Call for Papers for 23rd IAHR Congress in Kraków The XXIII Quinquennial World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR), hosted by Jagiellonian University and the Polish Society for the Study of Religions, will take place
EC and GA meetings 2024
Announcement of annual EC meeting and GA The meetings of the EASR Executive Committee and the General Assembly will take place during the EASR conference in Gothenburg taking place from 19 August to 23 August 2024. The EC meeting is
EASR 2024 in Gothenburg!
University of Gothenburg host of the 21st EASR conference The next annual EASR conference will take place the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) from 19 – 23 August 2024. A special focus will be put on the conference theme “Nature, Ecology,
New Honorary Member of the EASR: Einar Thomassen
Einar Thomassen elected as Honorary Member of the EASR Einar Thomassen is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Bergen and is one of the foremost specialists of gnosticism and early Christianity. He took his PhD at the
Vilinius 2023: Apply for Bursaries!
Our call for bursary applications is out. The bursaries are meant for participants who present a paper at the conference but are not able to cover the costs of travel, accommodation, and registration fee. Candidates have to be members of
In Memoriam: Albertina (Tineke) Nugteren
In Memoriam: Albertina (Tineke) Nugteren The news that Albertina Nugteren (Tineke for her friends and close colleagues) has passed away on 17 September 2022 has filled me with great sadness. Tineke has been the Treasurer of the EASR for two
The 9th ESSWE conference at Malmö University
Malmö University, Sweden, will host the 9th conference of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) from June 26-28, 2023. The call for papers for the conference theme Western Esotericism and Practice is available on the ESSWE
Next EASR conference in Vilnius!
The next EASR conference will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 4 to 8 September 2023. Due to war in their country, our colleagues from the Ukranian Association of Researchers of Religion were forced to give up their role as
Statement concerning the war against Ukraine
European Association for the Study of Religions elected committee members statement concerning war against Ukraine We, the elected committee members of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR), condemn the war waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine
EASR Conference 2022 in Cork
The 2022 conference of the EASR will take place in Cork, Ireland, from 27 June until 1 July. The conference will be hosted by The Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions and The Study of Religions Department, University