Mysticism(s) Beyond the West
Dr Szilvia Szanyi and Dr Brett Parris (Faculty of Theology and Religion) are organising a conference titled Mysticism(s) Beyond the West, to be held from 29 June to 1 July 2026 at Campion Hall, University of Oxford. The conference brings together leading and emerging scholars in religious studies, philosophy, and related fields to explore underrepresented mystical traditions beyond the Western canon, including Indian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, Eastern Christian, and Indigenous contexts.
Registration
Conference fees: £60 for waged participants and £30 for unwaged/student participants.
The fee includes catering throughout the conference, including the conference dinner and the drinks reception.
For registration or any questions, please contact the organisers at mysticismsoxford@gmail.com.
The deadline for registration is 21 June.
Speakers:
- Nicholas John Boylston (Harvard University)
- Fitzroy Morrissey (University of Oxford)
- Grégoire Langouet (UCLouvain / PThU Utrecht ‘PRISM’)
- Dr Julia Konstantinovsky (University of Oxford)
- Gleb Sharygin (BSB Munich)
- Monika Brodnicka (Amherst College)
- Szilvia Szanyi (University of Oxford)
- Gavin Flood (Campion Hall, University of Oxford)
- Anubhav Jain (SOAS, University of London)
- Shakuntala Gawde (University of Mumbai)
- Hina Khalid (University of Cambridge)
- Neda Saghaee (Independent Researcher)
- Boaz Huss (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
- Brett Parris (University of Oxford)
- Carina Karapetian Giorgi (California State Polytechnic University of Pomona)
- Marta Domínguez Díaz (University of St. Gallen)
- Sharvi Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
- Sunita Barman (Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya)
- Jakub Bohuszewicz (Jagiellonian University)
- Marie Glasø Glein (Volda University College)
A full conference schedule is available here.