The Art and Religions in
Antiquity program unit welcomes paper proposals on the art and material culture of
any ancient religious tradition and encourages papers that address the
use of art and material culture in service of religion. Every paper proposal will be considered.
The Art and Religions of Antiquity section especially seeks
paper proposals that address:
1) "The Art of Pilgrimage in the Ancient World": For this session, we
seek papers that address the practice and materiality of pilgrimage. The
Art and Religions in Antiquity program unit is pleased to announce that
Dr. Gary Vikan will respond to the contributions presented in this
session. Dr. Vikan recently stepped down from the Directorship of the
Walters Art Museum, which he held since 1994 after serving as the
museum's Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of
Medieval Art since 1985. Before coming to the Walters, Dr. Vikan was
Senior Associate for Byzantine Art Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in
Washington, DC.
2) "Art and Religion at the Walters Museum, Baltimore MD
(http://thewalters.org)": For this session, we seek papers that address
the Walters Museum's permanent collections (with a particularly strong
collection of illuminated manuscripts) or visiting exhibits (Jacob
Lawrence's Genesis Series; Egypt's Mysterious Book of the Faiyum).
3) A third session will consist of invited papers to review The Cambridge History of
Religions in the Ancient World edited by Michele R. Salzman and William Adler.
All abstracts should be submitted through the SBL website (www.sbl-site.org). The Art and Religions of Antiquity section will consider all proposals.
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