Research group “Religion”

Approaching Europe as a religiously diverse space, the research group “Religion” focuses on the creation and mobilisation of religious knowledge, the analysis of religious experiences, and the significance of religious interactions for social processes, structures and hierarchies. We examine, firstly, experiences and interpretations of religious upheaval, attending to historiographical narratives as well as to the perspectives of historical actors. Secondly, our group highlights shifts in historical regimes of religious knowledge while incorporating the level of experience. Finally, research at the IEG explores how religious and social interactions were shaped by historical actors who strategically refashioned traditions and norms.