CALL FOR PAPERS – ALETRIA v. 36, n. 3 (2026) DOSSIER: Literatures and Spiritualities

CHAMADA ALETRIA - v. 36, n. 3 (jul. - set. 2026)

Editors:

José de Paiva dos Santos (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Felipe Fanuel Xavier Rodrigues (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
Ane Caroline Ribeiro Costa (Utica University)

Submission deadline: December 31, 2025

Literatures and Spiritualities

The journal Aletria  invites researchers and faculty members in the field of literature and related disciplines to submit articles for the special issue "Literatures and Spiritualities." This edition aims to explore the intersection between literary traditions and spirituality in its various manifestations, examining how literatures from different eras and cultures address transcendental, existential, and spiritual issues. 

The relationship between literatures and spiritualities is rich and multifaceted. From the great classics of world literature to contemporary works, authors have often turned to the transcendent, whether through religious themes, philosophical reflections, or the expression of the sacred in everyday life. We thus invite the submission of articles that discuss: 

- The presence of the sacred and spiritual in literary works from different religious traditions; 

- The ways in which literature engages with existential and transcendental questions; 

- Spirituality as a path of resistance and social transformation in literary texts; 

- African and Afro-diasporic religious cultures and their literatures; 

- Indigenous sacred traditions and their literary expressions; 

- Analyses of authors whose works reflect prominent spiritual dimensions; 

- Spiritualities and mysticisms in poetry and prose; 

- Dialogues between literature, philosophy, and theology in the realm of religious imagination. 

Articles addressing these and other aspects of the central theme, from various theoretical and methodological perspectives, will be accepted. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches that connect literature to fields such as philosophy, theology, cultural studies, and religious studies.