Founded in 1950, at the 7th congress of the history of religions in Amsterdam, IAHR, the International Association for the History of Religions, is a worldwide body of member associations and affiliates dedicated to the scientific study of religion. With its more than 40 national and regional member associations and four affiliated societies, the IAHR is the preeminent international forum for the critical, analytical and cross-cultural study of religion past and present. The IAHR is not a forum for confessional, apologetical, or other similar concerns. Read more…
Founded in 1950, at the 7th international congress of the history of religions in Amsterdam, IAHR, the International Association for the History of Religions, is a worldwide body of member associations and affiliates dedicated to the scientific study of religion.
IAHR promotes the scientific study of religion assisting the international collaboration of all scholars, member and affiliate societies contributing to the historical, social, and comparative study of religion. It does so by holding congresses and conferences, by encouraging the publication of Proceedings of such, by way of IAHR related publications like the international journal NVMEN and an IAHR book series, by its Bulletins and e-Bulletins, and by supporting the formation of national and regional associations for the scientific study of religion.
The IAHR Quinquennial World Congresses constitute milestones in the history of the IAHR and the international study of religion, and in addition, the IAHR Special and Regional Conferences help promote and support the scientific study of religions in various countries and regions around the world.
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