EASA Network

Contemporary Spiritual Practices

CSP

Presentation

From meditation, yoga, reiki and dance to modern Paganism and mediumship, many mind-body techniques as well as religious, ritual and therapeutic practices, among numerous contemporary experiences, are nowadays labelled as “spiritual”. However, despite the worldwide mobility of these practices, their wide diversity and the fact that their leaders have been prolific producers of knowledge, anthropologists have not fully embraced contemporary spiritual practices as a legitimate field.

Founded in 2021, the Contemporary ‘Spiritual’ Practices Network (CSP Network) seeks to fill this gap in current anthropology by advocating the extensive use of both (multimodal) ethnography and comparison. Open to all “spiritual” practices regardless of their cultural contexts, our aim is twofold: to strengthen the production of anthropological knowledge and its dissemination within academia and beyond; and to foster international exchanges and collaborations between anthropologists, including young scholars, through a diverse and high-quality range of activities and training.

Membership

Membership to our CSP Network is open to all trained anthropologists working, from an ethnographic perspective, in the field of contemporary spiritual practices. Being an active EASA member is not mandatory, although we do recommend it.

Interested in joining us? Please, contact us via our Network’s email address.

All members of the CSP Network must agree to follow the EASA Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy.

Network convenors

Nicolas Boissière

Yael Dansac

Emily Pierini

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Convenors

Nicolas Boissière

University of Quebec in Montreal (Canada)

Yael Dansac

Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)

Emily Pierini

Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

Board members

Bianca Botea

Lumière University Lyon 2 (France)

Manéli Farahmand

University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

Sara Le Menestrel

École des hautes études en sciences sociales (France)

Denise Lombardi

École pratique des hautes études (France)

Marie Mazzella di Bosco

Paris Nanterre University (France)

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07 Apr 2022
- 08 Apr 2022
Campus Condorcet (Paris-Aubervilliers, France)
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