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Conference "Esoterik in der Aufklärung: Rezeption - Integration - Konfrontation"

15-18 March 2006
Location:University of Halle/Saale (Germany)
Date(s):15-18 March 2006
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Conference "Exploring Religion, Nature, and Culture"

6-9 April 2006
Inaugural conference of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC)
Location:University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Date(s):6-9 April 2006
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Conference "Witchcraft and Masculinities in the Early Modern World"

21-23 April 2006
An international conference hosted by the Department of History, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester.
Location:University of Essex, UK
Date(s):21-23 April 2006
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Conference on Astrology and Divination: Seeing With Different Eyes

28-30 April 2006
Keynote speakers include: Gregory Shaw (Stonehill College), Mass.Peter Struck (University of Pennsylvania), Barbara Tedlock (State University of New York, Buffalo). Other speakers to include: Geoffrey Cornelius (Kent), Dennis Tedlock (Buffalo), Angela Voss (Kent)
Location:University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Date(s):28-30 April 2006
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David Pingree Memorial Seminar: Empires and Exact Sciences in Pre-Modern Eurasia

29-30 May 2006
Historians of science devote great attention to the imposition and reception of modern scientific theories in colonial societies. Typical themes include the ways science was used rhetorically and politically to maintain the superiority of the colonizers, and strategies of rejection and appropriation by the colonized. Important as they are, these topics can give the misleading impression that encounters with alien science were strictly a phenomenon of modern global imperialism. In fact, political expansion and exposure to new cultures have been reflected in changing scientific traditions since antiquity, including the spread of Graeco-Roman dominance into the Near East and North Africa, and the subsequent merging of many former territories of the Roman Empire, along with parts of Iranian, Indian, and Chinese cultures, into the growing realm of Islam. This seminar will address the explicit recognition and assimilation (or modification) of ‘foreign’ elements in the exact sciences, changes within existing scientific traditions in imitation of foreign texts and practices.
Location:Leiden
Date(s):29-30 May 2006
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ASE conference: Esotericism, Art, and Imagination

8-11 June 2006
This is the second conference of the Association for the Study of Esotericism (ASE).
Location:University of California, Davis, USA.
Date(s):8-11 June 2006
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Kabbalah Seminar in Jerusalem

3-23 July 2006
A new and unique summer study program fusing traditional text-study, modern academic scholarship, and experiential spiritual practice.
Location:Jerusalem
Date(s):3-23 July 2006
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Conference "Alternative Expressions of the Numinous"

18-20 August 2006
Inaugural conference of the Queensland Society for the Study of Religion (QSSR).
Location:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date(s):18-20 August 2006
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Conference "An Esoteric Quest in Central Europe: From Renaissance Bohemia to Goethe's Weimar"

31 August - 8 September 2006
The New York Open Center and Lapis Magazine Online host a conference titled: "An Esoteric Quest in Central Europe" from August 31 until September 8. The conference will be held at three differenct places in Central Europe, starting in the Czech Republic and moving to Weimar in Germany.
Date(s):31 August - 8 September 2006
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Conference "Astrology and the Body, 1100-1800"

8-9 September 2006
Two-day conference organized by Hilary Carey, Lauren Kassell and Rob Ralley, to be held at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, 8-9 September 2006.
Location:University of Cambridge, UK
Date(s):8-9 September 2006
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The 6th EASR Conference/IAHR Special Conference: "Religious History of Europe and Asia"

20-23 September 2006
One topic of this conference is "Esotericism".
Location:Bucharest, Romania
Date(s):20-23 September 2006
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Conference "Symbolism in 18th-Century Gardens"

28-29 September 2006
This conference aims to provide an introduction into the masonic and esoteric symbolism in 18th-century garden architecture, provide an overview of recent academic research into the subject, and raise awareness of the importance of preserving the remaining sites as a part of our cultural heritage.
Location:Schwetzingen (Germany)
Date(s):28-29 September 2006
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Conference "Die Enzyklopädik der Esoterik: Allwissenheitsmythen und universalwissenschaftliche Modelle in der Esoterik der Neuzeit"

