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Materiality, Language, Power. Talismans in Context

Matérialité, langage, pouvoir. Les talismans en contexte

Call for Book Reviews for the journal “Civilisations”, Vol. 76|2027

Appel à recensions d’ouvrages pour la revue « Civilisations », Vol. 76|2027

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Abstract

This interdisciplinary issue of Civilisations welcomes contributions from anthropology, history, archaeology, art history, philology, religious studies, and related fields, focusing on talismans and amulets in their historical and ethnographic contexts. 

Announcement

Presentation

The call for articles for the thematic issue of Civilisations vol. 76 is now closed. However, this issue also seeks to feature reviews of recent publications, as well as review essays (discussing several publications) on the theme. Eligible publications may include monographs, edited volumes, special issues of journals, and exhibition catalogues.

Book Review Guidelines

This call for book reviews remains open until 30 October 2026, with texts to be submitted by 15 January 2027 if the proposal is accepted.

Those wishing to submit a proposal are invited to contact the journal’s editorial office (RevueCivilisations@ulb.be) to express their interest and indicate the publication they wish to review. Reviews must be written in French or British English, provide a critical perspective that situates the work within the relevant field of study, and must not exceed 2,000 words.

Coordination

Coordinated by Pierre Petit, Alain Delattre, and Xavier Luffin, this interdisciplinary issue of the journal Civilisations welcomes contributions from anthropology, history, archaeology, art history, philology, religious studies, and related disciplines, focusing on talismans and amulets in their historical and ethnographic contexts.


Keywords

  • talisman, amulette, religion, anthropologie, histoire de l'art, philologie

Contact(s)

  • Civilisations Revue
    courriel : revuecivilisations [at] ulb [dot] be

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Materiality, Language, Power. Talismans in Context », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Thursday, August 27, 2026, https://calenda.org/1430550

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