Eva Arnaszus
Legitimizing Religion: Romuva’s Struggle for Legal Recognition as a Religion in Post-Independence Lithuania
2020 marked a decisive moment for religious minorities when the pagan community Romuva went before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to overturn Lithuania’s parliamentary decision to deny them state-recognized status. A country-wide discussion on religion, legitimacy and law surrounds the issue with contradictory historic narratives while Romuva’s status isn’t yet confirmed. My research seeks to investigate how the negotiation of the concept of religion is reflected in law and in the practices of Romuva.
Research interests
- Transcultural studies
- Minority studies
- Nation Building
- Philosophy of Language
- Transhumanism
Vita
- 2017 – 2022
Technical writer at SAP - 2013 – 2016
M.A. Transcultural Studies at Heidelberg University - 2011 – 2012
volunteer at Women Empowerment Through Self-Help Groups in Ahmedabad, India - 2008 – 2011
B.A. Philosophy at Bonn University
Talks, Workshops, and Events
- 2023
Talks: Romuvas Kampf um die rechtliche Anerkennung als Religion im unabhängigen Litauen at the Kickoff-Workshop of the WoC-Lab Religion glokal. University of Bremen. 12.10.2023. - 2015
Symposium Histories of Japanese Art and their Global Contexts: New Directions. 22.10‐24.10.2015 Heidelberg University. - 2014
Conference Transcultural Framing(s): Materials and Metaphors. 31.10-2.11.2014, Heidelberg University.