28-30 September 2006
The conference "Die Enzyklopädik der Esoterik: Allwissenheitsmythen und universalwissenschaftliche Modelle in der Esoterik der Neuzeit" is the 61st "Wolfenbütteler Symposion"
Location:Wolfenbüttel (Germany)
Date(s):28-30 September 2006
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Annual Meeting of the AAR with sessions on Western Esotericism

18-21 November 2006
The Western Esotericism Group of the American Academy of Religion has two sessions (one co-sponsored with the Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group) at the Annual Meeting of the AAR in Washington, DC, November 2006.
Location:Washington, DC, USA
Date(s):18-21 November 2006
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Conference on "The Occult in 20th Century Russia"

11-13 March 2007
The conference is organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde (DGO)/ working group "Russian and East European Culture" (Prof. Birgit Menzel, University of Mainz/Germersheim), in cooperation with the Harriman Institute/Columbia University (Prof. Catharine Theimer-Nepomnyashchy) and will take place in the European Academy in Berlin. Conference languages are English and Russian.
Location:Berlin, Germany
Date(s):11-13 March 2007
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International Conference on the History of Freemasonry

25-27 May 2007
International academic conference under the patronage of The Grand Lodge of Scotland, The United Grand Lodge of England, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland.
Location:Edinburgh, UK
Date(s):25-27 May 2007
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CESNUR Conference on "Globalization, Immigration, and Change in Religious Movements"

7-9 June 2007
The next conference of CESNUR will also include panels on new religious movements and on "Internationalization of Western esotericism: West, East and what about Middle East?". The Call for Papers is out now. Deadline for submitting proposals is 10 January 2007.
Location:Bordeaux, France
Date(s):7-9 June 2007
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Conference "Kabbalah and Modernity"

4-6 July 2007
This international conference, hosted by the Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam, brings together leading scholars, in order to break new ground for a better understanding and conceptualization of the role of Kabbalah in modern religious, intellectual, and political discourse.
Location:Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date(s):4-6 July 2007
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Conference "Naturmagie und Deutungskunst"

13-15 July 2007
17. Tagung der Christian Knorr von Rosenroth-Gesellschaft Topic: "Naturmagie und Deutungskunst: Wege und Motive der Rezeption von G. B. Della Porta in Europa"
Location:Sulzbach (Germany)
Date(s):13-15 July 2007
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Inaugural Conference of the ESSWE on "Constructing Tradition: Means and Myths of Transmission in Western Esotericism"

20-22 July 2007
The inaugural conference of the ESSWE will be held at the University of Tübingen, Germany, 20-22 July 2007.
Location:University of Tübingen, Germany
Date(s):20-22 July 2007
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Conference "Western Esotericism" in Åbo, Finland

15-17 August 2007
International conference on "Western Esotericism," organized by the Donner Institute, Åbo (Turku), Finland. Conference language is English. A Swedish Call for Papers is out now.
Location:Åbo (Turku), Finland
Date(s):15-17 August 2007
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Conference "An Esoteric Quest for The Golden Age of Andalusia"

15-20 September 2007
"An Esoteric Quest for The Golden Age of Andalusia: Sufis, Kabbalists and Christian Philosophers in Medieval Spain" A five day conference in Granada, Spain From the organizers' announcement: Our conference will be a quest for the beauty and spiritual philosophy of the golden age of Andalusia, a time when a culture of tolerance among Muslims, Christians and Jews produced works of enduring spiritual and artistic genius.
Location:Granada (Spain)
Date(s):15-20 September 2007
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Conference on 'Divination and Dialogue'

5-7 October 2007
This is the second conference on Divination at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, entitled 'Divination and Dialogue'. Keynote speakers: Philip Peek, Barbara Tedlock, Juha Pentikainen.
Location:Canterbury, UK
Date(s):5-7 October 2007
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Conference "Forms and Currents of Western Esotericism"

