Mediathek
Interview Series
Prof. Pablo C. Díaz Martínez (Universidad de Salamanca)
Interview with Prof. Pablo C. Díaz Martínez (Universidad de Salamanca)
Prof. Eduardo Manzano Moreno (CSIC Madrid)
Interview with Prof. Eduardo Manzano Moreno (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - CSIC)
Prof. Christian C. Sahner (University of Oxford)
Interview with Prof. Christian C. Sahner (University of Oxford)
Prof. Andrew Gillett (Macquarie University)
Interview with Prof. Andrew Gillett (emeritus)
Prof. Carlos Petit Calvo (Universidad de Huelva)
Interview with Prof. Carlos Petit Calvo (Universidad de Huelva)
Prof. Ricardo González Villaescusa (Université Paris Nanterre)
Interview with Prof. Ricardo González Villaescusa (Université Paris Nanterre)
Prof. Darío Bernal Casasola (Universidad de Cádiz)
Interview with Prof. Darío Bernal Casasola (Universidad de Cádiz)
Prof. Maribel Fierro Bello (CSIC Madrid)
Interview mit Prof. Maribel Fierro Bello (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - CSIC)
Prof. Abdelmouhcin Cheddad (Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi)
Interview with Prof. Abdelmouhcin Cheddad (Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi)
Prof. Volker Menze (Central European University)
Interview with Prof. Volker Menze (Central European University)
Dr. Javier Albarrán Iruela (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Interview with Dr. Javier Albarrán Iruela (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Dr. Stefanie Lenk (Universität Bern)
Interview with Dr. Stefanie Lenk (Universität Bern)
Dr. Morgane Uberti (Université Bordeaux Montaigne)
Interview with Dr. Morgane Uberti (Université Bordeaux Montaigne)
Dr. Tobalina Pulido (Universidad de Navarra)
Interview with Dr. Leticia Tobalina Pulido (Universidad de Navarra)
Dr. Chokri Touihri (Institut National du Patrimoine de Tunis)
Interview with Dr. Chokri Touihri (Institut National du Patrimoine de Tunis)
Dr. Pieter Houten (University of Nottingham)
Interview with Dr. Pieter Houten (University of Nottingham)
Dr. Eneko López Martínez de Marigorta (Universidad del País Vasco)
Interview with Dr. Eneko López Martínez de Marigorta (Universidad del País Vasco)
Dr. Jan Schneider (SPAU)
Interview with Dr. Jan Schneider (SPAU)
Dr. Daniel Syrbe (FernUniversität in Hagen)
Interview with Dr. Daniel Syrbe (FernUniversität in Hagen)
Prof. Felix Teichner (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Interview with Prof. Felix Teichner (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Alejandro Peláez Martín (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Interview with Alejandro Peláez Martín (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
José María Moreno Narganes (Universidad de Alicante)
Interview with José María Moreno Narganes (Universidad de Alicante)
Prof. Ann Marie Yasin (University of Southern California)
Interview with Prof. Ann Marie Yasin (University of Southern California)
Prof. Susanna Elm (University of California Berkeley)
Interview with Prof. Susanna Elm (University of California Berkeley)
Prof. Marion H. Katz (New York University)
Interview with Prof. Marion H. Katz (New York University)
Dr. José Carlos López Gómez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Interview with Dr. José Carlos López Gómez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Dr. Moheddine Chaouali (Institut National du Patrimoine de Tunis)
Interview with Dr. Moheddine Chaouali (Institut National du Patrimoine de Tunis)
Dr. Lucy Grig (University of Edinburgh)
Interview with Dr. Lucy Grig (University of Edinburgh)
Dr. Omar Anchassi (University of Exeter)
Interview with Dr. Omar Anchassi (University of Exeter)
Dr. Catalin Pavel (Universitatea Ovidius din Constanța)
Interview with Dr. Catalin Pavel (Universitatea Ovidius din Constanța)
Dr. Lilian Regina Diniz Goncalves (Freie Universität Berlin)
