Sixteenth International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
22nd to 23rd June 2026
Lima, Peru
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Place: Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru + Online
Format: In-Person (Location) and Online (Asynchronous Content)
Dates: 22-23 June 2026
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Michael Winkelman, School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University; Director of the Ethnographic Field School in Ensenada, BC, Mexico; Director of the M.P.H. in Community Health
Sofia Chacaltana-Cortez, Full Professor, Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University, Lima, Peru
Chonon Bensho, Indigenous Artist, Shipibo-Konibo, Peruvian Amazon
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SPECIAL FOCUS: Indigenous Spiritualities in Global Perspective
In recent years, the study of indigenous cultures has gained significance beyond the traditional fields of ethnography and anthropology. Thanks to contributions from cognitive sciences such as psychology and neuroscience, religious beliefs have been identified as deeply embedded in the neurophysiological structure of human beings. This, in turn, has helped validate renewed hypotheses related to animism, now understood not as a "primitive" stage but as an intrinsic aspect of how many human groups perceive and relate to the living entities of the planet.
At the same time, growing ecological awareness highlights the need for a shift in the contemporary world's relationship with nature and with human-made artifacts. This perspective reveals a "relational ontology" - not a new concept, but one deeply embedded in indigenous cultures and present in the historical traditions of the Western world.
Ultimately, this way of connecting with all living things, which characterizes many indigenous cultures, extends beyond a purely pragmatic relationship. It is rooted in profound beliefs and ancestral knowledge, forming an integral part of the spirituality and religious practices of these communities.
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CONFERENCE THEMES
THEME 1: Religious Foundations
THEME 2: Religious Community and Socialization
THEME 3: Religious Commonalities and Differences
THEME 4: The Politics of Religion
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JOURNAL
The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society aims to create an intellectual frame of reference for the academic study of religion and spirituality and to create an interdisciplinary conversation on the role of religion and spirituality in society.
Serial Founded: 2011
ISSN: 2154-8633 (Print) ISSN: 2154-8641 (Online)
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2010200195
Publication Frequency: Quarterly
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ABOUT US
Founded in 2011, the Religion in Society Research Network explores the relationship between religion in society and the changing nature of spirituality. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
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