Advances in the Study of Mysticism in Pre- and Early Modernity 8 May 2024

Please join us to discuss mysticism and its relevance in the study of premodern and early modern contexts on Wednesday 8 May 2024 at 15:00-18:30 in Pinni B3074!

Upper part of a sculpture of an angel holding a spear
15:00 Dr Ville Vuolanto (Chair of Trivium): Opening words

15:15 Dr Ali Qadir (Professor of Sociology, TAU) : Introduction to PRISM – program in the study of mysticism

Session I
15:20-16:00 Dr Liam Temple (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Capuchin Fellow in the History of Catholicism, Durham University): “To the Reader who is not Catholike”: Cross-confessional readership of mystical texts in seventeenth-century England.

16:00-16:30 Dr Päivi Mehtonen: Mysticism, Politics and Diplomacy. The Early Reception of Jacob Böhme’s Works in Sweden (Finland)

Coffee & refreshments

Session II
17:00-17:30 BA Jussi Eerola (Tampere University): Antiquarism in Early Modern Sweden. The use of the evidence of the Giants and Noah’s Ark as proof of the kingdom’s ancient and everlasting greatness

17:30-18:00 Dr Joona Salminen (University of Eastern Finland): Clement of Alexandria on Sports: Spiritual Dimension of Physical Exercises

18:00– 18:30 coffee/bubbly, closing words and cleaning up

The seminar is open to everyone interested. It is organized by Trivium. Tampere Centre for Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies

In order to be able to estimate the need for refreshments, we ask you to register with ville.vuolanto@tuni.fi by 3 May.