Contemporary Polytheisms in Europe: Reflections on the Possibilities and Limitations of a Comparative Approach

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Contemporary Polytheisms in Europe: Reflections on the Possibilities and Limitations of a Comparative Approach.

Works­hop­pen äger rum i hy­brid­for­mat, med fy­sisk när­va­ro på Svens­ka in­sti­tu­tet i Athen, Mit­se­on 9, och di­gi­talt via Zoom, fredagen den 20 mars 2026.

Den samar­ran­ge­ras av École française d’Athènes och Svenska institutet i Athen, med stöd av programmet ReligiS och Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien.

Program

09:00–09:30 | Welcome

09.30–10.00 | Greetings
Jenny Wallensten Swedish Institute at Athens & Gilles de Rapper École française d’Athènes

10.00–10.30 | Introduction
Néphélie Skarlatos École pratique des hautes études/PSL - École française d’Athènes 

10.30–11.00 | Rasa Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson Vilnius University, Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies
Ancient Baltic Faith Community “Romuva”: (Comparative) Insights from the Research Field

11.00–11.30 | Coffee Break

11.30–12.00 | Giuseppe Maïello University of Finance and Administration, Prague
Contemporary Polytheism in the Czech Republic: Historical Roots, Social Dynamics, and Future Perspectives

12.00–12.30 | Stamatis Zochios Hellenic Folklore Research Centre/Academy of Athens, École pratique des hautes études/PSL
Constructing the Myth: The (Re)Creation of the Past among Slavic Neo-Polytheists

12.30–14.00 | Lunch Break

14.00–14.30 | Kerem Görkem Arslan Université de Strasbourg - Institut français d’études anatoliennes
New Religiosities at the Margins of Dominant Religions: Methodological Reflections on the Study of Contemporary Pagan Movements in a Transnational Context (Turkey– Europe)

14.30–15.00 | Galia Valtchinova Université de Toulouse, CETOBaC (UMR 8032, CNRS/ EHESS/Collège de France)
Claiming “Thracian Religion”: Re/inventions of Ancient Polytheism in Postsocialist Bulgaria (from Historiographical Constructions to Field Performances)

15.00–15.30 | Evgenia Fotiou Department of Sociology/University of Crete, Rethymno
Contesting Narratives of the Past and Forging Alliances for the Future: Religious Revitalization in Greece

15.30–16.00 | Coffee Break

16.00 | Conclusive Round Table

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