Religion & the Strange: Boundary Making and Crossing
Call for Papers-Deadline is May 20th!
Boston University Graduate Program in Religion Conference
Sunday, September 15, 2019
“People are strange, when you’re a stranger.” – The Doors
Religions sanction and sacralize, they legitimate and legislate, creating rhythms for solidarity and comfort. But not everyone hears the same tune. Who defines the strange, and how? What does religion look like after sundown? Hungry ghosts, crystal visions, hidden realms, secret teachings, and a myriad of mysteries lie between and outside the lines of official histories of belief and practice. Is the study of religion adequately attuned to “the strange”? How do we listen to the margins, the unofficial, and the esoteric? What happens to the concept of religion itself when we embrace the uncanny, the unusual, and the unknown?
Boston University’s Graduate Program in Religion Student Association is pleased to announce a Graduate Student Conference on “Religion and the Strange.” We invite papers from many disciplinary and theoretical perspectives and welcome creative and provocative presentations that open up new avenues of inquiry. For more information, contact Chad Moore at cdmoore@bu.edu.
http://bu.edu/gpr/files/2019/05/Updated-BU-Religion-the-Strange-Grad-Conference-CFP.pdf