Lent term 2008

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Reading Essential Texts
Afternoon Seminars
The study of key texts in small seminar groups

Dr Joseph Milne, Fellow of the Temenos Academy, resumes his teaching of Shakespeare on Wednesday April 16th, with the first of ten Reading Essential Texts Seminars studying Shakespeare’s Sonnets. The seminars will be held at The School of Economic Science, 11 Mandeville Place, London W1, starting at 3pm.

New Light on the Renaissance
A series of six lectures throughout 2008
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Venue: The Lincoln Centre
Doors open 6'15
Refreshments avaiable / books on sale
Lecures begin promptly at 7pm
Questions 8pm

First Three Lectures

Visions of the Cosmos:
Nicholas of Cusa and Giordiano Bruno
Dr Joseph Milne
Thursday 7th February

The Dignity of Man:
Pico della Mirandola and the Perennial Wisdom
Linda Proud
Thursday 3rd April

The Sulphur and the Flame:
Marsilio Ficino on the Life of the Soul
Valery Rees
Thursday 1st May

Admission: £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions
For details of the series see this page

Lecture by Dr. Jean-Louis Michon
We are delighted to announce that on May 12th Dr Jean-Louis Michon will give a lecture Titus Burckhardt & Morocco – a Love Story. Titus Burckhardt is considered to be one of the foremost writers on and teachers of Tradition. He was a member of the group of distinguished metaphysicians which includes René Guénon, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Frithjof Schuon, Martin Lings and Seyyed Hossein Nasr. 2008 marks the centenary of his birth. Details here

Titus Burckhardt’s encounter with the traditions and culture of Morocco began in the 1930s, and resulted in his first book, Land am Rande der Zeit (‘Land on the Verge of Time’) published in 1941. The book, illustrated with Burckhardt’s own drawings and black and white photographs, relates the impressions and observations of a young man who discovers beauty and nobility in a country where life is imbued with the spirit and rhythm of Tradition. In 1960 he published a second work, Fes Stadt des Islam (‘Fez, City of Islam’), which illustrates the perennial values of Islamic civilization. In 1972, Titus Burckhardt and Jean-Louis Michon were invited by UNESCO, on behalf of the Moroccan government, to participate in a study and evaluation of the problems concerning the preservation of the cultural heritage of the nation. After several years of work dedicated to the rehabilitation of the city’s fabric, a Master Plan for the Urban Planning of Fez was completed at the end of 1978. The Plan, largely inspired by the spirit of Titus Burckhardt and his love for Fez, was conceived to guide a national and international campaign to safeguard and rehabilitate the city founded by the holy Mawlay Idriss.

In this lecture, illustrated with slides, Jean-Louis Michon, who was from 1972-1980 Chief Technical Adviser in charge of the UNESCO programme for the preservation of traditional arts and crafts and the establishment of the General Survey of Cultural Property in Morocco, will give an account of Titus Burckhardt's work in Fez, illuminated by personal friendship and a shared love of Morocco, its religion and culture.

The talk will be held at The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1 at 7pm. To avoid disappointment we recommend advance booking. Tickets cost £10 or £8 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions.

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Lent Programme 2008

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