University of Nottingham
Institute for the Study of Slavery (ISOS)
Conference:
'Slaves, Cults and Religions'
8-10 September 2008
This conference will examine the cultic and religious activities of slaves and persons from other unfree statuses. Its span embraces diverse parts of the world from antiquity to the present. Speakers include John North (keynote), Esther Eidinow, Deborah Kamen, Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz, Emily Fairey, Annalisa Paradiso, Roberta Stewart, Doug Lee, Niall McKeown, Douglas Cole Libby, Eduardo Paiva, Junia Furtado, Manuel Barcia.
The conference registration form is now available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/isos/conference.htm
Queries or requests for further information: please contact the conference administrator, sheila.jones AT nottingham.ac.uk
ISOS was originally founded by the late Thomas Wiedemann (Professor of Latin at the University of Nottingham), as the International Centre for the History of Slavery (ICHOS). It maintains ICHOS' original aim of giving major attention to ancient slavery alongside modern and contemporary slaveries. It is currently directed by Dick Geary (History) and Stephen Hodkinson (Classics).
Institute for the Study of Slavery (ISOS)
Conference:
'Slaves, Cults and Religions'
8-10 September 2008
This conference will examine the cultic and religious activities of slaves and persons from other unfree statuses. Its span embraces diverse parts of the world from antiquity to the present. Speakers include John North (keynote), Esther Eidinow, Deborah Kamen, Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz, Emily Fairey, Annalisa Paradiso, Roberta Stewart, Doug Lee, Niall McKeown, Douglas Cole Libby, Eduardo Paiva, Junia Furtado, Manuel Barcia.
The conference registration form is now available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/isos/conference.htm
Queries or requests for further information: please contact the conference administrator, sheila.jones AT nottingham.ac.uk
ISOS was originally founded by the late Thomas Wiedemann (Professor of Latin at the University of Nottingham), as the International Centre for the History of Slavery (ICHOS). It maintains ICHOS' original aim of giving major attention to ancient slavery alongside modern and contemporary slaveries. It is currently directed by Dick Geary (History) and Stephen Hodkinson (Classics).