Interview with Dr. Lilian Regina Goncalves Diniz (Freie Universität Berlin)
Prof. Lauro Olmo Enciso (Universidad de Alcalá)
Interview with Prof. Dr. Lauro Olmo Enciso (Universidad de Alcalá)
Dr. Eugenio Garosi (Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München)
Interview with Dr. Eugenio Garosi (Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München)
Prof. Danuta Shanzer (Universität Wien)
Interview with Prof. Danuta Shanzer (Universität Wien)
Prof. Arietta Papaconstantinou (University of Reading)
Interview with Prof. Arietta Papaconstantinou (University of Reading)
Dr. Lorenzo Livorsi (University of Bristol)
Interview with Dr. Lorenzo Livorsi (University of Bristol)
Prof. Arnaldo Marcone (Università degli Studi Roma Tre)
Interview with Prof. Arnaldo Marcone (Università degli Studi Roma Tre)
Dr. Simon Loseby (University of Sheffield)
Interview with Dr. Simon Loseby (University of Sheffield)
Prof. Enrique García Riaza (Universitat de les Illes Balears)
Interview with Prof. Enrique García Riaza (Universitat de les Illes Balears)
Prof. Miguel J. Versluys (Universiteit Leiden)
Interview with Prof. Miguel J. Versluys (Universiteit Leiden)
Raquel Ezquerro Jiménez (Universidad de León)
Interview with Raquel Ezquerro Jiménez (Universidad de León)
Prof. José Antonio Garriguet Mata (Universidad de Córdoba)
Interview with Prof. José Antonio Garriguet Mata (Universidad de Córdoba)
Dr. Nouri Boukhchim (Université de Tunis) & Meriem Marzouki (Université de Sousse)
Interview with Dr. Nouri Boukhchim (Université de Tunis) & Dr. Meriem Marzouki (Université de Sousse)
Juan Manuel Martín Casado (Universidad de Málaga)
Interview with Juan Manuel Martín Casado (Universidad de Málaga)
Dr. Jorge Elices Ocón (Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
Interview with Dr. Jorge Elice Ocón (universidade Federal de São Paulo)
Dr. Dana Katz (Bard College)
Interview with Dr. Dana Katz (Bard College)
Dr. Katia Schörle (Centre Camille Jullian)
Interview with Dr. Katia Schörle (Centre Camille Jullian)
Dr. Jelle Bruning (Universiteit Leiden)
Interview with Dr. Jelle Bruning (Universiteit Leiden)
Prof. Ignasi Grau Mira (Universidad de Alicante)
Interview with Prof. Ignasi Grau Mira (Universidad de Alicante)
Dr. Fabrizio Ducati (Università degli Studi di Palermo)
Interview with Dr. Fabrizio Ducati (Università degli Studi di Palermo)
Dr. Paloma Martín-Esperanza Montilla (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Interview with Dr. Paloma Martín-Esperanza Montilla (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Dr. Paulo Pachá (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Interview with Dr. Paulo Pachá (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Arnau Lario Devesa (Universitat de Barcelona)
Interview with Arnau Lario Devesa (Universitat de Barcelona)
Dr. Angelo Castrorao Barba (Polish Academy of Sciences)
Interview with Dr. Angelo Castrorao Barba (Polish Academy of Sciences)
Dr. Ralf Bockmann (DAI Rom)
Interview with Dr. Ralf Bockmann (DAI Rom)
Prof. David. J. Mattingly (University of Leicester)
Interview with Prof. David J. Mattingly (University of Leicester)
Prof. Alberto Polo Romero (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Interview with Prof. Alberto Polo Romero (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Diana Manzanares Morales (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Interview with Diana Manzanares Morales (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Prof. Alberto José Canto Garcia (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Interview with Prof. Alberto José Canto Garcia (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Prof. Andrew Kurt (Clayton State University)
Interview with Prof. Andrew Kurt (Clayton State University)
Dr. Eric Morvillez (Avignon Université)
Interview withr Dr. Eric Morvillez (Avignon Université)