29-30 October 2007
Il convegno, primo in Italia e unico nel suo genere, è dedicato alla storia, ai personaggi, ai testi e alle dottrine dell’esoterismo occidentale. Curato da Alessandro Grossato, il convegno riunisce a Venezia i massimi esperti di una materia relativamente nuova, ma il cui studio è in crescente sviluppo presso molti Atenei d’Europa, e non solo. Le loro relazioni danno conto dello stato attuale degli studi e delle ricerche riguardanti le principali forme e correnti dell’esoterismo occidentale, partendo dagli ultimi secoli dell’Antichità per arrivare, attraverso il Medioevo e il Rinascimento, fino all’Età contemporanea.
Location:Venice, Italy
Date(s):29-30 October 2007
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Conference "Visions of Utopia: Masonic, Religious and Esoteric"

3-4 November 2007
The idea that a perfect society could be planned, created and sustained can be traced back to Plato’s description of Atlantis, but it entered the popular imagination during the religious and cultural upheavals of Renaissance and Reformation when, in the early sixteenth century, Sir Thomas More published Utopia, his speculative vision of an ideal society. Since that time speculative philosophers, enthusiasts, dreamers, visionaries and reformers – of every shade of religious, political and philosophical opinion – have presented countless other visions of the ideal society to the world at large, ranging from Sir Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.
Location:London, UK
Date(s):3-4 November 2007
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Annual Meeting of the AAR with sessions on Western Esotericism

17-20 November 2007
The Western Esotericism Group of the American Academy of Religion will sponsor 2 sessions this time, at the meeting in San Diego, California.
Location:San Diego, California
Date(s):17-20 November 2007
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Second major international meeting of the ISSRNC: “The Re-Enchantment of Nature across Disciplines: Critical Intersections of Science, Ethics, and Metaphysics”

17-20 Janary 2008
The second, major, international meeting of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC), “The Re-Enchantment of Nature across Disciplines: Critical Intersections of Science, Ethics, and Metaphysics,” will be held 17-20 January 2008 in Morelia, Mexico and will be hosted by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, in Morelia, Mexico.
Location:Morelia (Mexico)
Date(s):17-20 Janary 2008
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Conference on "Imagining Outer Space, 1900-2000"

6-9 February 2008
This conference on the cultural history of outer space, space travel and space exploration examines the manner in which Europeans imagined outer space over the course of the twentieth century.
Location:University of Bielefeld, Germany
Date(s):6-9 February 2008
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Workshop on "Emblems, Magic, and Hidden Knowledge"

25 March 2008
On March 25, a conference on "Emblems, Magic, and Hidden Knowledge" will be held for students as well as independent and established scholars, in collaboration with the department History of Hermetic Philosophy (GHF, Religious Studies) of the University of Amsterdam. Particular emphasis will lie on the role of imagery and emblems in magic and alchemy, and in pursuits and conceptions of (hidden) knowledge; however, questions related more generally to the study of Western esotericism and its methodology will also be addressed. For the program, see "Read more."
Location:University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date(s):25 March 2008
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Conference "Music and Esotericism"

14-18 April 2008
The Academia Belgica (Rome) is hosting a conference on "Music and esotericism: Art and science of sounds facing the occult knowledge. Musique et ésotérisme : L'art et la science des sons face aux savoir occultes. Musica e Esoterismo: L'arte e la scienza dei suoni si incontrano con i saperi occulti". For the Call for Papers and more information, see "Informazione ricerca" on the website provided below.
Location:Rome (Italy)
Date(s):14-18 April 2008
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ASE Third International Conference: "Nature, Religion, and Esotericism"

29 May - 1 June 2008
The Association for the Study of Esotericism (ASE) is hosting its third biannual North American Conference on Esotericism at the College of Charleston, in Charleston, SC, USA. The conference addresses various topics in Western Esotericism, particularly related to themes exploring the relationship between esotericism, religion, and nature. The Call for Paper is available (see "read more").
Location:Charleston, SC (USA)
Date(s):29 May - 1 June 2008
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Research Symposium for Postgraduate Students at the University of Kent

31 May - 1 June 2008
The University of Kent will host a Symposium for postgraduate students in applied theology, cultural study of cosmology and divination, mysticism and religious experience, as well as religious studies.
Location:University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Date(s):31 May - 1 June 2008
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