External Event CERES at “Geistesblitz Bochum” 25 Sept. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Bochum City Center / Bochum City Hall On Friday, September 25, 2026, downtown Bochum will be transformed for the first time into a place where people can … Family event Türen auf mit der Maus am 3. Oktober 03 Oct. 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 02:00 p.m. Maus-Tag am CERES: Schriften entdecken, Zeichen entschlüsseln, kleine Wunder erlebenZum großen WDR-Maus-Tag am 3. Oktober 2026 laden wir Kinder … Workshop Entangled Histories: at the Intersection of Religion and Politics in premodern Societies 06 Oct. 2026, 01:45 p.m. – 07 Oct. 2026, 04:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” The workshop, "Entangled Histories: At the Intersection of Religion and Politics in Premodern Societies", aims to shed light on the … Monday Meeting Kick-off Winter Term 2026/27 12 Oct. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” More information will follow soon. Meeting CRC Management Committee Meeting 12 Oct. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Monday Meeting Working Group Meetings 19 Oct. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. Overview of the MeetingsThiF Group “Dynamcis of Metaphor”, room “Lalibela” (GB 5/145)The meetings are organized individually by the … Guest Lecture Guest Lecture 26 Oct. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Guest lecture by Beate Kellner (LMU), Spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence "Cross-Cultural Philology" Title tba Monday Meeting Sections' Meetings Dates 26 Oct. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” 26 Oct. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 3/60 “Tibet” 26 Oct. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/145 “Lalibela” Individually organized by each section Monday Meeting Semantic Frames (working title) 02 Nov. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Proposed topic: Framing Metaphor Talk Analogy, Metaphor, and Meaning in Babylonian Divination 02 Nov. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Guest lecture by Nicla De Zorzi (Austrian Academy of Sciences) In Babylonian divinatory texts from the second and first … External Event Religionen von Aha bis Zen: Zwischen Hashtag und Heilsversprechen – Religion im Zeitalter von Social Media 04 Nov. 2026, 06:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m. External venue Religiöse Influencer erreichen auf Instagram, TikTok und YouTube Millionen Menschen – mit Gebeten und Alltagstipps, aber auch mit zugespitzten politischen … Monday Meeting Working Group Meetings 09 Nov. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. Overview of the MeetingsThiF Group “Dynamcis of Metaphor”, room “Lalibela” (GB 5/145)The meetings are organized individually by the … Research Colloquium CERES Research Colloquium 12 Nov. 2026, 09:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” In this research colloquium, five doctoral researchers at CERES present and discuss their ongoing research projects. The block seminar provides … Monday Meeting Monday Meeting: Presentation of a Working Group 16 Nov. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Metaphor Talk Conceptual Metaphors and Soteriology in early Hindu and Buddhist Meditation Text 16 Nov. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Guest lecture by Karen O'Brien-Kop (King’s College London)This paper examines paths to liberation in early Hindu and Buddhist Sanskrit … Monday Meeting Working Group Meetings 23 Nov. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. Overview of the MeetingsThiF Group “Dynamcis of Metaphor”, room “Lalibela” (GB 5/145)The meetings are organized individually by the … Monday Meeting Monday Meeting: Presentation of a Working Group 30 Nov. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Metaphor Talk Hände, die (nicht nur) die Welt bedeuten - (religiöse) Metaphern in der Deutschen Gebärdensprache 30 Nov. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Gastvortrag von Annika Herrmann (Universität Hamburg) und Laura Glas (Universität Hamburg) Die Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS) ist die Erstsprache vieler … Meeting SFB-Vorstandssitzung 07 Dec. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Monday Meeting Sections' Meetings 07 Dec. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. tba Monday Meeting Monday Meeting: Presentation of a Working Group 14 Dec. 2026, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Festivity End-of-year party 14 Dec. 2026, 04:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. CERES-Lounge, GB 3/62/162 External Event Religionen von Aha bis Zen: Religion, Landschaft und Verwandtschaft. Die Reise einer Hindu Göttin 16 Dec. 2026, 06:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m. External venue Den ganzen Subkontinent umspannt ein Netzwerk von Orten, die als Schauplätze mythischer Ereignisse und als Heimstätten von Hindu-Gottheiten gelten. Im … Monday Meeting Working Group Meetings 11 Jan. 2027, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. Overview of the MeetingsThiF Group “Dynamcis of Metaphor”, room “Lalibela” (GB 5/145)The meetings are organized individually by the … Research Colloquium CERES Research Colloquium 14 Jan. 2027, 09:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Research colloquium as a block seminar: Doctoral researchers at CERES and CRC 1475 present and discuss their research projects and … Monday Meeting Monday Meeting: Presentation of a Working Group 18 Jan. 2027, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Metaphor Talk Metaphor Talk 18 Jan. 2027, 04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Guest lecture by Valentina Bambini (University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, Italy). Title tba Monday Meeting Working Group Meetings 25 Jan. 2027, 02:15 p.m. – 03:45 p.m. Overview of the MeetingsThiF Group “Dynamcis of Metaphor”, room “Lalibela” (GB 5/145)The meetings are organized individually by the … Monday Meeting Looking ahead 01 Feb. 2027, 02:15 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Meeting SFB-Vorstandssitzung 15 Feb. 2027, 02:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Research Colloquium CERES Research Colloquium 13 May 2027, 09:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Research colloquium as a block seminar: Doctoral researchers at CERES and CRC 1475 present and discuss their research projects and … Research Colloquium CERES Research Colloquium 08 July 2027, 09:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. GB 5/150–152 “Ruhrpott” Research colloquium as a block seminar: Doctoral researchers at CERES and CRC 1475 present and discuss their research projects and …