Past Announcements
See Also: Other Announcements | Commerical Announcements
IAHR News
- E-mail letter of information (01.11.05)
- E-mail letter of information (14.06.05): Call for bids for hosting the IAHR XXth Quinquennial World Congress 2010 and other news.
- We have received the sad news that Prof. Manuel Marzal passed away on July 16, 2005.
- We have received the sad news that Prof. Geoffrey Parrinder passed away on June 16, 2005.
- The XIXth World Congress of the IAHR was held in Tokyo, Japan March 24-30, 2005. It was a great success, excellently organized and stimulating. Please consult the website.
- Announcing the new Executive Committee (2005-2010), elected on March 27, 2005.
- Announcing the successful inaugural General Assembly of a new association called South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) held during the IAHR Regional Conference in New Delhi, January 27-30, 2005.
- The General Secretary has received recommendations for Honorary Life Membership by the Honorary Life Membership Advisory Committee Chaired by Prof. R. J. Zwi Werblowsky.
- The General Secretary has received from the Nominating Committee a list of candidates for the next Executive Committee (2005-2010). The list was sent to all the affiliates after which it was posted on a special election page at this website.
- The North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR) has negotiated with Brill to obtain a 33% discount on the price of Method & Theory in the Study of Religion for all NAASR members (beginning with MTSR vol. 17 [2005]), such that MTSR subscription will cost only $50 for people holding NAAASR membership. This discount will also apply to all members of the IAHR.
- The IAHR has now been registered as a legal body in The Hague, The Netherlands due to the gracious services of Mr. Joed Edlich at E. J. Brill Publishers in Leiden.
- The General Secretary has received an application from Turkey for IAHR affiliation. Further news can be found here and here.
- The second circular for the 19th World Congress of the IAHR to be held at the Takanawa Prince Hotel, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan on 24 March - 30 March 2005. It is also available at the congress website.
- The British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR) will mark its 50th anniversary in 2004 with the publication of an edited volume edited by Dr. Steven Sutcliffe.
- Call for new editors for the bibliographical journal Science of Religion.
- Announcing the successful reorganization of the Indian Association for the Study of Religion (IASR). During the IAHR Regional Conference on “Religions in the Indic Civilisation” held in New Delhi, December 18-21, 2003 and organized by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in collaboration with the IAHR, the newly reorganized IASR held its inaugural General Assembly. During the meeting the new constitution and structure of the IASR was confirmed and an interim committee was elected to encourage the establishment of regional chapters of the IASR throughout India, to develop the membership in accordance with the constitution, to arrange the second General Assembly during 2004, and to conduct elections to the second Committee which will run for a normal term from January 1, 2005.
- We have received the sad news that Prof. Yoshiya Abe, Tokyo, passed away on December 1, 2003 after suffering from cancer for more than a year. Besides his academic accomplishments, Prof. Abe was crucial to moving the Tokyo Congress planning ahead. Our condolences are extended to his colleagues, students, and family.
- Prof. Pratap Kumar, Department of Science of Religion, University of Durban-Westville, Durban, South Africa has been appointed by the publishers E. J. Brill in consultation with the Executive Committee of the IAHR as co-editor of NUMEN Book Series. Prof. Kumar will serve together with the current editor Prof. Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Amsterdam. Negotiations are currently in progress to appoint a third co-editor.
- The boards of the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (CIPSH) and of the International Academic Union proclaim a "Resolution on Iraq, June 2003" in English and French.
- Important decisions and annoucements by the IAHR Executive Committee and the IAHR International Committee, both of which convened in Bergen, Norway on May 10, 2003.
- Four IAHR conferences during 2004 were announced by the Executive Committee in Bergen.
- E. J. Brill hosted a reception during the IAHR conference in Bergen, Norway in celebration of the 50th anniversary of NUMEN.
- The theme of the IAHR World Congress is: "Religion: Conflict and Peace". The congress will be hosted by the Japanese Association for Religious Studies in cooperation with the IAHR, and it will be held at the Takanawa Prince Hotel, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan on 24 March - 30 March 2005. The first circular has been distributed to the IAHR affiliates. It can be downloaded here in pdf-format (53.2KB). The website is now accessible.