Dr. Carolyn La Rocco (University of St. Andrews)
Interview with Dr. Carolyn La Rocco (University of. St. Andrews)
Prof. Jorge López Quiroga (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Interview with Prof. Jorge López Quiroga (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Dr. Antonello Vilella (Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro")
Interview with Dr. Antonello Vilella (Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro")
Prof. Cyrille Aillet (Université Lumière Lyon 2)
Interview with Prof. Cyrille Aillet (Université Lumière Lyon 2)
Prof. Dr. Rafael Blanco-Guzmán (Universidad de Córdoba)
Interview with Prof. Rafael Blanco-Guzmán (Universidad de Córdoba)
Dr. Mohamed Ben Nejma (Institut National du Patrimoine)
Interview with Dr. Mohamed Ben Nejma (Institut National du Patrimoine)
José Luis Domínguez Jiménez (Universidad de Córdoba)
Interview with José Luis Domínguez Jiménez (Universidad de Córdoba)
Prof. Dr. Rezki Chergui (University of Tlemcen - Algeria)
Interview with Prof. Dr. Rezki Chergui (University of Tlemcen - Algeria), fellow at the RomanIslam Center from September to November 2023
Dr. Adam Bursi (Cornell University)
Interview with Dr. Adam Bursi (Cornell University)
Dr. Ing. Heike Lehmann (Technische Universität Berlin)
Interview with Dr. Ing. Heike Lehmann (Technische Universität Berlin) fellow in Islamic Studies at the RomanIslam Center over the winter semester 2023/2024
Dr. Isabelle Mossong (DAI - Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik)
Interview with Dr. Isabelle Mossong (Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik - DAI)
Dr. Fedor Schlimbach (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
Interview with Dr. Fedor Schlimbach (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
Prof. Antonio E. Felle (Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro")
Interview with Prof. Antonio E. Felle (Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro")
Dr. Joan Negre (Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology)
Interview with Dr. Joan Negre (Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology) fellow in Islamic Studies at the RomanIslam Center between January and February 2024.
Prof. Dr. Katharina Meinecke (Leipzig University)
Interview with Prof. Dr. Katharina Meinecke (Leipzig University, Saarland University), fellow in Islamic Studies at the RomanIslam Center over the winter semester 2023/2024
Prof. Dr. Alberto Canto Garcia
Interview with Prof. Alberto Canto Garcia (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Brockopp (Pennsylvania State University)
Interview with Prof. Dr. Jonathan Brockopp (Pennsylvania State University ) fellow in Islamic Studies at the RomanIslam Center between September and December 2024.
Meeting the Staff
Dr. Antonia Bosanquet (Universität Hamburg)
Interview with Dr. Antonia Bosanquet (Universität Hamburg)
Dr. Pablo Poveda Arias (Universität Hamburg)
Interview with Dr. Pablo Poveda Arias (Universität Hamburg)
Nathalie Klinck (Universität Hamburg)
Interview with Nathalie Klinck (Universität Hamburg)
Dr. Stefan Ardeleanu (Universität Hamburg)
Interview with Dr. Stefan Ardeleanu (Universität Hamburg)
Joud Nassan Agha (Universität Hamburg)
Interview with Joud Nassan Agha (Universität Hamburg)
Talks (from Guest Lecture Series "Key Words")
Prof. Miguel J. Versluys (Universiteit Leiden)
"Romanisation without Rome. A long-term, Afro-Eurasian perspective on connectivity, objects and change" by Miguel J. Versluys
(from Lecture Series "Key Words")
Prof. David J. Mattingly (University of Leicester)
"Between Sahara and Sea. Africa in the Roman Empire" by David J. Mattingly
(from Round Table "Between Sahara and Sea", with T. Amraoui, S. Ardelanu, S. Ben Tahar, S. Panzram, D.L. Stone)
Talks (from Guest Lecture Series "RomanIslam")
