Study of Religions Research Seminar Series 17 April 2024 with Dr Tatiana Vagramenko on:
When the Ghosts of History Speak: Endangered Community Archives and Collaborative Anthropology in Times
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Study of Religions Research Seminar Series 17 April 2024 with Dr Tatiana Vagramenko on:
When the Ghosts of History Speak: Endangered Community Archives and Collaborative Anthropology in Times
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The next lecture in the Study of Religions Research Seminar Series is on Wednesday 10 April 2024 from 5-6pm on MS Teams with Mriganka Mukhopadhyay on:
Bharat Samaj Puja: Studying a Theosophical Ritual
Read moreDr. Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam was an honoured guest of Bishop Paul Colton celebrating the Feast of Saint Patrick & Civic Choral Eucharist and his Silver Jubilee Year alongside Cork City Council Cllrs, Oireachtas members & civic representatives led by the Lord Mayor of Cork at Saint Finbarre’s Cathedral on Sunday 17th March 2024
Read moreAn absolute St. Patrick's Day treat for Dr. Amanullah De Sondy’s One God: Judaism, Christianity and Islam students to visit Chester Beatty for a magnificent tour with Dr. Moya Carey, Curator of Islamic Collections on Saturday 16th March 2024
Read moreWe were honoured to have Elizabeth Castelli, Professor of Religion, from Barnard College at Columbia University NYC in class. Students of Dr. Amanullah De Sondy’s One God: Judaism, Christianity and Islam students thoroughly enjoyed thought-provoking discussion on Genders and Sexualities in Christianities on Thursday 14th March 2024.
Read moreDr. Aurangzeb Haneef, Assistant Professor in the Study of Religion, was invited by Dr. Amanullah De Sondy to speak to undergraduate students enrolled in, ‘One God: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,’ module on Thursday, 15th February 2024. The topic was “Scriptural Interpretation: Islam and the Judeo-Christian traditions.” Dr. Haneef spoke about various methods of Qurʾānic interpretation while elaborating its relationship with previous scriptures. He included a close reading of relevant passages from the Qurʾān and its exegesis which the students found very interesting, accessible, and helpful
Read moreThe next lecture in the Study of Religions Research Seminar Series will be online on MS Teams on Wednesday 6 March 2024 from 5-6pm:
Dr Margaret Lyngdoh: Gender and Human-Animal Transformations from a Khasi Christian Context
Read morePublished in February 2024 in The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Modern Ireland, edited by Gladys Ganiel and Andrew R. Holmes, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 505-521
Read on doi.orgThe Study of Religions Department along with Future Humanities Institute, EDI, LGBTQ+ Staff Network, Mná and Women's Studies at UCC welcome you to Professor Elizabeth Castelli's lecture on Pasolini:
Chair: Dr. Amanullah De Sondy
Monday March 11 17.00-18.00 in the CACSSS Seminar Room - O’ Rahilly Building
A decade after publishing the authorized English translation of San Paolo, the never-produced script for a film about Saint Paul by twentieth-century Italian writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, Professor Elizabeth Castelli revisits the work, considers its afterlives, and reflects on Pasolini's legacy at the intersections of religion and cultural politics.
Read moreDr Yael Dansac: "(Re)Sacralizing Stones: Spiritual Engagements with Megaliths in Belgium"
Ethnographical studies increasingly show the conversion of megalithic sites into places used for a myriad of spiritual purposes, mostly associated to contemporary rituals that celebrate nature as a sentient being. Analyzing data recently gathered at Pagan practices held in Wéris, a Belgian megalithic site dating from the Neolithic period, this ethnography examines material evidence (offerings) and ritual interactions (ceremonies). This presentation provides understanding on the processes of sacralization of ancient spaces, while also suggesting further inquiries to assess the relationships between non-religious spiritualities, identity transformation, and the re-enchantment of nature.
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In an increasingly secular world does freedom of religion or belief really matter?
Rite & Reason: Freedom of religion or belief is as important for atheists and people who wish to leave or change their religion as it is for the devoutly religious
Read Dr Brendan McNamara's opinion piece in the Irish Times here.
Image: A view over the Bahá'í gardens and the Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel - Rade Šaptović
Read on irishtimes.comBloomsbury Publishing has just released a paperback edition of the book "The Study of Religions in Ireland: Past, Present and Future" Brendan McNamara (Anthology Editor) , Hazel O’Brien (Anthology Editor)
The Study of Religions in Ireland: Past, Present and Future provides a comprehensive and field-defining examination of the study of religions in Ireland. By bringing together some of the foremost experts on religions in an Irish context, it critically traces the development of an important field of study and evaluates the thematic threads that have emerged as significant.
Read on bloomsbury.comMany Muslims blame issues surrounding sexuality on outsiders. It is not uncommon to hear some Muslims pit an Islam vs. the West binary when it comes to models of sexuality and gender roles. Yet complicated historical, geopolitical, and colonial roots underlie this claim of simplicity.
Read on american-religion.orgHis comments touched on anti-racism, religions, University College Cork’s Race Equality Network, joining the dots of discrimination and his experience of being in the middle of the Dublin riots.
Read moreDr Tatsuma Padoan (Study of Religions Dept., UCC) just published the book chapter “Walking the Sutra: A Semiotic Theory of Pilgrimage”, in J. Eade and M. Katic (eds.), Approaching Pilgrimage: Methodological Issues Involved in Researching Routes, Sites, and Practices (London: Routledge).
Read moreShe has been in the Fáilte Ireland Conference Ambassador Club since 2016 and has been involved in organising eleven conferences in Ireland, nine of which were hosted by UCC. She has brought four major international conferences to UCC.
Read moreHis chapter ‘Eschatology and Visions in Moldovan Folk Religion’ explores the role that folklore played in the emergence of new religious movements in Eastern Europe and is available open access online.
Read on doi.orgIsabella Honan died in August, 110 years ago. Her family’s crypt in St Finbarre’s cemetery in Cork, where she was laid to rest, has recently undergone a splendid restoration.
Despite being recognised as the benefactor of the famous Honan Chapel at University College Cork, very little is known or has been written about her and her extraordinary benevolence.
Read on irishexaminer.comRoom 2.22, O'Rahilly Building, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, T12 ND89