Vinciane Constantin is Associate Researcher at the Institute of History and Anthropology of Religions (IHAR) of the University of Lausanne. She holds a PhD in Religious Sciences and her research concerns indigenous healing practices and their relationships with Western medical institutions.

Frédéric Richard is a doctoral student at the Institute of History and Anthropology of Religions (IHAR), University of Lausanne. His research concerns the relationships between politics and religion in Tibetan civilization.

Raphaël Rousseleau is Professor of anthropology at the University of Lausanne, Institute of History and Anthropology of Religions (IHAR), Department of Religious Studies (FTSR). He specialized in the study of central India’s ‘Scheduled Tribes’ or Adivasi.

Amélie Stuby is a doctoral student at the Institute of History and Anthropology of Religions (IHAR), University of Lausanne. Her research concerns the relationships between religion and politics, tradition and community building in the Caribbean region.