Prof. Paul M. Cobb (University of Pennsylvania)
"The Delegation of Diplomacy in the 'Abbasid Caliphate: The case of Abulabaz" by Paul M. Cobb
(from the Guest Lecture "Diplomacy in Political Fragmentation")
Prof. Andrew Gillett (Macquarie University)
"Parts of a Hole: Seeing Fragments or Constituents of the Post-Roman Imperial Bloc" by Andrew Gillett
(from the Guest Lecture "Diplomacy in Political Fragmentation")
Dr. Paolo Tedesco (Universität Tübingen)
“Why Roman Africa Differed: Land, Taxation, and the Power of the State" by Paolo Tedesco
(from the Guest Lecture "Land, Taxation and the Power of State")
Prof. Mark Edwards (University of Oxford)
"Constantine as 'Bishop of those outside'" by Mark Edwards
(from the Guest Lecture "Religious Power and Religious Opposition")
Prof. Cyrille Aillet (Université Lumière Lyon 2)
"The Ibāḍīs in North Africa (8th-10th century): an anti-Imperial movement?" by Cyrille Aillet
(from the Guest Lecture "Religious Power and Religious Opposition")
Prof. Claire Sotinel (Université Paris-Est Créteil)
"Constantine and conversion to Christianity" by Claire Sotinel
(from the Guest Lecture "Conversion as Soul Searching and Add-on conversion")
Prof. Eduardo Manzano Moreno (CSIC Madrid)
“The Administration of an Imperial Expansion: Factions and Ethnicity in the Conquest of al-Andalus” by Eduardo Manzano Moreno
(from the Guest Lecture "Factionalism in the Military")
Prof. Stephennie Mulder (The University of Texas at Austin)
"The Past as Presence: Christians, Muslims, and the Generation of Sacred Topography in Medieval Syria" by Stephennie Mulder
(from the Guest Lecture "Sacred Spaces: Churches and Mosques within the society")
Prof. Marion H. Katz (New York University)
“Gender and Control in Early North African Maliki Law Islam” by Marion H. Katz
(from the Guest Lecture "Gender and Social Control: The Role of the Women")
Prof. Susanna Elm (University of California Berkeley)
"Eudoxia the Jezebel: Women of Means in the Later Roman Empire" by Susanna Elm
(from the Guest Lecture "Gender and Social Control: The Role of the Women")
Dr. Omar Anchassi (University of Exeter)
"“Abase them (adhillūhum), but do not be unjust towards them (lā taẓlimūhum)”: the Subjection of North African Christians in the Context of Early Sectarian Imamates" by Omar Anchassi
(from the Guest Lecture "Religious Violence and Alterity")
Dr. Lucy Grig (University of Edinburgh)
"From victim to victor: reading spectacular violence in late antique Christianity" by Lucy Grig
(from the Guest Lecture "Religious Violence and Alterity")
Dr. Peter Webb (Universiteit Leiden)
"'The personal is apolitical?' Identity and Power in North Africa 800-1000 CE" by Peter Webb
(from the Guest Lecture "Religion and Ethnicity")
Prof. Pablo C. Díaz (Universidad de Salamanca)
"Monasteries in Late Antique Iberia. Places of power, places of resistance" by Pablo C. Díaz
(fron the Guest Lecture "Monasteries and Ribats as seat of religious devotion and power")
Dr. Carmen González Gutiérrez (Universidad de Córdoba)
"The study of Islamic cemeteries in al-Andalus from an archaeological perspective" by Carmen González Gutiérrez
(from the Guest Lecture "Religious Power and Religious Opposition")
Prof. Arnaldo Marcone (Università degli Studi Roma Tre)
"Road Networks and Human Settlements in the Roman World. Some ideas" by Arnaldo Marcone
(from the Guest Lecture "Urban Networks")
Dr. Maxim Romanov (Universität Hamburg)
"Tied by People: Modeling Islamic Urban Networks from Biographical Data (ca. 600-1300 CE)" by Maxim Romanov
(from the Guest Lecture "Urban Networks")
Dr. Simon Loseby (University of Sheffield)
"Forum complexes and urban transformation in the cities of southern Gaul in late antiquity" by Simon Loseby
(from the Guest Lecture "Conzeptualizing Public Spaces")
Prof. Christian Müller (CNRS Paris)
"What room for the 'public space' in Islamic law?" by Christian Müller.
