The Society for the Anthropology of ReligionA section of the American Anthropological Associationannounces the 2026 juried competition for the CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZEIN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION The Geertz Prize seeks to encourage excellence in the anthropology of religion by recognizing an outstanding recent book in the field. The prize is Read more
We are delighted to announce the new editorial team of the Contemporary Anthropology of Religion book series, published by Palgrave Macmillan: Sowparnika Balaswaminathan and David Kloos are joining Hillary Kaell as co-editors. Contemporary Anthropology of Religion is the official book series of the Society for the Anthropology of Religion, a section Read more
For individuals whose papers have already been accepted at the 2025 SAR Biennial Meeting yet who can no longer attend in-person in Santa Barbara, we are offering the opportunity to join their panels virtually via Zoom. Note that this option is only for individual papers that are part of already-accepted panels Read more
The Society for the Anthropology of Religion (SAR) is pleased to announce its graduate student paper prize competition, which is aimed towards encouraging emerging scholars to write compelling ethnographies on religion. This prize is intended to foster theoretically significant, ethnographically rich work by students at an early stage of their Read more
The Society for the Anthropology of ReligionA section of the American Anthropological Association announces the 2025 juried competition for the CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZEIN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION The Geertz Prize seeks to encourage excellence in the anthropology of religion by recognizing an outstanding recent book in the field. The prize Read more
Do you have a paper that can address or throw light on global or U.S. current events? Have you just completed the fieldwork or research on an exciting topic in the Anthropology of Religion that you wish to share immediately with a community of scholars? If so, the SAR Biannual Conference may be Read more
The Society for the Anthropology of ReligionA section of the American Anthropological Association announces the 2024 juried competition for the CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZEIN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION The Geertz Prize seeks to encourage excellence in the anthropology of religion by recognizing an outstanding recent book in the field. The prize is Read more
The Society for the Anthropology of ReligionA section of the American Anthropological Associationannounces the 2023 juried competition for the CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZEIN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION The Geertz Prize seeks to encourage excellence in the anthropology of religion by recognizing an outstanding recent book in the field. The prize is Read more
The Society for the Anthropology of Religion (SAR) is pleased to announce its graduate student paper prize competition, which is aimed towards encouraging emerging scholars to write compelling ethnographies on religion. This prize is intended to foster theoretically significant, ethnographically rich work by students at an early stage of their Read more
The Society for the Anthropology of ReligionA section of the American Anthropological Association announces the 2022 juried competition for the CLIFFORD GEERTZ PRIZEIN THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION The Geertz Prize seeks to encourage excellence in the anthropology of religion by recognizing an outstanding recent book in the field. The prize Read more