18/05/2026
Summer School 03.08.2026 – 07.08.2026
The Body in Religion
Embodiment, Practice, and Identity
at the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg
Join us in Salzburg to think with, through, and about the body—where theory meets practice and global perspectives come alive. Discover how bodies shape and are shaped by religious life at “The Body in Religion: Embodiment, Practice, and Identity,” a global summer school bringing together students and scholars from Nairobi, Haifa, Salzburg, Seoul (Dongguk), Yogyakarta (UGM), Varanasi (BHU), and Bologna. Hosted in Salzburg—in cooperation with the Salzburger Hochschulwochen—this immersive program explores the body as a site of devotion, discipline, power, memory, and belonging across diverse traditions and cultural contexts. Through interdisciplinary seminars, hands-on workshops, and dialog with international faculty, participants will examine how embodied practices—from ritual gestures and ascetic techniques to dress, dance, and healing—shape religious identities and public life. Engage with case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and beyond, and sharpen your methodological toolkit in anthropology, theology, history, and performance studies.
Academy of Religion
https://www.plus.ac.at/ztkr/religious-studies-2/crossculture-religious-studies-project/crossculture-religious-studies-sommer-schule-2026/
