MICHAELMAS TERM 2010

Full details and notes for this programme available in acrobat file at bottom of page.

Reading Essential Texts

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Leader Dr Joseph Milne
8 September – 24 November Wednesdays, 12 weekly sessions
Time 3 – 4.30pm. Please arrive promptly.
Venue The School of Economic Science
Course cost
£72 or £60 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions

Dialectic & Divine Riddles
DAMASCIUS’ Commentary on Plato’s Phaedo
Leader Tim Addey
16 September – 11 November Thursdays, 5 fortnightly sessions
Time 7 – 8.30pm. Please arrive promptly.
Venue The Royal Asiatic Society
Course cost
£30 or £25 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions

Lectures & Study Days

The Role of the Grail in Henry Corbin’s Thought
DR JOHN CAREY
Thursday 2 September
Chair Sir Nicholas Pearson
Venue The Lincoln Centre
Doors open at 6.15pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.15pm promptly
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions

Spiritual Search - East and West
Two lectures by
DR RAVI RAVINDRA
Monday 13 September
Tuesday 14 September
Chair Elizabeth Crofts
Venue The Royal Asiatic Society
Doors open at 6.30pm
Lectures begin promptly at 7pm
Conclude 8.30pm
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions per lecture

The Struggle for a Human Future: Technology & the Human Spirit
DR JEREMY NAYDLER
Thursday 7 October
Chair Prof. Keith Critchlow
Venue The Lincoln Centre
Doors open at 6.15pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.15pm promptly
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions

Henry Corbin, Islam & the Imagination
A study day in collaboration with
the Oxford University Department of Continuing Education
at Rewley House, Oxford
Saturday 9 October
9.15am – 5pm
Speakers
Dr John Carey
Dr Tom Cheetham
Dr Leonard Lewisohn with Tom Durham (readings)
Chair Prof Grevel Lindop
This event is being hosted by Rewley House with whom all bookings should be made.
A flyer describing the study day may be downloaded from the Temenos Academy website
http://www.temenosacademy.org/Henry-Corbin.pdf
or requested by phone or email from the Temenos Academy administrator.
Alternatively, please contact Rewley House directly:
Tel. 01865 270380
Email ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk

Divination in China & the Book of Changes
DR MICHAEL LOEWE
Tuesday 12 October
Chair Sir Nicholas Pearson
Venue The Royal Asiatic Society
Doors open at 6.30pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.30pm
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions

The Arthurian Poems of Charles Williams
PROF. GREVEL LINDOP
Thursday 4 November
Chair Ian Skelly
Venue The Lincoln Centre
Doors open at 6.15pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.15pm promptly
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions

The Making of Harmony – the Vision of The Prince of Wales
IAN SKELLY
Monday 15 November
Chair David Cadman
Venue The Lincoln Centre
Doors open at 6.15pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.15pm promptly
In collaboration with the Scientific & Medical Network
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy and the Scientific & Medical Network/Concessions

Ethics, Virtue & Spiritual Chivalry in the Sufi Tradition
A study day at The Window in Islington, London N1
Saturday 27 November
10.30am – 4.30pm
Speakers
Dr Leonard Lewisohn
Sir Nicholas Pearson
Dr Lloyd Ridgeon
Dr Faouzi Skali
Chair Sir Nicholas Pearson
A flyer and booking form will be available to download here soon,
or may be requested by phone or email from the Temenos Academy administrator.

The Sufi Understanding of Individuality
ROBERT DARR
Monday 29 November
Chair Dr Leonard Lewisohn
Venue The Royal Asiatic Society
Doors open at 6.30pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.30pm
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions

Thetis Blacker & the Four Evangelist Symbols
DR PAMELA TUDOR-CRAIG
and DR RICHARD FOSTER
Thursday 2 December
Chair Sir Nicholas Pearson
Venue The Lincoln Centre
Doors open at 6.15pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.15pm promptly
Admission free

And The Stars Were Shining: the Glitter and Menthol Cool of John Ashbery’s Poetry
DR JEREMY REED
Monday 6 December
Chair Prof. Grevel Lindop
Venue The Royal Asiatic Society
Doors open at 6.30pm
Lecture begins promptly at 7pm
Concludes 8.30pm
Admission
£5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions

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Michaelmas Term Programme 2010

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