The Queensland Society for the Study of Religion (QSSR)
in conjunction with the
School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics,
University of Queensland
and the
Straight Out of Brisbane Festival (SOOB)
present the inaugural QSSR conference Alternative Expressions of the Numinous
Date: Friday 18 - Sunday 20 August 2006
Venue: School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics,
University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane,
Australia
Website: http://www.uq.edu.au/hprc/?page=45544
Conference Chairs:
Helen Farley
Danielle Kirby, and
Julie Washington
Confirmed Speakers:
Professor Emeritus Philip C. Almond
Selected books:
The Witches of Warboys: An Elizabethan Story of Bewitchment (forthcoming)
Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England (2004)
Rudolph Otto: An Introduction to his Philosophical Theology (1984)
Associate Professor Lynne Hume
Selected books:
Popular Spiritualities: The Politics of Contemporary Enchantment (co-editor) (forthcoming)
Anthropologists in the Field: Cases in Participant Observation (co-editor) (2004)
Ancestral Power: The Dreaming, Consciousness and Aboriginal Australians (2002)
Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia (1997)
Associate Professor Richard A. Hutch
Selected books:
Lone Sailors and Spiritual Insights: Cases of Sport and Peril at Sea (2005)
The Meaning of Lives: Biography, Autobiography and the Spiritual Quest (2000)
Religious Leadership: Personality, History, and Sacred Authority (1991)
Call for Papers (Extended):
Abstracts (250 words) are invited for, but not limited to, the following strands:
Esotericism
Mysticism
Alternative expressions of major religions
Religions of re-enchantment
Popular culture religions
Indigenous religions
Paganism and Neo-Paganism
New Religious Movements
Personalised religion
Alternative methodologies
Deadlines:
Abstracts: FRIDAY 16 JUNE
Submit to: h.farley@uq.edu.au
Registration:
Registration is available at: http://www.uq.edu.au/hprc/?page=45544
Earlybird registration available until 1 July
For more information contact:
Helen Farley
Conference Co-Chair
School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics
St Lucia Q 4072
Australia
Ph: + 617 3878 8723 (Outside Australia)
07 3878 8723
Fax: +617 3365 1968 (Outside Australia)
07 3365 1978
Email: h.farley@uq.edu.au
d.kirby@uq.edu.au
j.washington@uq.edu.au
The Queensland Society for the Study of Religion (QSSR) is an incorporated not-for-profit association dedicated to fostering the interdisciplinary academic study of religion. It publishes a twice-yearly, peer-reviewed journal, Khthónios. A special issue of Khthónios will be published containing selected conference proceedings. Participants will also be invited to submit their papers to the Journal of Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies.
Straight Out of Brisbane (or "SOOB") is a festival of independent and emerging arts, culture and ideas. The festival runs this year from August 15th to 20th in Brisbane, Australia's 3rd largest city. Former speakers and performers include hip-hop artist Buck 65, religious renegade John Safran, political blogger Tim Blair and crikey.com.au political correspondent, Cristian Kerr.
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