Conference Day 1
Sunday June 19th 2022
[Slight changes in the program are still possible!]
8:15 - 8:45
Wake Up Yoga
Morning yoga for everybody interested! Yoga instructor Tonia Schilling leads a yoga session every morning, suitable for all levels. (Bring a comfy outfit!)
9:00 - 10:30
Welcome and Opening Words
Welcoming words and introductions: Francois Gauthier and Katri Ratia.
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee and refreshments @Â the venue.
11:00 - 12:30
Plenary I
Ritualizing, Film, Loss
Four short films on the theme of ritualizing and loss, followed by an open discussion about their implications for ritual creativity and ritual criticism.
Org: Ronald Grimes and Cailleah Scott-Grimes.
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Lunch for invited guests @Â Restaurant Diyarah, Rue de Lausanne 81.
14:00 - 15:30
Panels and Workshops
Slot1: What Can Be Done With Angels and Against Demons in Contemporary Lives and Culture?
Organizer: Adam Possamaï, Discussants: Terhi Utriainen, Alfonsina Bellio.
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Slot 2: Crafted Rituals in Modern Societies: Ways of Thinking, Doing, and Knowing
Presenters: Deirdre Meintel, Nicolas Boissière, Isabelle Kostecki.
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee and refreshments @ the venue.
16:00 - 17:30
Plenary II
Esoteric Dance and Immortality: The Gurdjieff Movements and the Development of an Immortal Body
Presenter: Carole Cusack
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Conservative Christianity, LGBTQ+ People, and the Rite of the Scapegoat
Presenter: Douglas Ezzy
18:30 - 20:00
Dinner and Networking
Dinner for the invited guests @Â Restaurant Le Grand Pont, Rte de Bourguillon 2.