The
Mysticism study group welcomes proposals for 1. Mystical asceticism
and martyrdom (possibly co-sponsored with the Islamic Mysticism
Group) 2. Mysticism and cognitive neuroscience (possibly co-sponsored
with the Cognitive Science of Religion Consultation) 3. Mysticism
and madness/altered states 4. Mystical marriage or union, also
considering the transgression of gender boundaries by deities and
devotees (possibly co-sponsored with the Comparative Theology Group)
5. Mysticism in Chinese religions (possibly co-sponsored with the
Chinese religions group). Our group is primarily thematic rather
than methodological, so a variety of methodologies are welcome,
including psychology, philosophy, theology, sociology or history
of religion, textual criticism, biographical analysis, feminism,
queer theory, art criticism, cultural studies, film studies, and
anthropology of consciousness.
We accept submissions only
via the official
website of the AAR through its online paper proposal (OP3)
system. In order to present a paper at the Annual Meeting, one
must be a current member of the AAR. |