{"id":865,"date":"2025-07-14T16:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/eestijuured\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=865"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:03:22","slug":"xxiii-international-association-for-the-history-of-religions-world-congress","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/eestijuured\/sundmused\/xxiii-international-association-for-the-history-of-religions-world-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"XXIII International Association for the History of Religions World Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>This event marks the first IAHR World Congress in ten years, due to the unfortunate cancellation of the 2020 World Congress in Otago, New Zealand, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The local host in Krak\u00f3w\u2014the Jagiellonian University, and the Polish Society for the Study of Religions\u2014and the IAHR are delighted to welcome you in Poland for a week of scientific discussions, intellectual exchanges, and friendly interactions among scholars from around the world. As stated in the IAHR\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iahrweb.org\/constitution.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constitution<\/a>, the IAHR is not a forum for confessional, apologetical, or other similar concerns. True to the spirit of the IAHR and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iahrweb.org\/publicoutreach.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">its guidelines<\/a>, the organizers are committed to fostering a vibrant atmosphere, and to creating opportunities for the advancement of the academic study of religion(s).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>The organization of the World Congress in 2025 invites us to celebrate several milestones in the history of our discipline. This year marks:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the 125th anniversary of the first World Congress of religious studies held in Paris in 1900;<\/li>\n<li>the 74th anniversary of the founding of the IAHR at a congress in Amsterdam;<\/li>\n<li>the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Association for the Study of Religions in Krak\u00f3w in 2000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>Against this backdrop, the World Congress will allow us to reflect on the past and the future of our discipline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>The topic of the World Congress is:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--heading\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Out of Europe: Studying Religion(s) in Interconnected Worlds<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>By choosing this topic, the Congress aims to explore the creative tensions intrinsic in the historical origins and global scope of the study of religion(s). You can read more about the topic of the World Congress here in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iahr2025.org\/general-information\/call-for-panels-papers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"23\">Call for Panels &amp; Papers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>The topic of the World Congress and its location are closely connected to one another. The proposal to hold the next World Congress of Religious Studies in Krak\u00f3w with the theme \u201cOut of Europe\u201d highlights a particular historical moment in the development of the discipline. Looking back at the development and achievements of the historical and scientific study of religion initiated in Western Europe, we will explore its global impact and potential contribution to the discussions in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>Religions in Central and Eastern Europe developed in a different way than in Western Europe. Krak\u00f3w as the royal capital of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth has roots in the more profound history of \u201cYounger Europe\u201d christianized around 1000 CE. Volodymyr, the ruler of the Kyiv Rus, chose the Greek Orthodox Church after scrutinizing other \u201cfaiths\u201d: Judaism, Islam, and the Roman Church. Since the Late Medieval period, the history of Central and Eastern Europe has been continuously reconfigured by the circulation of people and ideas. This led to deep interconnections between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (Tatar, Ottoman Empire) and the emergence of a multi-religious patchwork of cultures. This part of Europe was also a victim of imperial policies and suffered the effects of peasant enslavement . In the 20th century, the Shoah and totalitarian regimes disrupted earlier inclusive traditions in the Bloodlands, i.e., Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and the Baltic states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gutenberg__item gutenberg__item--paragraph\">\n<p>Within the religious system currently in place, we invite the global academic community to explore religions in interconnected worlds. We sincerely hope that this rich background will provide inspiration to both retrace the main trajectories of our discipline\u2019s development and to explore new directions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This event marks the first IAHR World Congress in ten years, due to the unfortunate cancellation of the 2020 World Congress in Otago, New Zealand, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. 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