Summer School: Imagery and Images in Late Antiquity and Early Islam
What is imagery „Bildlichkeit“ in late antiquity and early Islam? Does identical imagery imply identical attributed content? How do images create an emotional effect? What adaptations and influences of divine image traditions existed in late antiquity and early Islam?
The summer school will leverage the expertise of AGYA Alumni Anis Ben Amor from Tunisia and Jens Scheiner from Germany in the field of late antique and early Islamic imagery, history, and cultural studies. They together with international recognized experts and university lecturers will share their specialized knowledge and extensive research experience in image practices of antiquity, the Byzantine Empire, the Sasanian Empire and early Islamic cultures. This particular combination of these various research perspectives will enable an innovative view on imagery as an intercultural phenomenon.
More information can be found here.
Date: 20 July - 26 July 2025
Venue: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Calendar: ICS/ICAl
Members: Jens Scheiner Anis Ben Amor
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