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</html><description>About the Organization The research unit Parables as Persuasive Narratives, funded by the Academy of Finland, was the main organizer of the conference. The research unit scrutinizes, among others, the rhetoric, argumentation, emotions, and tradition history of the parables. For more on the research unit: https://uefconnect.uef.fi/en/group/parables-as-persuasive-narratives/ The East Meets West Conference series is organized by [&hellip;]</description></oembed>

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