Important dates
| Abstract submission start date | 26 November 2015 |
| Abstract submission deadline | 30 March 2016 |
| Registration deadline (for passive attendance only) | 30 April 2016 |
| Conference begins | 3 June 2016 |
| Conference ends | 4 June 2016 |
Latest news
| Conference ended |
| 4 June 2016: Conference ended. Thanks to all participants. |
| Change in the Keynote Lecture I |
| 29 May 2016: There is a change in the Keynote Lecture I in the program of the conference. Instead of Adrian Ivakhiv the first keynote speaker will be Michael Strmiska. For updated program see Program section. |
| Preliminary program |
| 2 May 2016: Preliminary program was provided. See Program section. |
| Accomodation information added |
| 2 May 2016: Information about accomodation disscount for the conference participants in hotel Continental and in The Vinařská Garni hotel added. See Practical information section. |
| Abstract submission deadline extension |
| Abstract submission deadline was extended till 30 March 2016. |
| Keynote speakers |
| 26 November 2015: We are pleased to announce that Adrian Ivakhiv and Agita Misāne have been confirmed as keynote speakers for the Paganism and Politics conference. See program section. |
| Abstract submission start date |
| 26 November 2015: The registration for the conference started. |
| The conference website launched |
| 26 November 2015: The conference website has been launched. |
Welcome!
Modern Pagan or Native Faith movements are “religious” movements in the sense of being concerned with “spiritual” and “sacred” matters such as the worship of deities, the articulation of values and ethics, and the organization of communal ritual activities, but are also, at least in part, social and political movements as they inevitably reflect upon and respond to political and social trends of their time and place. Indeed, the core Pagan project of revisiting and refashioning pre-Christian religions of the European past for use in the current day often expresses a fundamental discontent with the conditions of contemporary life and a wish to transform modern life in a Pagan manner, however differently this might be interpreted by Pagan movements in different locations.
We therefore invite sholars and students to exchange ideas and scholarly experience at a workshop Paganism and Politics held in Brno, Czech Republic.
Select conference papers will be considered for publication in the journal The Pomegranate: International Journal of Pagan Studies, by prior arrangement with the editors.
See the call for papers for a more detailed overview.
Organizing bodies
- Department for the Study of Religions, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
- Czech Association for the Study of Religions (CASR)
- Contemporary Paganisms and Spiritualities in Europe (CPASE)
Registration
If you plan to attend the conference, please register.
Information about Brno, transportation, accommodation
See the Practical information section for maps, useful links and details about travelling and accomodation. We advise participants to book their accommodation soon.
* Logo: painted by Monika Rozsypalová ; designed by Miroslav Vrzal.