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Perhaps of interest for some of you. Best, Roberto ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jerome Denno <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 2:40 PM Subject: [M-R] Medieval & Renaissance Forum CFP To: [log in to unmask] medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear List Members, With apologies for any cross-postings: Call for Papers and Sessions “Prophecy, Divination, Apocalypse” We invite abstracts in medieval and Early Modern studies that consider how prophecy and divination functioned in personal, political, religious, and aesthetic realms. How did ideas about the future impact the present? Papers need not be confined to the theme but may cover many aspects of medieval and Renaissance life, literature, languages, art, philosophy, theology, history and music. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Michael A. Ryan, historian of Medieval and Early Modern Spain at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Ryan, an award-winning teacher, has published widely on dreams, prophecy, the Antichrist, and the Apocalypse. His most recent book, “A Kingdom of Stargazers: Astrology, Divination, and Authority in the Late Medieval Crown of Aragon,” will be published by Cornell University Press in Fall 2011. Students, faculty, and independent scholars are welcome. Undergraduate student sessions require faculty sponsorship. Abstracts may be submitted in English or Spanish. For more information visit www.plymouth.edu/medieval Please submit abstracts and full contact information to Dr. Karolyn Kinane, Director: [log in to unmask] Abstract deadline: January 16, 2012 Presenters and early registration: March 15, 2012 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html