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Wednesday Weekly 12 August 2020

 

Dear friends and colleagues,

This week we would like to draw your attention to a recent publication and a current article. We also have some event recommendations for you.

Enjoy and have a good week!
 
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Publication on Indigenous Religion(s)

We are happy to announce Bjørn Ola Tafjord’s recent publication. Together with Siv Ellen Kraft, Arkotong Longkumer, Gregory D. Alles and Greg Johnson he edited 'Indigenous Religion(s): Local Grounds, Global Networks'. This book sheds light on the contemporary lives of indigenous religion(s), through case studies from Sápmi, Nagaland, Talamanca, Hawai`i, and Gujarat, and through a shared focus on translations, performances, mediation and sovereignty. 

He has contributed a chapter on 'Translating indigeneities: educative encounters in Talamanca, Tromsø, and elsewhere'.

Tafjord, Bjørn Ola. "Translating Indigeneities: Educative Encounters in Talamanca, Tromsø, and Elsewhere." In Indigenous Religion(S): Local Grounds, Global Networks. Edited by Siv-Ellen Kraft et al., 21–58. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020.

    More KFG Publications     
 

Article about Indian secularism

Our colleague Rajeev Bhargava has today published an interesting article in The Hindu on 'The Future of Indian Secularism', which we can only recommend.

"I suggest two crucial moves to kick-start the discourse and practice of secularism. First, a shift of focus from a politically-led project to a socially-driven movement for justice. Second, a shift of emphasis from inter-religious to intra-religious issues."



    Link to Article    
 
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Japan (online) Filmfest Hamburg

Elisabeth told us about the 21st Japan Filmfest Hamburg, which will take place online this year. Here you can watch the festival trailer. All films can be watched in the online stream between 19 August and 02 September. Tickets for the streams can be purchased online. In addition to the films they also offer documentaries and live interviews with filmmakers on YouTube.



    More Information and Tickets    
 
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Live music in the Botanical Garden

"Summertime - Musik im Garten" is an open air concert series over the summer months in the beautiful garden ambience of the Botanical Garden of the University of Leipzig.

The concerts take place every Sunday at 3 pm - and only in good weather of course (because everything takes place in the open air). This Sunday, the Leipzig duo Bossa Nova (guitar and percussion) will play.

 



    More Events in the Botanical Garden    
 
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Findings:

Markus forwarded an interesting article by John R. Bowen to us: 'Are societies religious? (Or is there a better question?)', in which Bowen discusses Olivier Roy’s latest book, 'Is Europe Christian?'.

A lecture by Olivier Roy on this topic can be watched here.
 

If you have any content that you think suits the purpose of the weekly, please feel free to send it to us at multiple-secularities@uni-leipzig.de.
 
Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe "Multiple Secularities - Beyond the West, Beyond Modernities"
Nikolaistraße 8-10, 04109 Leipzig
Mail: multiple-secularities@uni-leipzig.de

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