Deciphering the Uncertain: Sociological & Epistemological Aspects of Divination in Early Text Cultures
PAST EVENT | 24 June 2019 09:30 - 25 June 2019 17:30
To register and purchase your ticket for the conference, please click here.
The conference will take place on the 24th-25th June 2019, from 9:30 - 17:30 over the two days.
Conceived as an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of divination in early text cultures, the conference will feature contributions of both leading scholars in the field and young researchers.
Our confirmed key-note speakers will be Prof. Matthias Hayek (Paris Diderot), Prof. Bernhard Maier (Tübingen), Prof. Robert Parker (Oxford), Prof. William F. Ryan (Warburg Institute), Prof. Federico Santangelo (Newcastle), and Prof. Kenneth G. Zysk (København).
The participants will deal with issues related to ancient religion, philosophy and anthropology in a broad cross-cultural perspective. So please come along and join us for this exciting event!
The conference is organised by Pembroke graduate Flaminia Pischedda (DPhil Oriental Studies, 2018) and is generously funded by:
AHRC-TORCH Fund
The Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures (CMTC) at The Queen’s College
Pembroke College
The University of Oxford China Centre
Deciphering the Uncertain: Sociological & Epistemological Aspects of Divination in Early Text Cultures
PAST EVENT | 24 June 2019 09:30 - 25 June 2019 17:30
To register and purchase your ticket for the conference, please click here.
The conference will take place on the 24th-25th June 2019, from 9:30 - 17:30 over the two days.
Conceived as an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of divination in early text cultures, the conference will feature contributions of both leading scholars in the field and young researchers.
Our confirmed key-note speakers will be Prof. Matthias Hayek (Paris Diderot), Prof. Bernhard Maier (Tübingen), Prof. Robert Parker (Oxford), Prof. William F. Ryan (Warburg Institute), Prof. Federico Santangelo (Newcastle), and Prof. Kenneth G. Zysk (København).
The participants will deal with issues related to ancient religion, philosophy and anthropology in a broad cross-cultural perspective. So please come along and join us for this exciting event!
The conference is organised by Pembroke graduate Flaminia Pischedda (DPhil Oriental Studies, 2018) and is generously funded by:
AHRC-TORCH Fund
The Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures (CMTC) at The Queen’s College
Pembroke College
The University of Oxford China Centre