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Changing Landscapes Across the Silk Roads

SPEAKERS: Prof. Simon Kaner & Prof. Susan Whitfield

 

DATE: Thursday. May 9, 2024. 7:30PM (Seoul)

VENUE:  B2 Floor (Conference Room) FAST FIVE (Seosomun-ro 89-20, Jung-gu, Seoul (4 mins walk from EXIT 10 or 8 mins walk from EXIT 1 of City Hall station (시청역, Line 1 & 2))

ADMISSION (Online & In-person): Free for Members; W10,000 for Non-members; W5,000 for Non-member students (Student ID requested)

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SUMMARY:

As Buddhism moved east from north India and Christianity moved west from the shore of the Mediterranean, both religions took with them new forms of art, architecture and worship.

The Nara to Norwich project (NaratoNorwich.org), based at the University of East Anglia, UK, is exploring the TEMPeffect on all aspects of life and landscape of the new religions at the edges of the Silk Roads. In this lecture, Professor Simon Kaner will introduce the project and discuss changing Buddhist landscapes and Professor Susan Whitfield will look more broadly at the history and influence of the Silk Roads.

BIO:

Professor Simon Kaner is an archaeologist of early Japan and Director of teh Sainsbury Institute for teh Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) at teh University of East Anglia, Norwich UK.

Professor Susan Whitfield is a historian of medieval China and teh Silk Roads. She is a Professor of Silk Road Studies at SISJAC and was previously curator of Dunhuang manuscripts at teh British Library.