Secularisation and Changing Religiosity. Cases from Taiwan and the Netherlands

16/06/2008 - 09:00

16-17 June 2008
Leiden, The Netherlands

Convenors:
Prof. Hei-yuan Chiu, European Chair for Chinese Studies, IIAS / Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Prof. Barend J. ter Haar, Department of Chinese Studies, Leiden University

Venue: 
Gravensteen (room 111)
Pieterskerkhof 6
Leiden 

The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the process of secularisation, with case studies from the Netherlands and Taiwan. Both societies have known a serious increase of secularisation. However, in the past few years new religious (Christian) movements in the Netherlands and a growing popularity of spirit medium movements in Taiwan seem to indicate that secularisation is on its return.

During the workshop scholars with different disciplinary backgrounds will present their perspective on this matter. Attention will be paid to, among others, new theoretical discourses, the social origin and forms of secularisation, new religious movements and spirituality, and historical developments. 

Please click here to download the programme. Participation is free of charge. Please note that lunch will not be provided.

More information and registration:
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
Ms Martina van den Haak
P.O. Box 9515
2300 RA Leiden
m.van.den.haak@let.leidenuniv.nl
+31 (0)71 527 2227

The organizers of the workshop Secularisation and Changing Religiosity. Cases from Taiwan and the Netherlands. gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors: