Swedenborg Symposium

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Stockholm, Sweden
Monday through Wednesday, June 7–9, 2010

Emanuel Swedenborg–Exploring a “World memory”:
Context, Content, Contribution

In 2006 UNESCO designated Emanuel Swedenborg’s (1688–1772) archive to be preserved as part of their “World Memory” program.

In the following year the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences started the project of producing a modern catalogue of the Swedenborg archive, in digital format.

The Swedenborg Symposium in 2010 celebrated the completion of this catalogue project.

The three-day Symposium explored:
• The 18th Century Swedish and European contexts of Swedenborg’s writings
• The contents and form of his texts: scientific, philosophical, religious and linguistic aspects.
• The contribution of his thoughts: cultural and religious.

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Call for Papers. Closed. Deadline was January 31, 2009.

Organizing committee: Karl Grandin, PhD., Prof., Director, Maria Berggren, PhD., Ass. Prof., Maria Asp, Archivist, all at the Center for History of Science, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Advisory board: Lars Bergqvist, PhD h.c., Writer; David Dunér, PhD, Ass. Prof., Lund University; Anders Hallengren, PhD, Ass. Prof., Stockholm University; Hans Helander, PhD., Prof. Em., Uppsala University; Inge Jonsson, PhD, Prof. Em., Stockholm University, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Harry Lenhammar, D.D, Prof. Em., Uppsala University; Jane Williams-Hogan, PhD, Prof., Bryn Athyn College

For further information and enquiries, contact:

Maria Asp
Center for History of Science
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
104 05 Stockholm
Sweden

E-mail: maria.asp@kva.se

Tel.: .46-8-673 96 12/+46-8-673 95 23

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