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Results For 10/22/2012 - 10/28/2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Authoritative Traditions and Ritual Power in the Ancient World
The aim of this colloquium is to explore how authoritative texts, culture heroes, and authors were invoked ritually for cursing, protection, and divination in the ancient and late antique Near Eastern and Mediterranean world. The speakers represent a wide range of specializations in ancient ritual practice, including Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian materials.
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Relative Chronology of the Passages of the Qur'an: A New Approach to an Old Problem
A lecture by Professor Behnam Sadeghi, Stanford University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me: Poetry by Palestinian Poet Ghassan Zaqtan
Zaqtan will perform his poems in Arabic alongside his translator, Fady Joudah, who will read them in English.
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