Monthly Archives: October 2015

Law and Religion Post-doc fellowship - Louvain-la-Neuve - BELGIUM - December 15th, 2015

University of Louvain (UCL-Belgium) - Incoming post-doc fellowships -
Law and Religion
New EU-MOVE IN post-doc fellowships of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) are offered to scientists of all nationalities in order to strengthen the realization of the European Research Area.
They are assigned to researchers with a PhD degree (or equivalent), proving their expertise and research capacity by a personal scientific record. (Researchers with a maximum of 6 years of post-doc experience).
The fellowships, granted for a stay lasting between 12 to 24 months in one of the UCLouvain research units, concern all fields of research activities dealt with by the UCLouvain.
Within the UCL, the Law and Religions Unit, in the framework of a Pluridisciplinary Research Institute in Religious Studies Religions-Spiritualities-Cultures-Societies is specially ready to welcome high profile candidates to post-doc fellowships on Law and Religion topics (e.g. Multireligious Public Bodies — Sacred Texts before Secular Judges — Law and Spiritual Management — Law and post-secular firms — Religion and Azylum Law — European Monitoring on religious Freedom — Internal democracy within Religious Organizations in Comparative religious Law)
Ultimate Deadline for this sub-call : December 15th, 2015.
Contact for Law and Religion Post-doc : LL.CHRISTIANS@UCLOUVAIN.BE

New special issue of New Diversities “Engaging with the Other: Religion, Identity, and Politics in the Mediterranean”

Engaging with the Other: Religion, Identity, and Politics in the Mediterranean

Guest Editors: Avi Astor (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) & Mar Griera (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

open access:

https://newdiversities.mmg.mpg.de/?page_id=971

LIST OF CONTENTS

Engaging with the Other: Religion, Identity, and Politics in the Mediterranean
by Avi Astor and Mar Griera (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Historical Trajectories and Ambivalences of Turkish Minority Discourse
by Markus Dressler (Bayreuth University)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Toleration of Religious Diversity in a Small Island State
by Mary Darmanin (University of Malta)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Banal, Benign or Pernicious? Religion and National Identity from the Perspective of Religious Minorities in Greece
by Effie Fokas (Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, ELIAMEP and Hellenic Observatory, LSE)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Authorizing Religious Conversion in Administrative Courts: Law, Rights, and Secular Indeterminacy
by Mona Oraby (Northwestern University)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Religious Diversity in Italy and the Impact on Education: The History of a Failure
by Maria Chiara Giorda (Università di Milano – Bicocca)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Completing the Religious Transition? Catholics and Muslims Navigate Secularism in Democratic Spain
by Aitana Guia (European University Institute, Florence)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Religion and Migration in Morocco: Governability and Diaspora
by Ana I. Planet Contreras (Workshop of International Mediterranean Studies (TEIM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) and
Miguel Hernando de Larramendi Martinez (Study Group on Arab and Muslim Societies (GRESAM), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords

Open forum

Producing Interculturality: Repertoires, Strategies and Spaces
by Nuno Oliveira (Lisbon University Institute)
read the full article
Abstract and Keywords


Dr Marian Burchardt
Post-doctoral Researcher, Editor-in-Chief of Diversities
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Hermann-Föge-Weg 11, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Tel.: +49/0 551 4956-113, Fax +49/0 551 4956-170

New Book:

Multiple Secularities beyond the West, ed. M. Burchardt, M. Wohlrab-Sahr and Matthias Middell, Boston & Berlin: de Gruyter. 2015.

CFP: Heritage, Religion and Travel Network Conference

Heritage, Religion and Travel Network Conference
Theoretical and Empirical Journeys

Mersin, Turkey 27th-29th May 2016

www.heritagereligionandtravel.com

Call for Papers

Around the globe and across a wide variety of religious traditions, heritage has become central to our understanding of landscape, space and time. Heritage sites attract hundreds of millions of visitors each year, often as a form of pilgrimage to sacred destinations. Their popularity has provoked a burgeoning interest in both ‘sacred’ and ‘secular pilgrimage’ as a legitimate focus of academic enquiry and on tangible and intangible heritage more broadly.

