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The French Revolution and The Sacred: Global and Contemporary Perspectives (18th c. – present)
Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building - A17 Washington Road, PrincetonIn the years leading up to the bicentenary commemorations of 1989, a new liberal interpretation of the French Revolution challenged a long-lived socialist one. In contrast to the Marxist view of a “bourgeois revolution” with popular support (Jaurès, 1922-1924; Soboul, 1974; Mazauric, 1988), the liberal historiography has recurrently emphasized the role of “revolutionary ideology” and […]
Jesuits and the Circulation of Objects in the Hispanic World
Luisa Elena Alcalá’s work examines the history of religious images, painting, and the Jesuits in the Spanish American viceroyalties, especially New Spain. Her lecture is drawn from her ongoing, nationally funded research project “Agents: Jesuit Procurators and Alternative Channels for Artistic Circulation in the Hispanic World.” (this event has been rescheduled from the original February […]
Christian Converts to Islam in the Early Modern Mediterranean World
010 East Pyne 010 East Pyne, PrincetonJoin Renaissance and the Early Modern Studies for the next Faber Lecture, featuring Sir Noel Malcolm. The Faber Lecture is supported by the Eberhard L. Faber 1915 Memorial Fund in the Humanities Council. Read Sir Noel's biography on the University of Oxford website.
