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• 14 nov 2013

  Liège

  Study days - Ethnology, anthropology

  Between mobility and sedentarity: Pentecostal and Evangelical communities in Belgium in a context of religious globalisation

  Both in Belgium and in Europe, debates about immigration are generally dominated by Islam which tends to overshadow the current religious pluralisation in our societies. However, since several decades multiple forms of religious recomposition have been taking place, in particular within the Christian field, where a new dynamic can be observed as a consequence of migration and missionary movements, such as Pentecostal and Evangelical groups. During this study day, on 14 November 2013, we aim to discuss the religious mutations that have occurred in Belgium during the last decades, through different forms of mobility: migration, intra-European mobility and the transformation of native Churches. In particular, we will examine how the tension between local community and globalisation, mobility and sedentarity, local belonging and transnational networks are brought about by these Churches.

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• 01 oct 2013

  Leuven

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Developing a sense of belonging in diverse societies

  Hui-Muslims in China and Muslims in Europe

  The aim of this workshop is to gather scholars who work on Hui-Muslims in China and Muslims in Europe to compare the similitudes and differences of identity practices. Hui are predominantly Chinese speaking Muslims in China’s vast territory. With a population of 10 million, they are also the most numerous recognized ethnic group in China. Muslims in Europe are hardly featured in international media, domestic politics, and scholarly discussions. Multiculturalism, radicalisation, immigration, integration, forced marriage are discussed through the Muslim visibility and presence in Europe. Recent debates on integration and secularism are focused on  the "Muslim question". In contrast to the focus on Muslims in Europe, there is a notable lack of interest in Muslims in China with the exception of the Uyghur community. In this workshop, we want to study the impact of ethnic-religious interactions, state integration positions and policies to grasp the increasing influence of religious-collective-national expression of Muslims in the public sphere. We would like to examine the new patterns of expression and visibility of the Muslims in China and Europe. Tracing Muslim’s interaction with non-Muslims, this workshop investigates how Muslims encounters, accommodates and negotiates into different socio political contexts in China and Europe.

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• 30 jui 2013

  Liège

  Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

  Between mobility and sedentarity: Pentecostal and Evangelical communities in Belgium in a context of religious globalisation

  Both in Belgium and in Europe, debates about immigration are generally dominated by Islam which tends to overshadow the current religious pluralisation in our societies. However, since several decades multiple forms of religious recomposition have been taking place, in particular within the Christian field, where a new dynamic can be observed as a consequence of migration and missionary movements, such as Pentecostal and Evangelical groups. During this study day, on 14 November 2013, we aim to discuss the religious mutations that have occurred in Belgium during the last decades, through different forms of mobility: migration, intra-European mobility and the transformation of native Churches. In particular, we will examine how the tension between local community and globalisation, mobility and sedentarity, local belonging and transnational networks are brought about by these Churches.

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• 13 sep 2013

  14 sep 2013

  15 jui 2013

  Ghent

  Conference, symposium - Religion

  The Christian mystery

  Ancient christianity and cults around pagan mysteries in the work of Franz Cumont (1868-1947) and in research history

  Ce colloque, qui aura lieu du 13 au 15 septembre à Gand, est centré sur la manière dont l'historien des religions belge Franz Cumont et ses contemporains ont conçu la relation entre le christianisme ancien et les cultes à mystères païens. Il s’agira d’une étude large du thème historiographique, incluant aussi ses prédécesseurs et les recherches récentes. Le colloque s’adresse aux spécialistes d’historiographie des religions antiques des XIX^e et XX^e siècles. Il sera l’occasion de discuter amplement des idées avancées par les diverses traditions historiographiques, méthodologiquement et géographiquement déterminées. 

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• 10 jui 2013

  Leuven

  Call for papers - Europe

  Everyday Life Practices of Muslims in Europe: Consumption and Aesthetics

  This workshop sets out to understand the everyday practices of Muslims living in Europe. The diverse and various (non)-religious daily life practices indicate the non-defined boundaries of Muslims whose practices can be a part of the stigmatised-open spaces in public discourses. Examining the relationship between Islam and liberal democratic values, it is important to note what kind of practices and daily life experiences are exercised in private-public areas, which also determine the views and public perception of Muslims. The identification of Muslims with one or another practice is not a simply neutral matter; this entails also an attachment to liberal, communitarian and civil meanings. Regardless of the daily life activities, these perceptions of Muslims face the challenge that Muslims are not a fixed group, but they share the same practices that others have and do. Food and eating practices, consumer way of life, marriage, salutations; these banal practices of everyday life are central to discover the subjectivity of Muslims, or in other terms, a sense of the self, a way of embodiment.

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