Call for Papers
From Sacred to Profane
12 June 2025
Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary
Due by 4 May 2025
The Pázmány Péter Catholic University Doctoral School of History is organizing a conference titled From Sacred to Profane, organized by the Art History department, on June 12th, 2025. We are calling for applications from and doctoral students in the field of art history and archaeology whose research topic can be related to the subject indicated in the title of the conference. We also welcome students who have already graduated. The languages of the conference are Hungarian and English. The organizing committee prefers, but does not limit, applications to the following topics:
Sacred Spaces - sacred buildings and their evolution over time
Sacred Time - sacred timeframes, holidays and their material culture
The Power of the Profane - desacralization and its tendencies
Margins - extremities towards the Sacred and the Profane
You can apply with an abstract that must include the title of the lecture, the name of the student, the name of the supervisor and the educational institution. The abstract can be a maximum of 1000 characters, which we ask you to send by May 4th, 2025 to the following e-mail address: muveszettortenet.konferencia@gmail.com
The letter of acceptance will be sent out by the 14th of May.
