Balkan and Baltic States in United Europe – History, Religion, and Culture IV Religiosity and Spirituality in the Baltic and Balkan Cultural Space: History and Nowadays International Conference, November 11-13, 2020.   Web Conference     Program     Weblinks    Institute of Philosophy and Sociology University of Latvia Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum Bulgarian Academy of Sciences International Society for Balkan and Baltic Studies

About Papers Information Contacts Credits Call for papers Our fourth conference marks the thirteen year of our meetings and discussions on the Balkans and the Baltic region in the United Europe. What has changed in the Balkan-Baltic region? This theme continues to be an actual topic in the European Research Area. The dynamics of geopolitical processes in Europe and the world (Brexit, USA-EU-Russia-Chine relations, religious and church conflictsetc.) gives a new dimension to this topic. On the other hand, what happens with the ‚cultural intimacy“ (M. Hertzfeld) of the individuals and communities in the region? So why to our traditional questions: how is history interpreted and re-written? What is the situation with ethnic and religious communities? What are the new problems and topics in the Baltic and Balkan, European and World Research Area? We added new topics: what are the changes and conflicts in the religious landscapes in both regions? What are the new dimensions in spirituality? What is new in the Balkan-Baltic axiology? How church(es) and state communicate in the Balkan-Baltic (and large) region? Paper topics can include (but are not limited to) the following topics: • Local, regional and global religious space (traditional, modern and postmodern religious movements and forms); • Religious diversity and inter-religious relations; • Religion and Nationalism; • Traditional confessions, new dimensions and new religious movements; • Religiosity and Spirituality; • Migration, mobility, and refugees: chance or trouble?; • Identity and its representations; • Social interaction and cultural expression: everyday life, festivities and ritual forms; • Culture in all its aspects: traditional, contemporary, cultural heritage, sub-cultures etc; • Climate, ecology and climate changes in the public and individual discourse. Languages: The working languages of the conference are English and Russian. Applications and presentations can be made in either language. We intend to publish the conference papers (after editing and peer review) in a special publication of our journal ‘Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies’, indexed by SCOPUS. Important information Further information concerning registration, the conference activities and publication plans will be provided in Circulars. Travel and accommodation costs must be covered by the participants. The organisers will seek funding to enable a reduction of the fee. Last changes(PDF)    Informational letter 3(PDF)    Informational letter 2(PDF)    Venue:   Web Conference   Links to presentations. Contacts ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Dr. Ekaterina Anastasova and Dr. Solveiga Krūmiņa-Koņkova (heads). Dr. Nadežda Pazuhina and Dr. SvetoslavaToncheva (secretaries). Dr. Māra Kiope, Dr. Irina Kolarska-Mladenova, Dr. Inese Runce, Dr. Evegenia Troeva-Grigorova Credits The conference is supported by the

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