On 8 December at 14:15 Imar Yacine Koutchoukali will defend his doctoral thesis "Our ʿirbīt is not like your ʿarabiyya" – Linguistic and Socio-Political Change in Late Antique South Arabia (550 – 850 AD)" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Religious Studies).
"Old Religion, New Spirituality: Implications of Secularisation and Individualisation in Estonia", first published in hardcover in 2021, and "Religious diversity in Europe: Mediating the past to the young", first published in 2022, are now available in softcover!
Professor emeritus Gebhard Josef Selz of the University of Vienna will visit the University of Tartu and its Centre for Oriental Studies from 19 to 21 October.
On 7 September Kertu Liis Krigul, Jürgen Karvak and Kristo Raun will explain why it is worthwhile for young researchers to participate in the competition
23. augustil kell 14.15 kaitseb Helen Haas religiooniuuringute erialal doktoritööd „Alevis in contemporary Izmir: imaginaries, beliefs and practices regarding Hacı Bektaş Veli“ („Alevi kogukond kaasaegses Izmiris: ettekujutused, uskumused ja praktikad seoses Haci Bektaş Veli´ga“).
Cambridge University Press has released a paperback version of the volume Augustine in Context. The volume is edited by Tarmo Toom, Associate Professor of Patristics at the University of Tartu.
8. mail kell 16.15 kaitseb Iakov Kadochnikov religiooniuuringute erialal doktoritööd „Deification of kings in Ancient Mesopotamia (from III to II millennium BC)“.