate in the Symposium will be expected to make original oral presentations of their material. Presenters must also submit written forms of their papers in a scholarly format; selected papers will be published in the proceedings volume.

The language of the conference will be English.

The Lecturers at the symposium will have twenty minutes to deliver their papers, and ten will be given for discussion.
For further information, please contact: Menachem Mor (rhhi201@uvm.haifa.ac.il. Proposals, which must include a 200-word abstract and a complete CV, are due to Mor by February 15 2004, and may be submitted via e-mail, mail, or fax. The mailing address is Menachem Mor, Chair, Dept. of Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel; 972-4-8249118 (phone), 972-4-8249155 (fax).