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Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe

Conference, symposium - Ethnology, anthropology

Louis-Vincent Thomas: 20 years later

Louis-Vincent Thomas débute sa carrière sur le continent africain et y étudie tour à tour les systèmes de pensée, les représentations, la notion de personnalité, les idéologies, les mythes, les rites et les symboles. Une idée forte résulte de ces premiers travaux : « La mort n’est pas le contraire de la vie mais peut-être sa condition fondamentale. » (Thomas, 1993) Dès lors, la question de la finitude devient le cœur de ses recherches, mêlant diverses disciplines, approches et thématiques. Vingt ans après sa disparition, nous proposons d’effectuer un retour sur l’œuvre féconde de ce penseur pluriel et insaisissable. Centré sur les sciences humaines et sociales dans leur sens large, ce colloque met en perspective l’itinéraire de Louis-Vincent Thomas, ses recherches et l’empreinte de son héritage.

Paris

Conference, symposium - Asia

Islam and Regional Cultures in Pakistan

CEIAS conference

With the hope of throwing new light on the transformations of Pakistani society, this one-day conference intends to move the focus away from two dominant discourses on Pakistan : that is, on the one hand, the security discourse of political and media circles that reduces Pakistan to a state on the fringe of failure, trying to cope with radical Islam and terrorism; and, on the other hand, Pakistan’s official nationalism, which rests on a unitary conception of the nation that disregards the cultural and religious diversity of the country, stressing instead Islam and Urdu as national unifiers while relegating regional cultures to folklore. This conference hopes to partly fill this gap by inviting participants to illustrate the complex, lived experience of Islam in Pakistan, the identity component of religious practices that do not fit in the dominant norm, and their inscription in local political and ethnic relations. Papers would ideally use first-hand observation and/or analyses of cultural productions to examine circumscribed case studies.

Brussels

Conference, symposium - Religion

When a religion comes to an end… Political and social factors in the demise of religions

Ce colloque analysera les facteurs politiques et sociaux qui provoquent ou accompagnent la disparition d’une religion. L’aire géographique est mondiale et la chronologie la plus étendue possible. Il s’agira tant d’accorder la parole à des spécialistes étrangers de niveau international que de donner l’occasion à des chercheurs locaux de présenter leurs recherches. Le colloque sera axé sur l'étude des mécanismes observables lorsqu'une religion se termine. Que cette fin soit violente ou spontanée, une série de questions semblables se posent qui pourront faire l'objet des communications.

Santiago de Compostela

Conference, symposium - History

James Zebedee, the "translatio" and the Jacobean pilgrimages

7th International Colloquium Compostela

The 7th International Colloquium Compostela aims at analysing the myth of the "translatio" of the body of Saint James from Palestina to Santiago de Compostela and its impact in the historical construction of the Jacobean pilgrimages. As in the former editions, focusing on an interdisciplinary approach, the Colloquium analyzes the state of the art in the archeological research of Palestinian and Compostela in the early centuries, the studies about the traditions of the translatio, the iconography and the literary and social impact of the "translatio" and the current reality of pilgrimages to Compostella.

Bethlehem

Conference, symposium - Religion

Violence, Non-Violence and Religion

The Third Conference on Christian-Muslim Relations

Bethlehem University, with its tradition of building better relations between Christians and Muslims, according to its values as a Catholic LaSallian Palestinian University, is proposing a conference on Violence and Religion (9-11 February 2011) as a chance to discuss this difficult topic of the relationship between religion and violence. Although the topic may seem vast and complex, the multidisci-plinary approach allows for a better understanding of the topic and an informative exchange among scholars and interested people from all faiths.

Strasbourg

Conference, symposium - Law

Sharia law in law today

Legal and legislative practices of reference in Islamic law

Colloque international organisé à Strasbourg par le laboratoire Politique, religion, institutions et sociétés : mutations européennes (PRISME).

Paris

Conference, symposium - Religion

Quel avenir pour les chrétiens d'Orient ?

Colloque international. Vendredi 16 et samedi 17 novembre 2007

Colloque international organisé par l’Institut européen en sciences des religions (IESR) et l’École pratique des hautes études (EPHE).

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