This unique conference seeks to build on four decades of research on the relationship between Heritage, Religion and Travel and to advance new theoretical and empirical perspectives concerning this relationship. It also offers an interdisciplinary space for debate. Hence, and not coincidentally, the conference will be hosted in the ancient city of Mersin, Turkey ̶ a country that could be defined as at the crossroads of history, i.e. between east and west. It is a land deeply influenced by religious traditions and heritage of extraordinary variety and richness. It also has been the setting for the rise and fall of many cultures and entire civilizations. Drawing on the work of leading academics, we hope to evoke the depth and breadth of the importance of heritage and its connection to religion and new and old forms of travel and tourism.

The focus of the conference will be on re-assessing old and building new theoretical frameworks for the study of heritage, religion and travel, with particular emphasis on the study of pilgrimage and religious tourism.

Keynote speakers:

Prof. Dr. John Eade - University of Roehampton/University of Toronto
Prof. Dr. Ian Reader – Lancaster University
Dr. Avril Madrell - University of the West of England
Prof. Maria Coroucli – Universite Paris Ouest Nanterre

Publication Opportunities

Heritage, Religion and Travel: Empirical and Theoretical Journeys, is pleased to announce that we will be able to offer authors the potential to publish their work in three separate series published by Ashgate (U.K.), Routledge (U.K.) and Lexington Books (U.S.A.) respectively, on the topic of the conference.

Ashgate Series editors include Dee Dyas (University of York), John Eade (Roehampton University/Toronto), Simon Coleman (University of Toronto) and Jas Elsner (University of Oxford/Chicago). The Routledge Series is edited by John Eade and Ian Reader (Lancaster University). The Lexington Series editors include Michael A. Di Giovine (West Chester University) and Noel B. Salazar (University of Leuven).

Submission is automatic with the acceptance of abstracts. The quality of papers will be the guide for potential publication. This is a great opportunity for new upcoming scholars as well as established authors to showcase their work. We expect wide-spread interest in this conference, so please register ASAP for places are limited
The quality of papers will be the guide to the potential for publication and submission is automatic with the acceptance of the paper’s abstract. This is a great opportunity for new upcoming scholars as well as established authors to showcase their work. We expect wide-spread interest in this conference so please register ASAP for places are very limited! To register go to www.heritagereligionandtravel.com

We are open to the suggestions of thematic panels which may include, but are not limited to the following themes (see www.heritagereligionandtravel.com for further details):

۞ Heritage & Religious Traditions
۞ Religion and Travel
۞ Pilgrimage, Landscape and Heritage
۞ The Sacred & The Secular: Contesting and/or Re-affirming Religion
۞ Theoretical & Methodological Perspectives

Submission details

Abstracts (up to 350 - words in Word doc.), with contact details and affiliation, should be submitted to the following e-mail address: Chemin@cag.edu.tr by Dezember 15, 2015. You will be informed about acceptance or non-acceptance of your proposal by January 15, 2016.

Registration fee

On or before January 15th 2016 (early bird): € 50 (170 TL)
Regular Fee (after early-bird deadline – January 15th 2016): € 75 (250 TL)
Graduate Students presenting papers: € 50 (170 TL)
Co-authors or accompanying person: € 50 (170 TL)

Please note: All bank transaction costs are to be paid by the author

Registration fee covers:
– Conference proceedings (backpack with book of abstracts)
– Welcome reception (drinks and snacks)
– All meals during the conference hours
– Refreshments and snacks during session breaks
– Excursion with Tourist Guide
– Reception and Dinner

Payment Method:

In EURO (€) (for academics from outside of Turkey) to be made to the following account number:

SWIFT CODE: 6070
held with İŞ BANKASI A.Ş.
IBAN: TR380006400000260700032846
Çağ Üniversitesi (Mesep Oti)
Yenice Mahç Cemal Girsel Bul. 142 D
Tarsus/Mersin

In Türk Lirasi (TRY) (for academics from Turkey) to be made to the following account number:
HESAP SUBESI: 6070 (Adana Ticari/Adana)
held with İŞ BANKASI A.Ş.
HESAP NUMERASI: 26603
IBAN: TR510006400000160700026603
Çağ Üniversitesi (Mesep Oti)
Yenice Mahç Cemal Girsel Bul. 142 D
Tarsus/Mersin

WE WELCOME YOU WARMLY TO MERSIN IN 2016!!!!

