CSRS Summer Lectures - Third Lecture

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Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

�He who is the wondrous green dome is �Ali'": The Relationship between Narratives of the Prophet Muhammad�s Ascension and the Religious Architecture of Turkish Alevis
Angela Andersen, The Ohio State University, CSRS Visiting Research Fellow

The Alevis of Turkey are a Muslim minority who hold a religious ceremony known as the cem in an architectural setting known as the cemevi. Aspects of their ceremony are connected to the story of the miraj, the Prophet Muhammad�s Ascension to Heaven. This presentation explores the miraj narrative, its importance to Alevis and the possible reflections of the story in the arrangement and use of Alevi spaces.

Angela Andersen holds a BA and an MA in history in art from the University of Victoria. She is currently a PhD candidate at The Ohio State University and is completing her dissertation on the architecture of the Alevis of Turkey. Her research explores inter and intra religious interactions through architecture.
Related Website http://www.csrs.uvic.ca
Location HICKMAN BUILDING
110
Times 10:30:00 to 11:30:00
Pricing
These lectures are free and open to the public.
Sponsor CSRS
250-721-6325
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