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British Museum based project on religion and material culture in the 1st millennium

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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

A proper place for images: the Buddha in Thailand

Hugo Shakeshaft, a PhD student in Classics and member of Talking Religion, writes about his latest trip to Thailand and what encounters with the image of the Buddha might tell us about perceptions of this most important of figures.

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Empires of FaithAugust 3, 20172 Comments

How do gods exist? Overcoming the triviality of objects

Dominic Dalglish, a co-founder of Talking Religion, reports on the group’s Fourth and final workshop of the term hosted by the British Museum focussing on how we overcome the triviality of objects.

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Empires of FaithJuly 17, 2017Leave a comment

What is Materiality?

Philippa Adrych gives us an overview of the 7th June colloquium, Talking Religion: discussing religious materiality hosted by TORCH and the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford, that was a celebration of our latest publication, Images of Mithra.

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Empires of FaithJuly 6, 2017September 13, 2022Leave a 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

There are some problems with the connection: a student response

Penny Coombe and Sajda van der Leeuw of Talking Religion, respond to the second group workshop on the use of comparative approaches to the study of religion through material culture.

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Empires of FaithJune 20, 2017June 20, 2017Leave a comment

Keeping up momentum: comparative approaches to art and religion

Philippa Adrych, a co-founder of Talking Religion, discusses the proceedings of the research group’s second workshop focusing on comparative techniques for the study of religion through material culture.

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Empires of FaithJune 14, 2017June 14, 2017Leave a comment

Making a start: thinking religion through images and objects

Dominic Dalglish, a co-founder of Talking Religion, discusses the proceedings of the research group’s first workshop that focussed on how we can use material culture to study religion.

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Empires of FaithMay 23, 2017May 23, 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

Open Days: Religion, Art & Community in Oxford

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    • Jaś Elsner
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    • Maria Lidova
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    • Rachel Wood
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    • The Khosro Cup Replication Project
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