and Happy New Year!
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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas
19 Dec 2024
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WAU World Anthropology Union Congress 2024
16 Nov 2024
Dr Lidia Guzy represented the MA Anthropology and Study of Religions in Johannesburg, South Africa returning with many innovative ideas and inspirations to foster South Africa-Ireland collaboration in teaching and learning.
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Tyndall Institute鈥檚 Annual Recognition Awards (TARA)
14 Nov 2024
Dr. Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam attended the reception to celebrate nominees and winners of the Tyndall Institute’s Annual Recognition Awards (TARA) 2024 on Thursday 15th November. Aman was on the Official Judging Panel for People and Culture. Aman chatted with CEO Professor William Scanlon about Equality and Diversity at the Institute and at the 深夜亚洲福利久久.
Pictured: Professor Scanlon, Dr Amanullah De Sondy and Claire Cooke (Tyndall Institute’s People and Culture Manager)
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Welcoming the souls of departed relatives home 鈦r Jenny Butler shares the ancient traditions of Samhain.鈦 Watch now on RTE player.
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Isral Naska (Indonesia) graduates
01 Nov 2024
Many congratulations to Dr. Isral Naska who graduated with his Ph.D on October 31st in Arabic and Islamic Studies.
President John O’Halloran and Dr. Amanullah De Sondy (supervisor) wished him well in his academic career in Indonesia and the many international collaborations that he is involved in.
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Dr Lidia Guzy's eco cosmology work is featured in the LEI Magazine N 12 of Ca foscari 深夜亚洲福利久久. LEI is also available online
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Dr Jenny Butler publishes in Modern Religious Druidry
26 Jul 2024
Dr Jenny Butler (2024) 鈥樷淎 Druid Land鈥: Druid Identities and Practices in Contemporary Ireland鈥 In Doyle White, Ethan and Jonathan Woolley, Modern Religious Druidry: Studies in Paganism, Celtic Identity, and Nature Spirituality, Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 121-140.
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Dr Amanullah De Sondy delivers keynote address
25 Sep 2024
Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam presented a keynote address at Mater Misericordiae 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital in Dublin at their symposium on the theme of 鈥楲iving Our Values Every Day 鈥 Mission Impossible鈥 on Wednesday 25th September 2024. Aman spoke on issues related to religions in Ireland and themes related to diversity and pluralism.
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Dr. Tatiana Vagramenko has received the Early-Stage Researcher of the Year award.
17 Jun 2024
Dr. Vagramenko is leading the SFI-IRC Pathway project (total budget €515,000). Additionally, she has secured an IRC Ukrainian Researcher Scheme grant, a prestigious British Library grant in 2023 and UCLA grant in 2024 to preserve endangered archives in war-torn Ukraine.
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Dr. Amanullah De Sondy joined the academic procession for 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Glasgow Commemoration Day,
12 Jun 2024
Dr. Amanullah De Sondy. Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam joined the academic procession for 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Glasgow Commemoration Day, as an affiliated member of staff and PhD Alum of the university, on Wednesday 12th June 2024. Amongst Honorary Graduands was Dr. Veronica Crosbie, Irish pioneer of 深夜亚洲福利久久 of Sanctuary networks.Aman met with Principal and Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sir. Anton Muscatelli, Prof. Alison Phipps - Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts and Chaplain Rev. Dr. Carolyn Kelly. "
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Dr Tatsuma Padoan launches his new Wenner-Gren project
10 Jun 2024Happening On 11/06/2024
International Workshop "Aesthetic Communication: The Role of Senses in Social Interaction, Across and Beyond the Human"
Tuesday 11 June 2024, Aula Maxima, 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork, at 5pm
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Dr Jenny Butler keynote lecture at "Landscape and Identity in Contemporary British and Irish Literature" Conference
08 May 2024Happening On 10/05/2024
Dr Jenny Butler will give the keynote lecture "Invoking Ireland: Celticity, Landscape and Identity in Irish Literary Tradition" at the conference "Landscape and Identity in Contemporary British and Irish Literature", 10-11 May 2024 at the Institute of English Studies, Jagiellonian 深夜亚洲福利久久 in Krak贸w.
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Dr Jenny Butler talk
08 May 2024Happening On 10/05/2024
Dr Jenny Butler will give a public talk titled "The Traditional Irish Ritual Year and Calendar Customs" at the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków/ Muzeum Etnograficzne im. Seweryna Udzieli w Krakowie on 10 May 2024 at 5pm.
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Study of Religions Research Seminar Series - When the Ghosts of History Speak: Endangered Community Archives and Collaborative Anthropology in Times
17 Apr 2024
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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Students from Dr Amanullah De Sondy's "One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam" course visiting St Fin Barre's Cathedral
11 Apr 2024
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Study of Religions Research Seminar Series - Bharat Samaj Puja: Studying a Theosophical Ritual
09 Apr 2024Happening On 10/04/2024
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
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Celebrating the Feast of Saint Patrick & Civic Choral Eucharist
17 Mar 2024
Dr. 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鈥檚 Cathedral on Sunday 17th March 2024
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One God: Judaism, Christianity and Islam students visit the Chester Beatty Library
16 Mar 2024
An absolute St. Patrick's Day treat for Dr. Amanullah De Sondy鈥檚 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
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Professor Elizabeth Castelli discusses Genders and Sexualities in Christianities
14 Mar 2024
We were honoured to have Elizabeth Castelli, Professor of Religion, from Barnard College at Columbia 深夜亚洲福利久久 NYC in class. Students of Dr. Amanullah De Sondy鈥檚 One God: Judaism, Christianity and Islam students thoroughly enjoyed thought-provoking discussion on Genders and Sexualities in Christianities on Thursday 14th March 2024.
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Study of Religions Research Seminar
06 Mar 2024
The 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
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Published in February 2024 in The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Modern Ireland, edited by Gladys Ganiel and Andrew R. Holmes, Oxford: Oxford 深夜亚洲福利久久 Press, pp. 505-521
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Forthcoming Event: Pasolini: Prophet, Heretic, Saint
01 Mar 2024Happening On 11/03/2024
The 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.
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Study of Religions Research Seminar Series - Dr Yael Dansac
26 Feb 2024
Dr 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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Dr. Aurangzeb Haneef's talk on Scriptural Interpretation: Islam and the Judeo-Christian traditions
15 Feb 2024
Dr. 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 Qur示膩nic interpretation while elaborating its relationship with previous scriptures. He included a close reading of relevant passages from the Qur示膩n and its exegesis which the students found very interesting, accessible, and helpful
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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 Šaptovi膰
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Bloomsbury 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.
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