Genesis. Revista della Società Italiana delle Storiche (Web) 2017, 2; Eds.: Xenia v. Tippelskirch and Stefano Villani

Proposals due: 30.03.3017

The journal „Genesis“ calls for contributions to a monographic issue that analyse – from a gender sensitive perspective – the impact of crossing confessional and religious borders, of mobility, and of voluntary or forced migration on selfdefinition and on definitions of religious identity. Contributions may come from periods ranging from the late middle ages to contemporary history.

Emigration and exile, in the dialectic between displacement and opportunity, enable reflections on the very concept of religious identity. The historiographical investigation on the estrangement provoked by confrontation with a different culture, on strategies of adapting to a new context, and on the conflicts generated by encounters between different cultures may contribute to reflection on the ‚performative‘ aspects and fluidity of the construction of confessional identities. In recent historiography on cultural transfers and contact zones, the key role of the go-betweens and brokers has been emphasized. Read more and source … (Web)