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Sep. 18-19, Switzerland symposium, “Buddhist Japonisme: Negotiating the triangle of religion, art and nation”
“Buddhist Japonisme: Negotiating the triangle of religion, art and nation” is a Symposium at Musée d’ethnographie de Genève, Switzerland, being held on occasion of the Exhibition “The Buddhism of Madame Butterfly – Buddhist Japonism” (September 9th 2015 – January 10th, … Continue reading
May 22-23 Portugal Seminar, “Making Sense of Religion: Performance, Art and Experience.”
The aim of the seminar, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal May 22-23, 2014, is not to ask what the senses and “performance” of religion does to it (corrupts it, enhances it, promotes it, transforms it), but in what senses … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Jan 15, Portugal Seminar “Making Sense of Religion: Performance, Art and Experience.”
Re-centralizing the importance of sensory perception, the organizers of this seminar are calling for ethnographic and/or theoretical contributions that: a) make sense of religion through performance and art and b) approach performative and artistic action as religion in a variety … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Oct. 1, Conference, “Ten Commandments in medieval and early modern culture,” Belgium
The Department of Literature at Ghent University is pleased to announce that it will host an international conference on the Ten Commandments in medieval and early modern culture on April 10-11, 2014in Ghent, Belgium. The organizers kindly invite paper proposals … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: Sep. 1. “Envisioning the Eucharist: Medieval & Byzantine Art” Symposium, USA
The Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art (ASCHA) is holding the “Envisioning the Eucharist: Medieval & Byzantine Art” Symposium at The Art Institute of Chicago, February 11, 2014, one day prior to the CAA’s annual conference. … Continue reading
CFP Deadline: May 1, Special Issue on “Zora Neale Hurston: Art, Religion, and the History of the African Diaspora”
The Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD) is seeking contributions for a special issue of The Journal of Traditions and Beliefs on Zora Neale Hurston: Art, Religion, and the … Continue reading
Conference, Nov. 4, Women’s Religious Leadership, USA
ERB Partner Project Interfaith presents… “The Stained Glass Ceiling: A Community Conference on the Successes and Challenges of Women’s Religious Leadership” Sunday, November 4, 2012 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm (Check-in and information fair begin at 12:00 pm) The Scoular … Continue reading
May 24, “Religion in the Gallery,”Washington, DC, USA
On May 24, the Freer Gallery of Art on May 24, will feature two lectures on the role and use of religion in a gallery setting, followed by an open discourse. Gregory Levine, associate professor of Asian visual culture at … Continue reading
Teaching about religions through art
Simple guidelines offer a respectful approach to religious diversity through art.
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