Program committee:

Dr. Eduardo Chemin (Çağ Üniversitesi, Turkey)
Prof. Dr. John Eade - University of Roehampton (U.K.)/ University of Toronto (Canada)

Conference: Collective Worship and Religious Observance in Schools - An Evaluation of Law and Policy in the UK

Collective Worship and Religious Observance in Schools:

An Evaluation of Law and Policy in the UK

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

University of Leicester, 13 November 2015

This conference is on collective worship and religious observance in UK schools. The aim of the conference is to present the conclusions and recommendations of a two-year Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded research network project, which has examined the law and policy governing collective worship (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) and religious observance (Scotland) in schools. In examining the issue of collective worship/religious observance, the project has brought together ten scholars from across the UK, with expertise in a number of relevant disciplines (eg., education, philosophy, law, spirituality). More details of the research project can be found at: http://collectiveschoolworship.com/.

The Network, managed by Dr Alison Mawhinney (Bangor University) and Professor Peter Cumper (University of Leicester) has produced a report on collective worship and religious observance, which will made public and circulated at the conference.

In addition to the presentation of the Network’s findings, the conference – which will be chaired by Lord Sutherland of Houndwood – will feature presentations from a number of influential figures from the UK and overseas. Confirmed speakers in this regard include: the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Professor Heiner Bielefeldt; the sociologist of religion, Professor Linda Woodhead (Lancaster University); the Professor of Theology and Education, Mary Elizabeth Moore (Boston University); and the Professor of Education, Geir Skeie (Stockholm University).

The conference will be held in Leicester, at the University of Leicester’s main conference centre, College Court, 10:00-16:00 (https://collegecourt.co.uk/). It is free but, owing to limited places, admittance can only be granted to those who have registered for it beforehand. For registration please contact Ms Teresa Rowe, the Event’s Co-ordinator, at teresa.rowe@le.ac.uk

Call for Submissions: Is Transreligious Theology Possible?

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

for the topical issue of Open Theology journal

 

 

IS TRANSRELIGIOUS THEOLOGY POSSIBLE?

 

 

Open Theology invites submissions for the topical issue ‘Is Transreligious Theology Possible?’ under the general editorship of Dr. Jerry L. Martin, University of Colorado at Boulder and the National Endowment for the Humanities (retired).

 

Theology has been understood as the articulation of truths within one’s own religion, with its scriptures and traditions providing authoritative sources and methods. Hence there has been Christian theology, Hindu theology, etc., but no such thing as Theology per se. At the same time, it has become increasingly evident to many religious scholars that there is truth in more than one tradition and that an adequate understanding of the divine reality must include those truths. Do we need to start theologizing in a way that is not circumscribed by the boundaries of an established religion? If so, what will take the place of the triad of scripture, tradition, and experience which normally inform and constrain theological thinking? What spiritual and intellectual resources can be brought to bear? Are there already fruitful examples of transreligious thinking that point the way? Are there other promising avenues that have not yet been explored?

 

The editor welcomes scholarly studies and thought pieces that take one or more of these and related questions into whatever directions contributors find most theologically urgent.

 

Authors publishing their articles in the special issue will benefit from:

 

· transparent, comprehensive and fast peer review

 

· efficient route to fast-track publication and full advantage of De Gruyter Open’s e-technology,

 

· no publication fees,

 

· free language assistance for authors from non-English speaking regions.

 

 

HOW TO SUBMIT?

 

Submissions are due January 21, 2016. To submit an article for the special issue of Open Theology, authors are asked to access the on-line submission system at: http://www.editorialmanager.com/openth/

 

Please choose as article type: “Special Issue Article: Transreligious Theology”.

 

All contributions will undergo critical review before being accepted for publication.

 

 

Further questions about this thematic issue can be addressed to Dr. Jerry L. Martin at jerry.martin@verizon.net. In case of technical questions, please contact journal Managing Editor Dr. Katarzyna Tempczyk at katarzyna.tempczyk@degruyteropen.com.