(from the Guest Lecture "Conzeptualizing Public Spaces")
Dr. David L. Stone (University of Michigan)
"An Endangered Species? The Port City of Late Roman North Africa" by David L. Stone
(from the Guest Lecture "Endangered Harbour Towns")
Dr. Antonia Bosanquet (Universität Hamburg)
"How Endangered were the Harbour Cities and Settlements of Early Islamic Ifrīqiya? A Reassessment of the Functions of the ribāṭs" by Antonia Bosanquet
(from the Guest Lecture "Endangered Harbour Towns")
Prof. Neil Christie (University of Leicester)
"Late antique capitals in Italy: Rome and/versus Ravenna" by Neil Christie
(from the Guest Lecture "Cities in Competition")
Dr. Jennifer Vanz (Université Paris-Est Créteil)
"Tlemcen in the Early medieval Maghern: Reconsidering the Construction of Narratives on Competition between Cities" by Jennifer Vanz
(from The Guest Lecture "Cities in Competition")
Prof. Paul Love (Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane)
"On the frontier and without a history(?): Sijilmasa under the Midrarids (8th-10th c.)" by Paul Love
(from The Guest Lecture "Frontier Cities")
Dr. Fathi Bejaoui (Institut National Patrimoine de Tunis)
"The Tunisian High Steppes: 'Monumental Christian Testimonies'" by Fathi Bejaoui
(from the Guest Lecture "Monumental Structures")
Dr. Erica Buchberger (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
"Civic Identity, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Lives of the Fathers of Mérida" by Erica Buchberger
(from the Guest Lecture "Cities and Societies")
Dr. Vanessa Van Renterghem (Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales)
"Baghdad, an imperial capital and its government (with emphasis on the 11th-12th centuries)" by Vanessa Van Renterghem
(from the Guest Lecture "Cities and Societies")
Dr. Edmund Hayes (Radboud Universiteit)
"Conduits and Politics: The Water Supply of Damascus in the Umayyad Period" by Edmund Hayes
(from the Guest Lecture "Cities and their Hinterland")
Prof. David. J. Mattingly (University of Leicester)
"Power dressing in the desert: new evidence of Iron Age clothing from the Sahara" by David J. Mattingly
(from the Guest Lecture "Prestigious Clothing")
Dr. Stefanie Lenk (Universität Göttingen)
"Baptized as a Roman - The Prestige of Roman Culture in Baptismal Art and Architecture from Late Antique North Africa" by Stefanie Lenk
(from the Guest Lecture "Possessing Prestige? Religious Attitudes toward Objects")
Dr. Mateusz Wilk (Uniwersytet Warszawski)
"Avoiding Luxury, Renouncing the State. Piety and Politics in the 3rd/ 9th Century Islam" by Mateusz Wilk
(from the Guest Lecture "Possessing Prestige? Religious Attitudes toward Objects")
Prof. Alberto José Canto Garcia (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
"A new society, a new coinage?" by Alberto José Canto Garcia
(from the Guest Lecture "Inscribing Power in Coinage")
Prof. Andrew Kurt (Clayton State University)
"The Currency of Power in Post-Roman Hispania: Adaptations of the Imperial Model of Coinage" by Andrew Kurt
(from the Guest Lecture "Inscribing power in Coinage")
Dr. Eric Morvillez (Avignon Université)
"Living on the Land: the practicalities of agriculture" by Fairchild Ruggles
(from the Guest Lecture "Gardens of Power")
Dr. Eric Morvillez (Avignon Université)
"Western Roman gardens in Late Antiquity: between continuity and rupture (4th-5th centuries)" by Eric Morvillez
(from the Guest Lecture "Gardens of Power")
Prof. José Maria Martín Civantos (Universidad de Córdoba)
