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,
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
From August 30th to September 3rd, the EASR conference will take place in Pisa. As usual, the EASR will offer a bursary program to its members. The bursaries are meant for participants who present a paper at the conference and
The organizers of the 18th EASR conference in Pisa have released the conference website. The conference with the main theme “Resilient Religion”will take place from 30 August to 3 September 2021 [28th June to 2nd July 2021]. The website will