Beskrivning
Abstract:Research with indigenous people in different parts of the world has brought important substantive findings. Research on religion and spirituality worldviews has disproportionately centered populations and expressions from Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Developed (WEIRD) countries, creating significant gaps in our understanding of other communities and contexts. As societies become increasingly interconnected and diverse —culturally, linguistically, and in terms of worldviews — but also as a result of growing socio-economic differences, there is a growing recognition of what counts as ‘empirical’ is itself culturally situated, and that empirical research is required to make explicit the limits of its categories. In this colloquium we draw on research and observations from both our current project at Åbo Akademi University on socially excluded communities in Ghana, India, Peru, the Philippines, and Finland (RelEx), and on our previous project on Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective (YARG). We address some conceptual and methodological challenges involved in academic research that aim to empirically explore the complex, intersectional realities of contemporary religiosity and spirituality cross-culturally. What are the possibilities for valid and reliable approaches? Moving beyond WEIRD-centric approaches requires on the one hand acknowledging the variety of cultural categories, and on the other it demands critical reflection on how our methodological choices, ethical frameworks, and researcher positionalities shape knowledge production and whose voices remain heard or silenced.
| Period | 23 juni 2026 |
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| Typ av evenemang | Konferens |
| Plats | Lima, PeruVisa på karta |
| Omfattning | Internationell |