Religion in Premodern Europe and the Mediterranean Unit
We welcome proposals on all topics related to religion in premodern Europe and the Mediterranean, especially Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Our Program Unit facilitates comparative analysis of these traditions and explores the history of their entanglements. We encourage the submission of preformed panel proposals suitable for 90-minute time slots. We also encourage the submission of individual paper proposals for panels on the following subjects:
- Premodern Religion and Ideas of Freedom
- Kabbalah - This session will focus on Kabbalah as esoteric Jewish tradition and on its parallels and encounters in the Muslim and Christian worlds.
- Teaching Religion through Reacting to the Past Games - "Reacting to the Past" is a set of role playing games and simulations of historical situations that create an engaged learning experience for students. This session will involve speakers who have used the games and can share reviews, particular experiences, and caveats.
This Unit aims to bring together scholars working on premodern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in order to create a venue in which religious phenomena can be considered comparatively. Individual papers may be embedded in a single tradition, but presenters should be interested in engaging this material comparatively during the discussion period.
| Chair | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Fanger | claire@celestiscuria.org | - | View |
| Lora Walsh, University of Arkansas | ljwalsh@uark.edu | - | View |
| Steering Member | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadi Ragheb | fadi.ragheb@utoronto.ca | - | View |
| Karin Krause | krause@uchicago.edu | - | View |
| Marla Segol | marlaseg@buffalo.edu | - | View |
| Martha Newman | newman@austin.utexas.edu | - | View |