IMC 2024: Sessions
Session 934: A Faith in Crisis?: Mystics or Heretics? Overcoming Unhelpful Binaries - A Round Table Discussion
Tuesday 2 July 2024, 19:00-20:00
| Sponsor: | Mysticism & Lived Experience / Blurred Boundaries of Religious Dissent Research Initiative |
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| Organiser: | Amanda Langley, School of History, Queen Mary University of London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Einat Klafter, Zvi Yavetz School of Historical Studies, Tel Aviv University |
| Abstract | This round table brings together members of the Mysticism & Lived Experience Network and of the Blurred Boundaries of Religious Dissent Research Initiative with the aim of discussing common methodologies and approaches while reflecting on the specificities of the studies on 'mysticism' and 'heresy'. What can we learn from each other? What categories of analysis can we incorporate that lead us to a deeper understanding of our subjects of study? Is the umbrella of Religious Studies enough or should we push for a more explicit analysis of non-mainstream phenomena regardless of religion? Participants include Pablo Acosta-García (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Michael Hahn (Sarum College, Salisbury), Amanda Langley (Queen Mary University of London), Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel (Queen Mary University of London), and Justine Trombley (Durham University). |