May 29, Raimon Panikkar Intercultural Dialogue and Interspace Hermeneutics Panels F and B http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/2016-east-west-philosophers%E2%80%99-conference Raimon Panikkar, one of the pioneers of intercultural dialogue, developed the idea of “dia-topical hermeneutic” to explore the significance of “place” (topos) in understanding and interpreting religious and cultural traditions. For Panikkar, “place” or “space” plays a critical ...