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Over 1200 researchers to attend the JU religious studies congress

Over 1200 researchers to attend the JU religious studies congress

On Thursday, October 13 an agreement was signed between the JU Faculty of Philosophy and the International Association for the History of Religions – IAHR, with the aim of organising the largest and most significant religious studies meeting in Kraków. Over 1,200 researchers from all over the world are expected to come the JU Auditorium Maximum in August 2025.

 

The agreement was signed by Prof. Michał Wierzchoń, Vice-Dean for Research of the JU Faculty of Philosophy and Prof. Tim Jensen, the President of the IAHR.

On 24-30 August 2025 the Jagiellonian University and Kraków will host the 23rd World Congress of the IAHR. This is the world’s largest and most important forum of scholars specialising in religious studies, an academic discipline which studies religions as social and cultural phenomena. The congress will also provide a platform for interdisciplinary debates also featuring scholars who approach religion from the perspective of other social sciences and humanities.

As pointed out by Prof. Michał Wierzchoń, the event will be accompanied by a number of exhibitions in Kraków museums and campaigns in the city space, aimed at promoting the event and religious studies among the public.

The first international congress of religious studies was held in Paris in 1900. In 1950 the International Association for the History of Religions was founded, with the primary aim of promoting the development of religious studies on a global scale. The congresses are held every 5 years. Since 2000, the meetings have been held in Durban (2000), Tokyo (2005), Toronto (2010), and Erfurt (2015). In 2020 the planned congress in Otago (New Zealand) was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The title of the congress: Out of Europe. Studying Religions in Interconnected Worlds indicates the need for a new approach to religions in time and space.

Participants of IAHR congress agreement signing ceremony

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