Prof. Gerasimos Makris 'Mission Impossible: the Vanishing Community of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Sudan'
PAST EVENT | 06 February 2018 17:00 - 06 February 2018 18:30
While small in numbers relative to global Christianity, multi-ethnic Eastern Christian communities are amongst the most ancient natives in the Middle East and the wider West Asia region. Four of the five most important hierarchical centres in Christianity are in this region, whose roots go back to two millennia. These lecture seminars are part of the series on Eastern Christianity held in the last four years, which highlight the rich historical, theological, literary and cultural heritage of Eastern family of churches.
This event is part of the Eastern Christianity Historical, Theological and Cultural Heritage Series.
Conveners: Dr Hratch Tchilingirian and Prof Theo Maarten van Lint.
This event will take place on 6th February at 5pm in the Allen and Overy Room, Pembroke College. It is free and open to the public.
Gerasimos Makris is Professor of Social Anthropology at Panteion University, Athens and Deputy Head of the Department of Social Anthropology. PhD in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics. His main research interests are in the anthropology of Islamic societies, Greek diaspora in the Middle East, anthropology of religion and the anthropological study of Christianity. He has published extensively on Arab Islam, Christianity, the Greek Orthodox Church and issues of the Greek diaspora, among them: Islam in the Middle East: A Living Tradition (Blackwell Publishing, 2007); Changing Masters: Spirit Possession and Identity Construction among Slave Descendants and Other Subordinates in the Sudan(Northwestern University Press, 2000). His latest book in Greek is The Way of the Spirits: Spirit Possession and Magic in the Sudan (Athens: Patakis, 2015).
Prof. Gerasimos Makris 'Mission Impossible: the Vanishing Community of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Sudan'
PAST EVENT | 06 February 2018 17:00 - 06 February 2018 18:30
While small in numbers relative to global Christianity, multi-ethnic Eastern Christian communities are amongst the most ancient natives in the Middle East and the wider West Asia region. Four of the five most important hierarchical centres in Christianity are in this region, whose roots go back to two millennia. These lecture seminars are part of the series on Eastern Christianity held in the last four years, which highlight the rich historical, theological, literary and cultural heritage of Eastern family of churches.
This event is part of the Eastern Christianity Historical, Theological and Cultural Heritage Series.
Conveners: Dr Hratch Tchilingirian and Prof Theo Maarten van Lint.
This event will take place on 6th February at 5pm in the Allen and Overy Room, Pembroke College. It is free and open to the public.
Gerasimos Makris is Professor of Social Anthropology at Panteion University, Athens and Deputy Head of the Department of Social Anthropology. PhD in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics. His main research interests are in the anthropology of Islamic societies, Greek diaspora in the Middle East, anthropology of religion and the anthropological study of Christianity. He has published extensively on Arab Islam, Christianity, the Greek Orthodox Church and issues of the Greek diaspora, among them: Islam in the Middle East: A Living Tradition (Blackwell Publishing, 2007); Changing Masters: Spirit Possession and Identity Construction among Slave Descendants and Other Subordinates in the Sudan(Northwestern University Press, 2000). His latest book in Greek is The Way of the Spirits: Spirit Possession and Magic in the Sudan (Athens: Patakis, 2015).