"Social significance of irrigated agriculture in al-Andalus and Western Mediterranean. Changes in landscapes and productive strategies from Late Antiquity to the Islamic period" by José María Martín Civantos
(from the Guest Lecture ("Luxury of Water")
Dr. Adrien Palladino (Masaryk University)
"Subverting Objects, Values, and Ideas: Material Transformations of the Cult of Saint in Late Antique Afro-Eurasia" by Adrien Palladino
(from the Guest Lecture "Empowering the Sacred Spaces")
Dr. Adam Bursi (Cornell University)
"An Ifrīqiyyan Inventio: Gesturing toward North African Sacred Space with a Messenger’s Tomb" by Adam Bursi
(from the Guest Lecture "Empowering the Sacred Spaces")
Dr. Kasper Grønlund Evers (Copenhagen University)
"A Brief (Trans)Cultural Biography of a Luxurious Material" by Kasper Grønlund Evers
(from the Guest Lecture "Ivory in Roman and Islamic Contexts")
Dr. Rose Walker (University of London)
"From Trans-Saharan to Trans-Iberian: Early Islamic Ivory and Ivories" by Dr. Rose Walker
(from the Guest Lecture "Ivory in Roman and Islamic Contexts")
Dr. Susana Gómez Martínez - Universidade de Évora
"Céramique de prestige au début de la période islamique. Un fossé entre l’Est et l’Ouest" by Dr. Susana Gómez Martínez (from the Guest Lecture "Luxury Ceramics")
Dr. Viva Sacco (UCL Institute of Archaeology)
"The Islamisation of Material Culture: The Use of Glazed Tableware as Common and Luxury Object" by Dr. Viva Sacco
(from the Guest Lecture "Luxury Ceramics")
Dr. Kamila Wyslucha (Austrian Academy of Science)
"What Happened to Ancient Graeco-Roman Music?“ by Dr. Kamila Wyslucha (Austrian Academy of Science)
(from the Guest Lecture "Music in the Roman and Islamic Empire")
Dr. Yasemin Gökpinar (Universität Hamburg)
"The Functions of Music in Imperial Islam" by Dr. Yasemin Gökpinar (Universität Hamburg)
(from the Guest Lecture "Luxury Ceramics")
Prof. Dr. Noel Lenski (Yale University)
"The Transition from Roman to Visigothic Slaveholding in the Iberian Peninsula" by Prof. Dr. Noel Lenski (Yale University), from the Guest Lecture "Slavery in the Iberian Peninsula and Islamic North Africa"
Prof. Dr. Kristina Richardson (University of Virginia)
"Continuities in Agricultural Slavery from Roman to Islamic North Africa" by Prof. Dr. Kristina Richardson (University of Virginia), from the Guest Lecture "Slavery in the Iberian Peninsula and Islamic North Africa"
Dr. Joao Tereso (Universidade de Lisboa)
"Roman Agriculture and Landscape in Hispania: An Archaeobotanical Perspective from its Western Fringe" by Dr. Joao Tereso (Universidade de Lisboa), from the Guest Lecture "Changing Agricultural Landscapes: Transforming Agricultural Landscapes - From Hispania to al-Andalus"
Dr. Heike Schneider (Universität Jena) & Dr. Anja Heidenreich (Universität Bamberg)
"Cuatrovitas (Bollullos de la Mitación, Prov. of Seville, Spain) - New Investigations into the Almohad Mosque and Abandoned Village" by Dr. Heike Schneider (Universität Jena) & Dr. Anja Heidenreich (Universität Bamberg) from the guest lecture "Changing Agricultural Landscapes: Transforming Agricultural Landscapes - From Hispania to al-Andalus"
Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Yücesoy (Washington University in St. Louis)
"Inter-Imperial Rivalry and the End of Time: Byzantine, Spanish Umayyad, and Abbasid Relations in the Ninth Century" by Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Yücesoy (University of Washington in St. Louis)
(from the Guest Lecture Religions and Empires)
Prof. em. Dr. Garth Fowden (University of Cambridge)
"Mazdean Dreams of Revived Empire" by Prof. em. Dr. Garth Fowden (University of Cambridge)
(from the Guest Lecture Religions and Empires)