Dreams, Dice and Divination: Islamic Art and the Supernatural

Dreams, Dice and Divination: Islamic Art and the Supernatural, York Islamic Art Circle

• LocationYorkshire
• Type
• Salary
• Artformcombined arts, interdisciplinary arts, museums
• ContactFozia Parveen islamic-art@york.ac.uk

Description

York Islamic Art Circle

Tuesday 31st January 2017

6-30pm-8:00pm

Bowland Auditorium (University of York)

You can get your free ticket at http://ift.tt/2e03rbh

Dream manuals, talismanic shirts, horoscopic charts and magico-medicinal bowls testify to the changing roles of divinatory practices within Islamic traditions from the medieval period to the present day. Despite critical attitudes and bans, in fact, various techniques to foretell the future and influence daily events were used by elites and ordinary people alike in order to address all sort of concerns. Dreams, Dice and Divination: Islamic Art and the Supernatural will explore the themes and debates surrounding these common yet controversial arts through the lens of art and material culture.

Francesa Leoni is the Yousef Jamrel curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Francesa is the curator of their current exhibition "Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural" showing until 20th January 2017.

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Dreams, Dice and Divination: Islamic Art and the Supernatural