CFP: Sacred Practices of Everyday Life
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Monique Ingalls
Feb 4, 2012, 4:42:11 AM2/4/12
to Sacred/Religious Music SIG
Sacred Practices of Everyday Life
10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 9th May to 3.30 p.m. on Friday 11th May 2012
John McIntyre Conference Centre, University of Edinburgh
Roadside shrines; divorce parties; tattoos made with ink containing a
loved one’s ashes; spiritual retreats; prayer cairns; naming
ceremonies; healing rituals; contacts with the dead: however
‘disenchanted’ the world may be, there is plenty of evidence of
enchantment and re-enchantment all around. Life and death are still
rendered meaningful through ancient and reinvented practices, rituals,
beliefs and symbols which attach sacredness and significance to what
would otherwise be merely mundane.
The purpose of the conference is to explore new evidence, analysis and
theory concerning the sacred practices of everyday life. There is a
particular focus on the varied ways in which the life course is being
re-enchanted in the 21st century, but papers looking at other eras and/
or larger forms of sacred practice (e.g. civic rituals) are also
welcome. The scope is global.
The conference will showcase thirty or so projects funded by the
Religion and Society Programme which have new findings in this area.
These will be supplemented by the papers received through this open
call.
The conference streams are:
Formation and Cultivation
Life-styles and (After)Death-styles
Sex, Life and Love
Gods, Spirits and the Sacred
Fate, Destiny and the Future
Identity, Solidarity and Conflict
Suffering, Healing and Well Being
Objects, Language, Rituals and Consumption
There will also be plenary sessions with David Morgan (Duke), Mary Jo
Neitz (Missouri) and Robert Orsi (Northwestern).
Submitting an Abstract
Individual paper proposals (max. 200 words) should be submitted to:
Peta Ainsworth: p.ain...@lancaster.ac.uk by 29th February 2012.
Registration
The conference is subsidised by the sponsors and costs £95 per
delegate, £60 for postgraduates/unwaged (for the entire conference) or
£45 per day, £30 for postgraduates/unwaged. The conference fee
excludes accommodation and conference dinner. Registration now open.
Deadline 9th March.
*A limited number of bursaries are available for people in the UK who
need to travel some distance to Edinburgh. Please send an email with
your registration form to Peta Ainsworth stating in one paragraph why
you require assistance and how much your travel costs will be.*
10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 9th May to 3.30 p.m. on Friday 11th May 2012
John McIntyre Conference Centre, University of Edinburgh
Roadside shrines; divorce parties; tattoos made with ink containing a
loved one’s ashes; spiritual retreats; prayer cairns; naming
ceremonies; healing rituals; contacts with the dead: however
‘disenchanted’ the world may be, there is plenty of evidence of
enchantment and re-enchantment all around. Life and death are still
rendered meaningful through ancient and reinvented practices, rituals,
beliefs and symbols which attach sacredness and significance to what
would otherwise be merely mundane.
The purpose of the conference is to explore new evidence, analysis and
theory concerning the sacred practices of everyday life. There is a
particular focus on the varied ways in which the life course is being
re-enchanted in the 21st century, but papers looking at other eras and/
or larger forms of sacred practice (e.g. civic rituals) are also
welcome. The scope is global.
The conference will showcase thirty or so projects funded by the
Religion and Society Programme which have new findings in this area.
These will be supplemented by the papers received through this open
call.
The conference streams are:
Formation and Cultivation
Life-styles and (After)Death-styles
Sex, Life and Love
Gods, Spirits and the Sacred
Fate, Destiny and the Future
Identity, Solidarity and Conflict
Suffering, Healing and Well Being
Objects, Language, Rituals and Consumption
There will also be plenary sessions with David Morgan (Duke), Mary Jo
Neitz (Missouri) and Robert Orsi (Northwestern).
Submitting an Abstract
Individual paper proposals (max. 200 words) should be submitted to:
Peta Ainsworth: p.ain...@lancaster.ac.uk by 29th February 2012.
Registration
The conference is subsidised by the sponsors and costs £95 per
delegate, £60 for postgraduates/unwaged (for the entire conference) or
£45 per day, £30 for postgraduates/unwaged. The conference fee
excludes accommodation and conference dinner. Registration now open.
Deadline 9th March.
*A limited number of bursaries are available for people in the UK who
need to travel some distance to Edinburgh. Please send an email with
your registration form to Peta Ainsworth stating in one paragraph why
you require assistance and how much your travel costs will be.*
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