ESF-LiU Conference
Historiography of Religion : New approaches to origins of narrating a religious past
10-14 September 2012
Norrköping, Sweden
Chaired by:
Jörg Rüpke, Max-Weber-Centre, University of Erfurt, DE
Co-Chaired by:
Susanne Rau, Department of History, University of Erfurt, DE
Programme |
The conference will focus on the question: How, under which conditions and with which consequences are religions historicized? The conference aims at furthering the study of religion as of historiography by analysing how religious groups (or their adversaries) employ historical narratives in the construction of their identities or how such groups are invented by later historiography (comparative historiography). Thus the biases and elisions of current analytical and descriptive frames have to be analysed, too (history of research). Combing disciplinary competences of Religious Studies and History of Religion, Confessional Theologies, History, History of Science, and Literary Studies, the participants will help to initiate a comparative historiography of religion by applying literary comparison and historical contextualization to those texts that have been used as central documents for histories of individual religions and analyze their historiographic character, tools and strategies. Furthermore they will stimulate the history of historical research on religion; that is, identifying key steps in the early modern and modern history of research. The comparative approach will address Circum-Mediterranean and European as well as Asian religious traditions from the first millennium BCE to present.
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Conference format:
- lectures by invited high level speakers
- poster sessions, round table and open discussion periods
- forward look panel discussion about future developments
How to Participate |
If you wish to attend a conference, you must submit an online application form before the application deadline.
Once your application form has been reviewed, following the deadline, and you have been accepted as a participant to the conference, you will be invited to confirm your participation and pay the registration fee (if applicable).
Deadline for applications: 14 May 2012
Applications are now closed. For late application, please send an email to your Conference Officer.
Fees & Grants |
Conference fees cover an all inclusive package which includes basic expenses that occur during the event but no accomodation.
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Grants are available for students and early stage researchers to cover the conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs. Grants are distributed based on financial need and scientific merit. Grantees must attend the entire conference in order to benefit from the grant. Grant requests should be made by ticking appropriate field(s) in the paragraph "Grant application" of the application form.
Practical Information |
Detailed information on all practical aspects of the conference are available from the Practical Information Page.
Partnership
This conference is organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with Linköping University.
Discussion and Info
ESF provides the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).