Job Opening: Aga Khan Chair in Islamic Humanities - Brown University

Middle East Studies at Brown University invites applications from distinguished senior scholars for the newly endowed position, the Aga Khan Chair in Islamic Humanities. The appointment will be made at the full or advanced associate professor level and will start July 1, 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is open to all humanities disciplines as well as to the interpretive social sciences, such as history and anthropology. We especially welcome candidates who thrive in an interdisciplinary environment and who can take a leadership role in Middle East Studies, which is a significant new university initiative.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate must have an outstanding record of national and international scholarly achievement, a proven record of successful research funding, and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply, please submit through interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/32222) (1) a cover letter describing research completed and planned, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a teaching statement, (4) a sample article or book chapter pdf, and (5) the names of five references who would be contacted at the appropriate time.

Review of applications will begin by November 15, 2015, and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Brown University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community; as an EEO/AA employer, Brown considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

For further information, please visit the Middle East Studies website (http://www.middleeastbrown.org/), or contact:

Beshara Doumani
Director, Middle East Studies
Brown University
111 Thayer Street
Providence, RI 02912
+1 401.863.6924

mes_director@brown.edu

Book Announcement: Religion in Cultures of Citizenship

Religion in Diaspora: Cultures of Citizenship
Edited by Jane Garnett, Sondra L. Hausner
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/religion-in-diaspora-jane-garnett/?K=9781137400291

This edited collection addresses the relationship between diaspora,
religion and politics in the modern world. It illuminates religious
understandings of citizenship, association and civil society, and
situates them historically within diverse cultures of memory and state
traditions. The contributors include some of the foremost scholars
working in the fields of religion and identity, whose analyses are
grounded in a variety of disciplines and cultural perspectives. Through
wide geographical, historical and religious comparisons, this volume
raises new and timely questions about the conceptual categories and
assumptions used in diaspora studies and in the analysis of
transnational religion. In so doing it engages with religious and
political theory and the intersections between them, illuminating their
articulation in a variety of historical and contemporary practices.

Contents

Introduction; Jane Garnett; Sondra L. Hausner

PART I: MEMORIES AND LEGACIES

  1. Reconsidering “Diaspora”; Jonathan Boyarin
  2. Biblical Case Studies of Diaspora Jews and Constructions of Religious
    Identity; Jill Middlemas
  3. Historicising diaspora spaces: performing faith, race and place in
    London’s East End; Nazneen Ahmed with Jane Garnett, Ben Gidley, Alana
    Harris and Michael Keith
  4. Remembering the umma in the confines of the nation state; Faiz
    Sheikh; Samantha May

PART II: ASSOCIATION

  1. Negotiating Settlement: Senegalese Muslim Immigrants and the Politics
    of Multiple Belongings in New York City; Ousmane Kane
  2. Reconfiguring the Societal Place of Religion in Finland: Islamic
    Communities Move from the Margins to Partner in Civil Society; Tuomas
    Martikainen
  3. The Voice(s) of British Sikhs; Jasjit Singh
  4. State level representation versus community cohesion: competing
    influences on Nepali religious associations in the UK; Florence Gurung

PART III: SYMBOLS

  1. The Veiling of Religious Markers in the Sahrawi Diaspora; Elena
    Fiddian-Qasmiyeh
  2. ‘Islam is not a Culture’: Reshaping a Muslim Public for a Secular
    World; Katherine Pratt Ewing
  3. Hope, Margin, Example: The Kimbanguist Diaspora in Lisbon; Ramon Sarró
  4. Green Books, Blue Books, and Buddhism as Symbols of Belonging in the
    Tibetan Diaspora: Towards an Anthropology of Fictive Citizenship;
    Abraham Zablocki
    Afterword; Jane Garnett; Sondra L. Hausner

About the authors

Jane Garnett is a Fellow of Wadham College and Associate Professor in
the History Faculty, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. She works on
intellectual, cultural and religious history, predominantly since the
nineteenth century, including the study of gender and visual culture
over wider periods. She is a member of the Oxford Diasporas Programme
(2011-15), a major collaborative and interdisciplinary project funded by
the Leverhulme Trust.

Sondra L. Hausner is Associate Professor in the Study of Religion, and
Fellow and Tutor at St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford, United
Kingdom. She specializes in the religions of South Asia, and has
published widely on the dynamics of migrant identity, as well as on
classical themes in religion – ascetic discipline, ritual practice,
gender, and Durkheimian sociology – that consider movement in space.

