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‘We are the clay and thou our potter’: Biblical themes on Macedonian tiles

Maria Lidova discusses the fascinating Vinica Tiles from Macedonia (FYROM), as featured in the Imagining the Divine exhibition.

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Empires of FaithNovember 13, 2017November 13, 20171 Comment

The Stories We Tell

With the Imagining the Divine exhibition now open, Robert Bracey discusses the process of conveying messages through labels, and the particularly difficult example of the Bamiyan Buddhas. 

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Empires of FaithOctober 23, 2017October 22, 2017Leave a comment

Upcoming Gallery Talks at the Ashmolean Museum

Each short, focused talk will be led by two Oxford doctoral students from the research group, exploring a particular theme across religious traditions featured in the exhibition. Continue reading Upcoming Gallery Talks at the Ashmolean Museum

Empires of FaithOctober 20, 2017October 29, 2017Leave a comment

Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #5: 9th October

Jaś Elsner and Stefanie Lenk are blogging from behind the scenes during the installation of the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition Imagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World Religions, opening on October 19th. 

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Empires of FaithOctober 10, 2017October 14, 2017Leave a comment

Installing ‘Imagining the Divine’ #3: 6th October

Jaś Elsner and Stefanie Lenk are blogging from behind the scenes during the installation of the Ashmolean Museum’s exhibition Imagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World Religions, opening on October 19th. 

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Empires of FaithOctober 7, 2017October 14, 20171 Comment

Talking Religion: What makes an object religious?

Stefanie Lenk, a co-founder of Talking Religion, and Sylvia Alvares-Correa, one of the participants, discuss the proceedings of the research group’s third workshop hosted by the Ashmolean museum that focused on what a religious object is.

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Empires of FaithJune 26, 2017June 29, 2017Leave a comment

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