06/17/2026
CFP: Experiencing and Coping with Trauma, Grief and Death in Late Antiquity (250-800 CE), workshop at the XX International Conference on Patristic Studies, University of Oxford, August 2-6, 2027
Submissions due July 15, 2026
Individual contributions are invited for a workshop to be held at the XX. International Conference on Patristic Studies in Oxford, 2-6 August 2027. The overall theme is "Experiencing and Coping with Trauma, Grief and Death in Late Antiquity". In light of recent research on the history of emotions, particularly how individuals and religious communities managed the powerful emotions precipitated by Trauma, Grief and Death, the proposed workshop aims to investigate how people and cultures experienced and coped with physical and mental manifestations of illness-health, grief, and trauma in religious, philosophical and theological discourses.
We welcome papers examining the topic through a wide range of historical sources, including legendary narratives, theological literature, philosophical literature, liturgical texts, medical writing, epigraphy and martyrologies.
Individual contributions will last from 30 to 40 minutes, with substantial time allocated for introductory remarks by the convenors and final discussion.
Organizers: Lisa Scilipoti, Cardiff University, and Sharareh Ashouri, Cardiff University
Experiencing and Coping with Trauma, Grief and Death in Late Antiquity (250-800 CE), workshop at the XX International Conference on Patristic Studies, University of Oxford, August 2-6, 2027 Individual contributions are invited for a workshop to be held at the XX. International Conference on Patristi...