Job Opening: Junior Professorship (W1) in Anthropology and History of Religion in South Asia, University of Erfurt

The Max-Weber-Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies (Max-Weber-Kolleg für kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien) at the University of Erfurt invites applications for the following position:

Junior Professorship (W1)
in Anthropology and History of Religion in South Asia
(tenure track to W2)

The Junior Professorship is part of the Research Group “Religious Individualization in Historical Perspective”, which is funded by the German Research Council (DFG).

Initially limited to four years, the professorship may be converted into a permanent position (W 2) subject to a positive tenure review and the provisions of the Career Track scheme of the University of Erfurt. The successful candidate will represent the subject of Anthropology and Religion in South Asia in research and teaching at the Max-Weber-Center. The appointee will teach in the relevant degree programmes of the University of Erfurt, in particular in the PhD programme of the Max-Weber-Kolleg.

For the duration of the W1-Position the appointee will be located at the Max-Weber-Kolleg. The incumbent will play an active part in the Research Group “Religious Individualization in Historical Perspective” and will contribute in particular to the comparative approach of the Research Group. He or she is expected to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with the other members of the Max-Weber-Kolleg. In addition the incumbent will contribute to cooperative and consortium projects with partners outside the Kolleg, e.g. with the project “Metamorphoses of the Political”, which has Indian and German partner institutions.

In addition, the incumbent is expected to contribute to the development of new externally funded research projects at the University of Erfurt.

Requirements

The applicant must provide evidence of complying with the general regulations of public service law and of fulfilling the prerequisites for recruitment (Einstellungsvoraussetzungen) in § 82 of the Thüringer Hochschulgesetz (ThürHG).

The candidate must have dealt with historical and contemporary forms of religiosity on the Indian subcontinent in research and teaching. The Max-Weber-Kolleg and the University of Erfurt expect that the candidate focuses especially on traditions and practices in the areas of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism or Jainism as well as on relationships among these traditions and of these traditions with forms of Islamic and Christian religiosity. The candidate must show active appreciation of social science approaches and readiness for interdisciplinary cooperation. In addition to collaboration within the Research Group “Religious Individualisation” the candidate is supposed to contribute to the India focus of the Max-Weber-Kolleg and the development of new cooperative research projects.

Core requirements are:

· a PhD, conferred within the last 5 years, in one of the following disciplines: Religious Studies, (Cultural/Social) Anthropology, Sociology of Religion, Indology, or in an equivalent discipline

· knowledge of at least one Indian language (other than English) at level B2

· publication of at least one monograph (which may be the PhD thesis) or articles of corresponding significance in peer-reviewed journals and similar contributions

Additionally desirable competences include

· experience as team leader

· in-depth knowledge of a South Asian region gained through extended sojourns

· knowledge of German

The University of Erfurt expects a strong teaching commitment and attaches particular importance to personal support of students. The University expects contributions to its interdisciplinary teaching programme, including the Studium Fundamentale, with courses partially held in English.The applicant must be able to teach in German at the latest after three years. All members of the academic faculty must contribute to the academic administration.

Remarks

The procedures and requirements for a tenure-track appointment to a W2-Professorship are laid down in the Berufungsordnung of the University of Erfurt. For the full length of the Junior Professorship (6 years) employment is time-limited employment is in accordance with § 82 Abs. 6 ThürHG

The Max-Weber-Kolleg and the University of Erfurt promote gender equality. Applications from women candidates are therefore especially welcome. Severely handicapped persons have priority of employment in case of equal suitability, competence and qualification.

The University of Erfurt expects the successful candidate to take up residence in Erfurt or in its vicinity.

Application procedure

Complete applications consist of:

• CV

• list of publications

• list of courses taught

• a report on research projects undertaken so far as well as on external funding received

• an outline of a research project to be pursued

• list of academic presentations

• academic certificates, esp. the PhD certificat

Applications, quoting the reference number, should be received by 30 November 2015. They may be submitted via e-mail to:

dekanat.mwk@uni-erfurt.de

or by mail to:

Universität Erfurt • Direktorat des Max-Weber-Kollegs • ETC.

Contact persons are

• Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüpke, Max-Weber-Kolleg (joerg.ruepke@uni-erfurt.de)

• Prof. Dr. Martin Fuchs, Max-Weber-Kolleg (martin.fuchs@uni-erfurt.de)

Further information regarding the Max-Weber-Kolleg and the Research Group “Religious Individualization in Historical Perspective” can be found at

https://www.uni-erfurt.de/max-weber-kolleg

Please send the application papers in one pdf-file (max. 5 MB) together with the PhD thesis and maximally 4 other publications, also as pdf. The University of Erfurt will not pay application expenses.

