ISASR conference “Emerging perspectives: religions and Ireland”

May 25-26 2012, UCC

We are pleased to invite scholars to take part in the first conference of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions (ISASR). The Conference will take place Fri-Sat May 25^th - 26^th, 2012 and is open to scholars of all disciplines that approach religions, both past and present, from a non-theological, critical, analytical and cross-cultural perspective. We invite papers from scholars working in Ireland on all aspects of religion both at home and globally, and from scholars worldwide who work on religions in Ireland or themes connected with Ireland. As this is the first conference of ISASR, paper proposals on any aspect of religion, both in Ireland and the wider world that contribute to Ireland’s engagement with the academic study of religions, will be considered.

Please send a 150-200 word abstract for papers to James Kapalo (j.kapalo@ucc.ie) by closing date Friday March 2^nd, 2012. Notification of abstract acceptance will be given by April 2^nd, 2012.

The conference is being hosted by the Study of Religions Department, UCC.

The ISASR is a member association of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) and the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR.)

Further information on the conference will be posted on this site in due course.

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The ISASR was founded on Feb 19th 2011 with an action committee comprising scholars from a wide range of disciplines, specialities and institutions. The committee is currently setting up the infrastructure and preparing a first general meeting for early 2012.

To find out more about ISASR’s purpose look here; the committee’s membership is here and the constitution here. Details on how to apply for membership are here. Contact details are here.

Announcements of events related to the academic study of religions can be found here; resources for the study of religions are here; links to sister societies etc. are here and some basic information on jobs and courses in the area is here.

The blogroll to the right contains some study of religions-related blogs.