The deadline for the Call for Papers ‘Celtic Myths and Religions from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages’ has been extended. This will be a hybrid conference (see below for CFP, booking link, PG bursaries and Call for Papers in Welsh).

The two-day multi-disciplinary conference ‘Celtic Myths and Religions from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages’, will take place on 12th-13th September 2024, at Aberystwyth University, Wales. Its main subject is the persistence (and transformation) of ‘indigenous’ religious ideas and practices during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages (basically up to the compilation of the Táin, Mabinogi, etc.).

This two-day conference will focus on the development of religious ideas and cultures in the Celtic-speaking world in late Antiquity and into the Early Middle Ages (c.350-800 CE). The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for multi-disciplinary debate. By bringing together specialists in ancient and medieval history, Celtic studies, religious studies, archaeology and epigraphy, we hope that discussion will provide new insights on continuity and transformation in Celtic religions and mythologies, and interrogate established dichotomies such as Roman/Celtic, nativist/anti-nativist and ‘pagan’/Christian.

All interested in proposing a paper should send the title and an abstract (each paper will be 20 minutes long, followed by 10 min. discussion) to:

Ralph Haeussler: [email protected], Jonathan Wooding: [email protected] and/or Simon Rodway [email protected]

by the 21st July 2024.

We very like to welcome you to Aberystwyth, but for those who cannot make the journey, we will also orgnise the conference as a hybrid event via Teams – both for speakers and other participants.

This 2-day event is part of a three-day conference entitled ‘Cymru, Iwerddon ar Celtiaid / Wales, ireland and the Celts’ (but our conference is not limited to just Ireland and Wales).

Those who wish to give a paper do not need to book. For everyone else, there is a booking link:
https://shop.aber.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/cynadleddau-conferences/cyfadran-y-celfyddydau-ar-gwyddorau-cymdeithasol-faculty-of-arts-and-social-sciences/cymru-iwerddon-ar-celtiaid-wales-ireland-and-the-celts