4/28: Notes From the Field - The Tarot, Esoteric Spirituality, and the Semiotics of Neurodivergent Reading
Tuesday, April 28
12:00 – 1:00pm
Sproul 912 Read More
News and Events
4/3: Pan-UC Religious Studies Conference
3 April 2026
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sproul Hall 912 | Olson Hall 18 & 18A Read More
Second Annual Pan-UC Religious Studies Conference
Call for participation deadline: Friday February 13th Read More
Event (1/21) The Ninth Annual Lecture in Jain Studies
Wed. January 21st
4:00-6:00pm
Sproul 912 Read More
Brent Horning Appointed to the Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board
Brent Horning has been appointed to the Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board (CGPSA) for the 24'-25' academic year to advocate for graduate and professional students, and advise the Chancellor's Office accordingly Read More
What is Diwali? California's Newest Holiday Explained
Known as the “Festival of Lights,” the holiday is celebrated by many religious communities in India and across the diasporas, including Hindus and Jains. Read More
Event (11/4): Note From the Field - Musical-Dramatic Adaptations of the Ramayana in Nineteenth-Century Calcutta
Tuesday, November 4
912 Sproul
12:00 - 1:00 PM Read More
Admission open for the direct admit, standalone GREL MA
Fall 2026 Application Now Open Read More
GREL Fall 2025 Newsletter
Read about the achievements and contributions of our wonderful GREL community! Read More
Event (10/7): Notes From The Field - Virūpa is Virūpākṣa: A Tale of Two Siddhas or Two Siddha Tales?
Tuesday
Oct 7, 12:00-1:00 pm
912 Sproul Read More
Event (10/16): A Great Riddle, A Sovereign Hope: Prison Imaginings of Gandhian Ahimsa
October 16
Davis International House
5:30 - Reception
6:00 - Talk Read More
2025-2026 Notes from the Field Speaker Series
A monthly speaker series featuring faculty and students whose research focuses on the study of religion Read More
Westin Harris (Fall 2025, PhD) Accepts Position as Resident Scholar of Himalayan Art at the Rubin Museum, New York City
The Rubin Museum hosts one of the world's most well known collections of Himalayan Art. Read More
Joyan Tan receives Summer Fellowship
Joyan Tan is the recipient of of the competitive Dean’s Summer Graduate Support Award for Summer 2025 Read More
Congratulations to Joyan Tan
Joyan Tan Advances to Candidacy Read More
Stephanie Milton Receives UC Davis Dissertation Year Fellowship.
GREL student and GREL Graduate Representative (2024-2025) has received a year long dissertation completion fellowship. Read More
Spring 25 Notes From the Field Talks
Michael Dylan Foster | Tuesday, April 15, 12:00-1:00 pm;
Ama Divers of Shima: Notes on Filming a Documentary in Japan
Michael Ziser | Tuesday, May 6, 12:00-1:00 pm
The Wetlands Converted: Spiritual Geography in Early New England Read More
Brent Horning Accepted into American Institute of Indian Studies's Bangla Language Program for Summer 2025
Horning has also been awarded a fellowship by the Institute to pursue his studies Read More
Event (2/11) Notes From the Field - Stephanie Milton: “I’ll Pray About It:” Black Patients' Expressed Beliefs and Agency In Critical Values-Based Health Decisions
Tuesday, February 11
12:00-1:00 pm
912 Sproul Read More
Event (1/14) Notes From The Field - Prof. Sven-Erik Rose “Ethics in Collapse: The Warsaw Ghetto Writings of Yitskhok Bernshteyn”
Tuesday, Jan 14
12:00-1:00 pm
912 Sproul Read More
GREL Faculty Welcome Prof. Gregory Dobbins (English) as an Affiliated Faculty
Prof. Dobbins's current research interests include Occultism, Theosophy, Esotericism and Neopaganism Read More
MOIFA Summer Research Fellowship Program Now Accepting Applicants
The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) is thrilled to share exciting news about a new initiative, the MOIFA Summer Research Fellowship Program Read More
Laura Bassi Scholarship Accepting Applicants
The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in Winter 2024: Read More
Added Graduate Class, Winter 2025
GER 297 Modernism, Spirituality, and Transcendence Read More
