Teilnehmer u.a.: Aleida Assmann, Konstanz; Jan Assmann, Heidelberg; Yigal Bronner, Chicago; Partha Chatterjee, Kolkata; Lorraine Daston, Berlin; Ganesh Devy, Baroda; Richard Eaton, Tucson/Az.; Yaron Ezrahi, Jerusalem; Dilip Gaonkar, Evanston/Ill.; Eva Illouz, Jerusalem; Charles Malamoud, Paris; Mrinal Miri, Delhi; Susan Neiman, Potsdam; Mukul Chand Pandey, Hyderabad; Jyotirmaya Sharma, Hyderabad; David Shulman, Jerusalem; Kesavan Veluthat, Mangalore