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Lent term
2008
Full
details and notes for this programme
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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 Shakespeares 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
Full details here
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 Burckhardts 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 Burckhardts 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 citys 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.
A printable booking form is available here: BOOKING
FORM
For full details of the current programme of lectures, seminars and events
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Lent
Programme 2008
The Temenos Academy P.O. Box 203 Ashford Kent TN25 5ZT
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