Religion Week to be held at ISU
Events
A series of lectures will be held within a Religion Week planned for 21-24 June as part of the ISU’s MA programme in Religious Studies. Invited speakers will give lectures dealing with religion as viewed from different perspectives. The issues addressed will cover a broad geographical and cultural spectrum to contribute to the definition of characteristics specific to religion in local culture and at the same time, view religion from a broader perspective.
Schedule:
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21 June, Monday, 17:00-19:00
The Noise Silence Makes: The Ghanaian State Negotiates Ritual Ban on Noise Making;
Speaker: Mariam Goshadze
Read More: https://bit.ly/3gD692v
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22 June, Tuesday, 17:00-19:00
Remaking Muslim Society by Remaking its Women: Azerbaijani Case of Muslim Women’s Reformation, 1890 – 1920
Speaker: Elena Abdulaeva
Read More: https://bit.ly/3iHx2oE
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23 June, Wednesday, 17:00-19:00
Mysticism as a Means of Rescuing Religion from Fundamentalism;
Speaker: Zurab Jashi
Read More: https://bit.ly/3iYifWX
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24 June, Thursday, 17:00-19:00
Autocephaly as Orthodox Political Theology;
Speaker: Tamar Grdzelidze
Read More: https://bit.ly/3pZCYed
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25 June, Friday, 17:00-19:00
The role of Islam and Islamism in the Chechen politics and society under the rule of Kadyrov,
Speaker: Christoph Giesel
Read More: https://bit.ly/3wz5rKn
Lectures will be held online, through facebook live.
Languages: Georgian and English
2021