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Unexpected meetings #2: Magic Carpets

The second in a new series of blog posts that draws connections between objects in the Ashmolean Museum’s Imagining the Divine exhibition. Katherine Cross examines three intricate carpet pages from holy manuscripts: from a Gospel, a Quran, and a Torah. Continue reading “Unexpected meetings #2: Magic Carpets”

Empires of FaithDecember 1, 2017December 1, 2017Leave a 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

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

Empires of Faith in Edinburgh

Members of the Empires of Faith team travel to Edinburgh to share their research and discuss the ongoing development of the ‘Imagining the Divine’ exhibition.

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Empires of FaithMay 9, 2017May 9, 2017Leave a comment

Pilgrimage in Twelver Shi’ism: fieldwork on the Camino de Santiago

Fuchsia Hart discusses her work on pilgrimage within the Shi’a tradition, and her recent trip to Spain to undertake part of the Camino de Santiago.
 

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Empires of FaithApril 20, 2017April 17, 20172 Comments

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