Researchers of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography Participated in the International Religion Studies Seminar in Blagoevgrad

On November 20–22, the International University Seminar on Balkan Studies and Specialisations at the Southwestern University “Neofit Rilski” in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, brought together scholars from various countries for a round-table discussion on “Religion and Religiosity – The Balkans and the Black Sea Region.”

This was the 35th forum held in this format. The seminar brought together researchers from Armenia, Georgia, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Japan, Kosovo, and Bulgaria to discuss the role of religion across historical, cultural, social, and political contexts.

The round-table was attended by researchers from the Department of Diaspora Studies of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia—PhD Nelli Khachatryan, Salvine Markosyan, and Mariam Harutyunyan. The participants presented a report titled “Ethnic Spaces, Social Institutions, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Religiosity in Diaspora.”