Heritage, Religion and Travel Network Conference: Theoretical and Empirical Journey

Heritage, Religion and Travel Network Conference

Theoretical and Empirical Journeys

www.heritagereligionandtravel.com

(Mersin Congress and Exhibitions Centre, Turkey 27th-29th May 2016)

Call for Papers

Around the globe and across a wide variety of religious traditions,
heritage has become central to our understanding of landscape, space and
time. Heritage sites attract hundreds of millions of visitors each year,
often as a form of pilgrimage to sacred destinations. Their popularity
has provoked a burgeoning interest in both ‘sacred’ and ‘secular
pilgrimage’ as a legitimate focus of academic enquiry and on tangible
and intangible heritage more broadly.

This unique conference seeks to build on four decades of research on the
relationship between Heritage, Religion and Travel and to advance new
theoretical and empirical perspectives concerning this relationship. It
also offers an interdisciplinary space for debate. Hence, and not
coincidentally, the conference will be hosted in the ancient city of
Tarsus in Turkey ̶ a country that could be defined as at the crossroads
of history, i.e. between east and west. It is a land deeply influenced
by religious traditions and heritage of extraordinary variety and
richness. It also has been the setting for the rise and fall of many
cultures and entire civilizations. Drawing on the work of leading
academics, we hope to evoke the depth and breadth of the importance of
heritage and its connection to religion and new and old forms of travel
and tourism.

The focus of the conference will be on re-assessing old and building new
theoretical frameworks for the study of heritage, religion and travel,
with particular emphasis on the study of pilgrimage and religious tourism.
Publication Opportunities

Heritage, Religion and Travel: Empirical and Theoretical Journeys, is
pleased to announce that we will be able to offer authors the potential
to publish their work in three separate series run by academic
publishers (Ashgate, Routledge and Lexington books) on the topic of the
conference. The Ashgate series editors include Dr. Dee Dyas (University
of York), Prof. John Eade (Roehmapton University/Toronto), Prof. Simon
Coleman (University of Toronto) and Prof. Jas’ Elsner (University of
Oxford/Chicago). The Routledge series is edited by John Eade, Diogine
Albera (University of Aux-Marseille), Ian Reader (Lancaster University),
Alana Harris (King’s College London) and Ellen Badone (McMaster
University). The Lexington series is edited by Dr. Michael A. Di Giovine
(West Chester University) and Prof. Noel B. Salazar (University of Leuven).

The quality of papers will be the guide to the potential for publication
and submission is automatic with the acceptance of the paper’s abstract.
This is a great opportunity for new upcoming scholars as well as
established authors to showcase their work. We expect wide-spread
interest in this conference so please register ASAP for places are very
limited! To register go to www.heritagereligionandtravel.com

We are open to the suggestions for thematic panels which may include,
but are not limited to, the following themes:

Conference Themes

۞ Heritage & Religious Traditions

– Past, present and future of Heritage and its Religious meanings
– The relationship between Heritage and Spirituality
– Religious Tourism: old and new theoretical and empirical perspectives
– Heritage and Landscape: communalities and differences between place
and space
– The framing of Heritage as Secular Cultural Symbolism
– Heritage and Politics of Identity
– Art, Heritage and Religious, Spiritual meanings
– Heritage and Memory
– Consumer Culture and Heritage sites
– Organizing bodies (UNESCO, WTO)
– Food as Sacred Objects, Food as Heritage.
– Heritage and the Oral Traditions
– The Mechanisms and Outcomes of Transitions from sites of Heritage to
sites of Pilgrimage
– The Mechanisms and Outcomes of Transitions from sites of Religious
Significance (Pilgrimage) to Heritage (Tourist) sites

۞ Religion and Travel

– Tourism and its discontents
– Contested sites: the Politics of site formation and maintenance
– Religion, Travel and the Media
– The Hermeneutics of Place and Space
– The Relationship between Religion and the Travel and Tourism Industry
– Religious Heritage of Minority Groups
– Religion, Heritage and Migration

