Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages is a six-week course starting on July 23rd, with live sessions on Thursdays from 1:00–2:30 pm Eastern Time (Toronto/New York).
Taught by Kent Navalesi, this course examines sacred objects in the pre-modern Mediterranean world, with a focus on the Christian veneration of relics. Through primary sources and modern scholarship, learn the various ways people understood these objects’ power and histories.
Weekly Sessions are on:
Week 1: Relics Before Relics: Sacred Objects in Ancient Judaism and Greco-Roman Paganism
Week 2: “Bones and Skulls of Criminals”?: The Late Antique Discourse on Relics
Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages is a six-week course starting on July 23rd, with live sessions on Thursdays from 1:00–2:30 pm Eastern Time (Toronto/New York).
Taught by Kent Navalesi, this course examines sacred objects in the pre-modern Mediterranean world, with a focus on the Christian veneration of relics. Through primary sources and modern scholarship, learn the various ways people understood these objects’ power and histories.
Weekly Sessions are on:
To learn more and sign up, please visit our Thinkific page
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