Call for Proposals

This Group solicits proposals relating to the following themes:

• Ritual and ethnography (for a possible cosponsored session with the Anthropology of Religion Group)
• Ritual and LBGT communities
• Humor and levity in ritual (for a possible cosponsored session with the Comparative Studies in Hinduisms and Judaisms Group)
• Ritual and diaspora
• Ritual in film/filming ritual
• Ritual in the making and unmaking of sacred spaces
• Ritual and embodied knowledge
• Tantra and ritual (for a possible cosponsored session with the Tantric Studies Group)
• Teaching/Learning ritual and ritually teaching/learning
• Redefining religion through the study of ritual

We explicitly encourage proposals for prearranged panels that use innovative forms of presentation, have a strong emphasis on interaction and discussion, or focus on specific questions or topics. Successful proposals will indicate that the paper or panel will advance, rather than simply apply, ritual theory. Papers focusing on the Mediterranean will be given preference.

Mission

This Group provides a unique venue for the interdisciplinary exploration of ritual — broadly understood to include rites, ceremonies, religious and secular performances, and other ritual processes — in their many and varied contexts, and from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. To learn more about this Group, visit our website at www.ritualstudies.org.

Anonymity of Review Process

Proposals are anonymous to Chairs and Steering Committee Members until after final acceptance or rejection.

Questions?

Sarah Haynes
Western Illinois University
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Barry Stephenson
Wilfrid Laurier University
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Method of Submission