۞ Pilgrimage, Landscape and Heritage

– Perspectives on Pilgrimage as a Spiritual Journey
– Pilgrimage and Territorial Boundaries
– Pilgrimage in Memory and Narratives
– The Centrality of Heritage for Pilgrimage
– Relationship between Religion and the Travel and Tourism Industry
– Pilgrimage and Nature (ecological perspectives of movement and sacred
places)
– The Hermeneutics of Place
– Literature as a focal point for Pilgrims and Travelers
– Religious Tourism and/or Secular Pilgrimage
– The Diversity of Cultural/National/Linguistic/Artistic representations
in Pilgrimage Sites
– Historical sites and Modern sites
– Gender, Ethnicity and other Identity Issues

۞ The Sacred & The Secular: Contesting and/or Re-affirming Religion

– The Relationship between Religion and Culture in the formation of
Sacred Places and Landscapes
– The Sociology and Anthropology of Religion and their importance for
the study of Heritage, Religion & Travel
– Secular Societies and their Religious Heritage: Past, Present and Future
– To Go on a Pilgrimage or to Walk on a Pilgrimage Trail?
– Secular Lands, Sacred Journeys: The Dichotomies of Culture, Religion
and Politics

۞ Theoretical & Methodological Perspectives

– Tangible and Intangible Heritage
– Theoretical Perspectives on the Study of Heritage, Religion and Tourism
– Empirical & Methodological Perspectives on the Study of Heritage,
Religion and Tourism
– Liminality as a central Concept in the Study of Heritage and Tourism
– The Social Sciences and the Study of Heritage, Religion and Travel
– Religion, Consumerism and the making of Tourist Spaces
– Globalization and the expansion of Tourism in the 21st Century
– Travel and Tourism: Past, Present and Future
– Visiting Places from Home: The Internet and Virtual Travel
– The Meaning of Tourism for Tourists and Hosts
– Movement and the Limits to Freedom: Barriers and Contradictions
– Methodological Challenges in the Study of Heritage, Religion and Travel
– The Semiotics and/or Hermeneutics of Heritage Travel
– Other types of Travel (air, sea, rail, walking)

Keynote speakers:

Prof. Dr. John Eade - University of Roehampton/University of Toronto
Prof. Dr. Ian Reader – Lancaster University
Dr. Avril Madrell - University of the West of England
Prof. Maria Coroucli – Universite Paris Ouest Nanterre

Program committee:

Dr. J. Eduardo Chemin (Çağ Üniversitesi, Turkey)
Prof. Dr. John Eade - University of Roehampton (U.K.)/ University of
Toronto (Canada)

Submission details:

Abstracts (up to 350 - words in Word doc.), with contact details and
affiliation, should be submitted to the following e-mail address:
Chemin@cag.edu.tr by Dezember 15, 2015. You will be informed about
acceptance or non-acceptance of your proposal by January 15, 2016.

Registration fee

On or before January 15th 2016 (early bird): € 50 (170 TL)
Regular Fee (after early-bird deadline – January 15th 2016): € 75 (250 TL)

Graduate Students presenting papers: € 50 (170 TL)

Co-authors or accompanying person: € 50 (170 TL)

Please note: All bank transaction costs are to be paid by the author

Registration fee covers:

– Conference proceedings (backpack with book of abstracts)
– Welcome reception (drinks and snacks)
– All meals during the conference hours
– Refreshments and snacks during session breaks
– Excursion with Tourist Guide
– Reception and Dinner

Payment Method:

In EURO (€) (for academics from outside of Turkey) to be made to the
following account number:
SWIFT CODE: 6070
held with İŞ BANKASI A.Ş.
IBAN: TR380006400000260700032846
Çağ Üniversitesi (Mesep Oti)
Yenice Mahç Cemal Girsel Bul. 142 D
Tarsus/Mersin

In Türk Lirasi (TRY) (for academics from Turkey) to be made to the
following account number:
HESAP SUBESI: 6070 (Adana Ticari/Adana)
held with İŞ BANKASI A.Ş.
HESAP NUMERASI: 26603
IBAN: TR510006400000160700026603
Çağ Üniversitesi (Mesep Oti)
Yenice Mahç Cemal Girsel Bul. 142 D
Tarsus/Mersin

*we kindly ask you to send us confirmation of your payment via e-mail:

WE WELCOME YOU WARMLY TO MERSIN IN 2016!!!!