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Ninth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society, University of Granada, Granada, Spain, 25-26 April 2019

Ninth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

2019 Special Focus—Universal Religious Symbols: Mutual Influences and Specific Relationships
25-26 April 2019
University of Granada, Granada Spain

2

Days of paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters, and colloquia.

190+

Delegates from all over the world who attended the Ninth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society.

40+

Countries represented.

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Symbols are especially tied to Religion. All religions, one way or another, contain a wide variety of symbols such us figures, ceremonies and rituals, temples, sacred sites, myths and historical accounts, among many others. They are the vehicle of the transcendence manifestation, so that their meaning never run out.

Either because they look for expressing a transcending truth, or because anthropological reasons, the fact is that a great majority of these symbols overlap in meaning and conformation. Religious symbols’ meaning, their interreligious coincidences and the influences and mutual relationships are the special focus of this conference, both in the concrete symbolism of a specific religious context and compared symbolism, or symbolism of the absence of transcendence, as well as the significance and impact in the forming of social imagery and political symbolism. In our current societies we should take into consideration the influence of these universal religious symbols, certainly regarding their differences, but mainly in their analogies and common truths that they do convey about human life, sense and existence.

José Luis Ortega, University of Granada
Luis Roger-Castillo, University of Granada
José Soto Chica, University of Granada
Tatjana Portnova, University of Granada

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active academic interest in the conference area. The Award, with its accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for early career academics. The 2019 Emerging Scholar Awardees are listed below.