BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.67.167.134//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RDATE:20241027T020000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RDATE:20250330T010000 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11118@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T052244Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Literature\,Philosophy\,Psychology\,Religion CONTACT:education co-ordinator\; 01291 409018\; education@prometheustrust.c o.uk\; www.prometheustrust.co.uk/html/london_monday__evenings.html DESCRIPTION:Cupid and Psyche – a Platonic tale explored (2)\n\n \nIn the se cond century AD\, Apuleius\, a Platonic philosopher\, retold the myth of C upid and Psyche in the course of his novel\, ‘The Golden Ass.’ We will rea d passages from the myth\, and explore the clear parallels between the tri als of Psyche as she loses and regains her union with Cupid (or Eros)\, an d our own experience of descent and ascent as souls “exiled from the orb of light†as understood by the Platonic tradition.\nWe’re taking two se ssions to explore the delightful story and its insights – in the first (27 th Feb) we’ll look at the double descent of Psyche at the end of which she is left to wander across the material world in search of her divine lover . In this session (the second one) we’ll summarize the first session befor e we begin\, so those who missed it can pick up the threads of the story. This second half concerns Psyche’s re-ascent and her trials and initiation s which lead to the reunion with her lover and the birth of the child “Del ight”. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230327T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230327T200000 LOCATION:cecil sharp house @ 2\, Regent's Park Rd\, London NW1 7AY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Cupid and Psyche – a Platonic tale explored (2) URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/cupid-and-psyche-a-platonic-ta le-explored-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
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Psyche – a Platonic tale explored (2)
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In the second century AD\, Apuleius\, a Platonic philosopher\, retold the myt h of Cupid and Psyche in the course of his novel\, ‘The Golden Ass.’ We wi ll read passages from the myth\, and explore the clear parallels between t he trials of Psyche as she loses and regains her union with Cupid (or Eros )\, and our own experience of descent and ascent as souls “exiled from t he orb of light†as understood by the Platonic tradition.
\nWe’re
taking two sessions to explore the delightful story and its insights – in
the first (27th Feb) we’ll look at the double descent of Psyche at the end
of which she is left to wander across the material world in search of her
divine lover. In this session (the second one) we’ll summarize the first
session before we begin\, so those who missed it can pick up the threads o
f the story. This second half concerns Psyche’s re-ascent and her trials a
nd initiations which lead to the reunion with her lover and the birth of t
he child “Delight”.
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Delivered by the most outstanding academics in the UK and beyond\, the British Academy’s flagship Lecture Programme showcases the very best scholar ship in the humanities and social sciences.
\nIn 1649\, the English civil war resulted in the establishment of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell and the execution of King Charles I . In the same year\, the first English translation of the Quran was publis hed in London. For some royalists\, these two events were linked: they bot h signified the ‘moral demise’ of the kingdom\, and indeed some polemicist s depicted Cromwell as a “new Mahomet” (Muhammad) seeking to gain power by attacking the moral and religious foundations of the nation.
\nIn this lecture\, Professor John Tolan will discuss how English authors such as Henry Stubbe\, John Toland and George Sale embrac ed this comparison\, presenting the Muslim prophet as a reformer who preac hed pure monotheism and who abolished the powers of a corrupt clergy.
\nProfessor Tolan will expand on how this compar ison was used to argue for the curtailing of the power of the Anglican Chu rch\; with 18th-century French authors similarly lionising the prophet as a polemical tool against the Catholic church.
\nThe lecture will conclude by arguing that Muhammad – seen as an imposte r or a reformer – was at the centre of European debates on the proper rela tions between Church\, Crown and people.
\nSpeaker: Professor John Tolan\, Professor of History at the Universit y of Nantes.
