Religions 360°
Bucharest / 20–25 September 2026
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Accompanying persons as well as all participants without papers can register until August 21.
Registration for the Banquet (EUR 75) is possible until August 31.
The 22nd Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions
Regional Conference of the International Association for the History of Religions
The most indicative world event in the academic study of religions in 2026
In their unique and vibrant ways, international congresses and conferences across a wide research landscape illustrate endeavours similar to those of encyclopaedias and general reference works: circumscribing knowledge. Since the emergence of its earliest institutions up to the present day, the academic study of religions has consistently been part and parcel of such extensive processes of organising, defining, and publicly disseminating knowledge.
For more than 150 years, international conferences and global congresses on the religious history of the oikumene have continuously represented the scope and results of the academic study of religions. World congresses have been held since 1900, and annual European congresses since 2000, under the auspices of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR, since 1950) and the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR, since 2000).
Chairperson
Eugen Ciurtin
Organizing and Administrative Committee
Cătălin Buciumeanu
Vice-President of the Society for the History of Religions (SHR), Bucharest. A graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest, with an MA in Medieval Studies, his academic interests include philosophy of religion, Platonism, Neoplatonism and medieval thought. He served as Adviser for Culture and Religious Affairs at the Romanian Presidential Administration (2005–2011). He is the founder of the Center for Advanced Strategies and coordinates the postgraduate programme International Economic Intelligence at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
Eugen Ciurtin
Research Professor, founding member of the Romanian Association (1996) and of the Institute for the History of Religions of the Romanian Academy (2008, secretary of the Scientific Council 2008-2018, past director 2022-2026), initiator of the first ever EASR & IAHR Congress in Eastern Europe (Bucharest, 20-23 September 2006), past Publications Officer of EASR (2008-2013), president of the Romanian Society for the History of Religions.
Daniela Dumbravă
Senior Researcher, Institute for the History of Religions, Romanian Academy; member the Romanian Association for the History of Religions since 2001.
Vlad Șovărel
Institute for the History of Religions, Romanian Academy and Secretary of the Romanian Society for the History of Religions.
Scientific & Selection Committee (April 2022 – June 2026) of the Society for the History of Religions and the Institute for the History of Religions
- Ionuț Daniel Băncilă
- Eugen Ciurtin
- Gabriela Cursaru
- Daniela Dumbravă
- Vlad Șovărel
- Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban
Supporting Team 2026
- Cristina Baciu
- Ionuț Daniel Băncilă
- Teodor Decuseară
- Ștefan Lungu
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