- The IAHR International Committee, the IAHR Executive Committee, the editorial board of NUMEN and the editorial board of NUMEN Book Series met during the IAHR Special Conference: "The Globalisation and Localisation of Religion", in Bergen, Norway, 8 May - 11 May 2003.
- Special NUMEN 50th anniversary subscription offer for IAHR members until July 1, 2003.
- Prof. Annemarie Schimmel died January 26, 2003.
- The North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR) announces a new series called Key Thinkers in the Study of Religion.
- IAHR Vice-President Prof. Rosalind I. J. Hackett represented the IAHR at the 26th General Assembly of CIPSH during a conference held in Porto-Novo, Benin, 18-21 September 2002.
- Announcing the creation of the Unesco Virtual Collection of Representative Works of World Literature.
- Prof. Lauri Honko died July 16, 2002.
- Announcing a motion put forward by La Société québécoise pour l'étude de la religion/Quebec society for the study of religion (SQER/QSSR) concerning IAHR language policy (14 March 2002)
- Announcing the establishment of the IAHR Archives at the Universitätsbibliothek der Philipps-Universität Marburg (3 January 2002)
- IAHR President, Prof. Peter Antes, keynote speaker at Unesco roundtable hosted by Conseil international de la philosophie et des sciences humaines (CIPSH) on "Religion et cultures: formes et dynamiques de leurs ineractions" (14 December 2001).
Other Announcements
- New Journal: "Bandue. Review of the Spanish Association for the Sciences of Religions"
- The University of Manitoba Studies in Religion (UMSR) call for papers
- New online Journal: "Online - Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet
- The Marburg Journal of Religion is now to found at:
http://web.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/welcome.html - IAPR (International Association for the Psychology of Religion) announces their new website at http://www.iapr.de. After its reconstitution in 2001, the IAPR aims at stimulating the study of psychology of religion in its widest sense internationally. It publishes the journal Archiv für Religionspsychologie.
- INTAS (International Association for the promotion of co-operation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union) is looking for experts to complete its database of external evaluators. See the call here.
- INTAS announces calls for applications for research funding in economics and the social and human sciences. Deadlines for research projects and network proposals are June 13, 2003 and for fellowships and innovative projects July 11, 2003. See the call here.
- Max Planck Institute for the History of Science announces four post-doc positions and one Research Scholar for a project on "Knowledge and Belief".
- Article by Benson Saler on the future of the anthropology of religion, in Anthropology News vol. 43, no. 9, December 2002, Society for the Anthropology of Religion newsletter.
- The Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University wishes to globally promote its Senior Fellowship Program for 2003-2004, deadline: 15 December 2002
- Culture and Religion: Call for papers for a special issue of Culture and Religion scheduled for May 2003 on "'New Age' studies: reconfiguring the field", deadline: 1 November 2002
- The American Academy of Religion has launched a database called "Religionsource: the Journalist's Shortcut to 5,000 Scholars" (August 2002).
Commercial Announcements
- The North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR) has negotiated with Brill Academic Publishers to obtain a 33% discount on the price of Method & Theory in the Study of Religionfor all NAASR members (beginning with MTSR vol. 17 [2005]), such that MTSR subscription will cost only $50 for people holding NAAASR membership. This discount will also apply to all members of the IAHR.
- The British Journal of Religious Education is now available on SARA. For further information and to sign up, please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/sara/.
- Ashgate Publishing announces recent publications on religions, movements and society.
- See the Brill Academic Publishers website http://www.brill.nl.
- Brill Academic Publishers recently published the summer 2005 catalogue featuring many new titles in the field of Biblical Studies and Religious Studies.
- Information on Religion Past and Present (the English version of Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, RGG)
- Information on The Brill Dictionary of Religion
- Information on EWIC (Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures)
- Special NUMEN 50th anniversary subscription offer for IAHR members until July 1, 2003.
- Routledge announces the publication of Religions in the Modern World. (September 2002).
