[Lecture #1509] Changing Landscapes Across the Silk Roads
May 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm KST
Changing Landscapes Across the Silk Roads
SPEAKERS: Prof. Simon Kaner & Prof. Susan Whitfield
DATE: Thursday. May 9, 2024. 7:30PM (Seoul)
VENUE: Fifth floor (Conference Room) of FAST FIVE Tower (Namdaemun-ro 9-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul)
ADMISSION (Online & In-person): Free for Members; W10,000 for Non-members; W5,000 for Non-member students (Student ID requested)
- If you would like to attend online Zoom, RSVP by May 8 (Wednesday). We will email you the link on Thursday.
- To attend in-person, RSVP is not required.
SUMMARY:
As Buddhism moved east from north India and Christianity moved west from the shore of the Mediterranean, both religions took with them new forms of art, architecture and worship.
The Nara to Norwich project (NaratoNorwich.org), based at the University of East Anglia, UK, is exploring the effect on all aspects of life and landscape of the new religions at the edges of the Silk Roads. In this lecture, Professor Simon Kaner will introduce the project and discuss changing Buddhist landscapes and Professor Susan Whitfield will look more broadly at the history and influence of the Silk Roads.
BIO:
Professor Simon Kaner is an archaeologist of early Japan and Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) at the University of East Anglia, Norwich UK.
Professor Susan Whitfield is a historian of medieval China and the Silk Roads. She is a Professor of Silk Road Studies at SISJAC and was previously curator of Dunhuang manuscripts at the British Library.
VENUE: Online Zoom & In-person
In-Person: Fifth floor (Conference Room) of FAST FIVE Tower, Namdaemun-ro 9-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul (a short walk from Exit 1 of Euljiro-1-ga Station(을지로입구 역, Line 2)) *No RSVP required.
Online Zoom: Please RSVP by May 8 (Wednesday) to receive the link
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