Archive for July 19th, 2010
Universal Reformation: Intellectual Networks in Central and Western Europe
Monday, July 19th, 2010Booking is now open for the conference ‘Universal Reformation: Intellectual Networks in Central and Western Europe, 1560-1670’ (St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, 21-23 September 2010). Organised by Howard Hotson and Vladimír Urbánek, the event will showcase the work of a diverse group of emerging and established scholars, many from east central Europe, who will [...]
From Coronation to Chari-Vari: The Many Uses of Ritual and Ceremony in the Early Modern World. A Colloquium to be Held at Birkbeck, University of London, 23-24 Sep 2010
Monday, July 19th, 2010As part of Birkbeck’s thriving research culture, this event will bring together scholars to discuss the purpose and reception of ritual and ceremony in the early modern period. Early modern life was shaped by ritual and ceremony. These rites had many functions, such as marking time, denoting power, place and order, and defining the sacred. [...]