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June 20 Documentary: Buddhism after the Tsunami-The Souls of Zen, Japan
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Research Unit on “3.11 as Crisis and Opportunity” presents a screening of a documentary film on Buddhism after the Tsunami-The Souls of Zen 3/11 Japan Special June 20, 2014 18:30~20:00 Room 301, Building 10, … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: June 22, Workshop on ‘Religion and Human Rights,” UK
Religions have been a primary source of guidance and normativity for their followers for centuries. They emerged to cater for the needs of the communities of different eras and locales by providing systems of norms and rules on how to … Continue reading
June 19-22, US Conference on Esoteric Religion
The Association for the Study of Esotericism (ASE) will hold its fifth International North American Conference on Esotericism at Colgate University, in Hamilton, New York, June 19-22, 2014 on the theme of Esoteric Religion. For more information on the ASE … Continue reading
June 16-18, Workshop, “The Pope, the Roman Curia and the World. Research tools for History and History of Law,” Germany
As in previous years, the Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte invites doctoral students and young researchers to participate in the workshop “Studientage”. This year the focus will be on “The Pope, the Roman Curia and the World. Research tools for History … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: June 15, III Annual Intl. Conference, Religion and Women in Indian History, India
The Third Annual International Conference, focusing on Religion and Women in Indian History, will be held 7 November 2014 in New Delhi, India. The relationship between religion and women has been extensively studied in the Indian context from a wide … Continue reading
June 12-14, US Conference, Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
The Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association 2014 meeting will be on the theme, “Peregrinatio pro amore Dei: Aspects of Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.” The conference dates are June 12-14, 2014, and the venue is SpringHill Suites … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: June 9, Conference, Religion/Religious Studies in popular and American culture, USA
The Northeast Popular/ American Culture Association will be holding its annual conference at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island on October 24-25, 2014. This call for papers welcomes proposals for any themes and topics related to the area of RELIGION/ … Continue reading
CFA Deadline: June 6, Doctoral Scholarship, Islamic Studies, Scotland
An Elphinstone PhD Scholarship at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland is being offered for the study of literary paradigms in the biography of Muhammad (Sira) and prophetic tradition (Hadith) . The purpose of this project is to identify, map and … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: June 5, Workshop on Religious Groups and Their Activities in Kyrgyzstan
The Central Asian Research Center (ORASAM) at Kyrgyzstan-Turkey “Manas” University will hold a workshop on “Religious Groups and Their Activities in Kyrgyzstan,” June 25-27 National, religious, ethnic, communal and gender identities have been re-conceptualized in Central Asia since the collapse … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: June 5, Book on The Architecture of Synagogues in the Islamic World
With more than three millennia of history, the Jewish people have been both a minority and an influential community of long standing within the Islamic world, from Morocco to Indonesia. The hundreds of synagogues that are located in this part … Continue reading