Guest Lecture (Zoom)Possessing Prestige: Religious Attitudes toward ObjectsWed. May 3, 2023

3 May 2023

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Photo: © Lenk

We cordially invite you to our interdisciplinary guest lecture “Possessing Prestige: Religious Attitudes toward Objects" on Wed. May 3, 2023, 5 -7 pm (German time) on Zoom. For registration please contact romanislam@uni-hamburg.de(Katharina.Mewes"AT"uni-hamburg.de)

The format comprises the lectures "Baptized as a Roman - The Prestige of Roman Culture in Baptismal Art and Architecture from Late Antique North Africa" by Stefanie Lenk (Universität Göttingen) and "Avoiding Luxury, Renouncing the State. Piety and Politics in the 3rd/ 9th Century Islam" by Mateusz Wilk (Uniwersytet Warszawski).

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