\nJohn Tolan works on the histor y of religious and cultural relations between Jews\, Christians and Muslim s. He has studied and taught in universities in North America\, Europe\, A frica and the Middle East\; he is currently Professor of History at the Un iversity of Nantes and member of the Academia Europæa. He has received num erous prizes and distinctions\, including two major grants from the Europe an Research Council and the Prix Diane Potier-Boès from the Académie Franç aise (2008). He is author of numerous articles and books\, including Sa racens: Islam in the Medieval European Imagination (2002)\, Sons of Ishmael (2008)\, Saint Francis and the Sultan (2009)\, Face s of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today (2019)\, and England’s Jews: Finance\, Violence\, an d the Crown in the Thirteenth Century (2023). He is one of the four co ordinators of the European Research Council programme “The European Qur’an ” (2019-2025\; euqu.eu).
\nChair: Professo r John Coffey\, Professor of History at the University of Leicester. p>\n
Free\, booking required
\nThis event includes a reception for attendees after th e lecture.
\nThis event will take plac e in person in partnership with the University of Leicester.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11132@interestingtalks.in/London DTSTAMP:20240329T052244Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Academic\,Art\,Economics\,Education\,Environmenta l &\; Climate\,Family\,History\,Human Rights\,Literature\,Media\,Medici ne &\; Health\,Philosophy\,Politics\,Psychology\,Religion\,Science\,Soc ial Science\,Society\,Technology CONTACT:British Academy\; events@thebritishacademy.ac.uk\; https://www.theb ritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-summer-showcase-2023/?utm_sourc e=referral&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=summer-showcase__ DESCRIPTION:Join us this June as we throw open our doors for the British Ac ademy’s annual Summer Showcase\, a free\, one-day festival of ideas for cu rious minds.\nMeet the thinkers shaping our world through their pioneering social sciences and humanities research via our programme of engaging pan el discussions\, roundtables\, pop-up talks\, performances\, workshops and film screenings.\nTaking place throughout our home in 10-11 Carlton House Terrace\, you will also be able to explore this Nash-designed\, Grade I-l isted building\, overlooking the Mall and St James Park.\nJoin in\, learn something unexpected\, and be inspired to think differently about the worl d around you.\nA major redesign of our home at 10-11 Carlton House Terrace will open up the Academy and provide new\, flexible and state-of-the-art event spaces in 2024. Therefore\, our 2023 Showcase will not feature exhib its as previously. However\, our programme will still offer opportunities to engage directly with pioneering research.\n#ForCuriousMinds DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T170000 LOCATION:10-11 Carlton House Terrace @ St. James's\, London SW1Y 5AH SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The British Academy Summer Showcase 2023 URL:https://interestingtalks.in/London/event/the-british-academy-summer-sho wcase-2023/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/up loads/2023/04/Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1-150x150.png\ ;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/upload s/2023/04/Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1-300x169.png\;300 \;169\;1\,large\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/202 3/04/Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1-1024x576.png\;625\;35 2\;1\,full\;https://interestingtalks.in/London/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ Summer_Showcase_2023_Save_the_Date_1.original-1.png\;1600\;900\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin us this June as we throw open our doors for the British Academy’s annual Summer Showcase\, a free\, one-day festival of ideas for curious mi nds.
\nMeet the thinkers shaping our world th rough their pioneering social sciences and humanities research via our pro gramme of engaging panel discussions\, roundtables\, pop-up talks\, perfor mances\, workshops and film screenings.
\nTak ing place throughout our home in 10-11 Carlton House Terrace\, you will al so be able to explore this Nash-designed\, Grade I-listed building\, overl ooking the Mall and St James Park.
\nJoin in\ , learn something unexpected\, and be inspired to think differently about the world around you.
\nA major redesign of our home at 10-11 Carlton House Terrace will open up the Academy an d provide new\, flexible and state-of-the-art event spaces in 2024. Theref ore\, our 2023 Showcase will not feature exhibits as previously. However\, our programme will still offer opportunities to engage directly with pion eering research.
\n#ForCuriousMinds
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