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Subject: Call for Papers - Matter of Faith
> Call for Papers - Matter of Faith
>
> Attention: call for papers for /Matter of Faith /– a conference in
> conjunction with the exhibition /Treasures of Heaven: saints, relics and
> devotion in medieval Europe, /at the British Museum 23 June to 9 October
> 2011.
>
> All paper proposals will be reviewed and successful applicants will be
> notified in March.
>
> Link to call for papers on British Museum Website:
> http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/toh_conference.aspx
>
> Link to /Treasures of Heaven /exhibition website:
> http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/treasures_of_heaven.aspx
>
> *Conference: Matter of Faith*
>
> *Friday 7 and Saturday 8 October 2011*
>
> *Call for papers*
>
> Papers are invited for /Matter of Faith/, a conference that will expand
> the themes addressed in the exhibition /Treasures of Heaven: saints,
> relics and devotion in medieval Europe/
> <http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/treasures_of_heaven.aspx>
> which runs from 23 June to 9 October 2011.
>
> The conference seeks to take an interdisciplinary approach inviting
> contributors from many different fields, including conservation and
> science, to stimulate new connections and prompt further research. It is
> anticipated that the papers will be published in 2012.
>
> Suggested general topics are:
>
> * Manifestations of the medieval cult of relics and the cult of saints
> * Pilgrimage, real and virtual
> * Reliquaries and shrines; their construction, use and re-use
> * Patronage and relic collecting
>
> Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted by *Friday 28
> January 2011*.
>
> **By post:**
> Anna Harnden
> Prehistory and Europe
> British Museum
> London WC1B 3DG
>
> By email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Anna Harnden
>
> Project Curator
>
> Department of Prehistory and Europe
>
> The British Museum
>
> Great Russell Street
>
> LondonWC1B 3DG
>
> Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8463 - Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> --
> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
> Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
>
>
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