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Manca Račič, University of Ljubljana, Michal Uhrin, PhD, Comenius University, 
Dominika Lešková, Comenius University
SVETOVI/WORLDS Napovedi / Announcements
Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana 
and Department of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University
Dear Colleagues! W e are pleased to invite you 
to the Contemporary Spirituality conference, 
which will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at 
the Department of Ethnology and Cultural 
Anthropology, on October 6–7, 2023. 
The conference aims to draw atten -
tion to various aspects of religious life, rit-
uals, and spirituality in past and contempo-
rary societies. The organizers invite present -
ing researchers to focus primarily (although 
not exclusively) on topics related to:
RITUAL
Sub-topics we would like presenters to focus 
on: the importance of religious and non-re-
ligious rituals, theoretical reflections, ritual 
as a group cohesion practice, religious com-
munity and socialisation;
(PLACE) IDENTITY
Sub-topics we would like presenters to focus 
on: personal, community and social identity, 
alt-right movements, fake news, identitarian 
movements, religious narratives about/in natio- 
nal conflicts, religious leadership and hierarchy 
in religious communities, religious diversity 
and tolerance, religious minorities and the state;
HEALING AND THERAPY
Sub-topics we would like presenters to focus 
on: Covid, mind-altering drugs (ayahuasca), 
drug use in contemporary spirituality, the 
ethical issues of doing research with people 
committing criminal acts.
For more information, please visit the 
official website. 
The call for abstracts is open until 
May 15, 2023. Applicants need to have a 
Google account to fill in the registration 
form. If you require further information or 
assistance, contact us at contemporaryspiri-
tuality2023@gmail.com.
Conference presenters and attendees 
will be invited to publish their contributions 
in the double issue 3-4 of Svetovi/W orlds. 
We’re looking forward to seeing you 
in Ljubljana! 
Invitation to the 
Contemporary 
Spirituality Conference