Global summer school in cooperation with the Salzburger Hochschulwochen

Monday 3 to Friday 7 August 2026 | Faculty of Catholic Theology | Universitätsplatz 1 | 5020 Salzburg | Austria | Flyer 

Join us in Salzburg to think with, through, and about the body – where theory meets practice and global perspectives come alive. Discover how bodies shape and are shaped by religious life at “The Body in Religion: Embodiment, Practice, and Identity,” a global summer school bringing together students and scholars from Nairobi, Haifa, Salzburg, Seoul (Dongguk), Yogyakarta (UGM), Varanasi (BHU), and Bologna. Hosted in Salzburg – in cooperation with the Salzburger Hochschulwochen – this immersive program explores the body as a site of devotion, discipline, power, memory, and belonging across diverse traditions and cultural contexts.

Through interdisciplinary seminars, hands-on workshops, and dialog with international faculty, participants will examine how embodied practices – from ritual gestures and ascetic techniques to dress, dance, and healing – shape religious identities and public life. Engage with case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and beyond, and sharpen your methodological toolkit in anthropology, theology, history, and performance studies.

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