Open Seminar: ‘Uma introdução à religião, espiritualidade e bem-estar contemporâneos: pensando antropologicamente por meio de práticas transreligiosas.'
Class Seminar, where the PI of ReSpell, Eugenia Roussou, presented the project within the course of the Anthropology of Religions, organized by Dr. Caio Novaes at the Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal, 29th of January 2024.
The PI of ReSpell, Eugenia Roussou, participated in the Gnoseologies Speaker Series, Centre for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, in a conversation with Giovanna Parmigiani, where spoke about ReSpell and her research.
Roundtable: Art and Spirituality
23 May 2026
3.30 pm
São Lázaro Library | R. do Saco 1, 1150-311 Lisbon
Free entry
In our everyday lives, art and spirituality intersect and flow together. Art is used to express and give form to personal and collective spiritual and religious connections; to make sense of uncertainty in the face of various contemporary crises (socio-economic, political, environmental, health); to encourage interconnection with the world; and to promote social change rooted in emotional bonds. In these intersections and this fluidity, art fosters creativity and personal and collective well-being, comfort and action.
What is the place of art in spirituality and of spirituality in art? 
Drawing on the testimonies of three women with lived experience of eco-spiritualities and training in artistic fields such as writing, illustration and drawing, ceramics and tile-making, and dance, this roundtable discussion will reflect on these intersections in their daily lives, in their engagement with the world and in the shaping of the future.
With Camila Mortari, Lykaia and Rita Martins Duarte.
Moderated by Joana Martins (CRIA NOVA FCSH).
This conversation is organised as part of the Anthropology Research Project ReSpell, hosted by CRIA, in partnership with Equid'artes, Rodas de Conversa.
Organising team: Camila Mortari, Joana Martins, Lykaia, Marta Amorim, Rita Martins Duarte.
In-person activity in Portuguese