External Event Evening talk: Buddhism in China and Japan 09 March 2017, 06:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m. "In the twilight the Lotus blossoms" – Talks about Buddhist art and religion in the Asian room of the museum … External Event Talk: Religious Encounters in the Neighbourhood. Religious Diversity in Westphalia 14 March 2017, 09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Volkhard Krech (CERES) talks about the dimensions of religious diversity in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with special emphasis on … External Event Talk: How religious is Europe? 15 March 2017, 07:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m. Volkhard Krech (CERES) talks about the religions in Europe. How did secularization changed the continent? Why are some societies more … Workshop Forschungsmethoden 22 March 2017, 09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m. CERES Palais, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13) Workshop The Ten Lost Tribes 27 March 2017, 09:00 a.m. – 28 March 2017, 06:00 p.m. CERES Palais, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13) The workshop is part of the joint research project The Ten Lost Tribes: Cross-Cultural Perspective, sponsored by the German-Israel Foundation … External Event Talk: Nowruz - A Persian New Years Feast beyond Religions and Nations 28 March 2017, 07:30 p.m. – 09:30 p.m. This talk of Kianoosh Rezania (CERES) focuses the Persian New Year, Nowruz, which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years …