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In an effort to provide useful information to its readers, BAR will announce new academic programs, exhibits, symposia and other items of interest to the archaeological world. Send your announcements to BAR, 5400 Greystone St., Chevy Chase, Md. 20015. Allow approximately 6 weeks until publication.
St. Benedict Sesquimillennium Celebrated in Europe and the U.S. in 1980
Symposia, exhibitions and liturgical events will commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the birth of St. Benedict, father of monasticism in Western civilization. Both the British Museum and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. have prepared exhibits to celebrate the event. Rare book exhibits will be shown at the Bodleian Library, Oxford and The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Still ongoing is an exhibition of Italian Renaissance works from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington accompanied by a brochure tracing monastic themes in Renaissance art.
On June 15, Basil Cardinal Hume, Archbishop of Westminster, England and the highest ranking monk in the Roman Catholic hierarchy, will address Benedictine monks and nuns at the National Shrine in Washington. D.C., as part of a speaking tour of monasteries in the United States. The Cardinal will also participate from June 8 to 14 at Latrobe, Pennsylvania in a symposium on Benedictine monasticism.
Cambridge historian Owen Chadwick on October 4 will give an address at Catholic University in Washington, on “The Making of the Benedictine Ideal.”
For further information write to: Sesquimillennium Committee; St. Anselm’s Abbey; 4501 South Dakota Ave. NE; Washington D.C. 20017
Islamic Studies Offered in Jerusalem
The Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem announces a new concentration in Islamic Studies to begin in fall 1980. Located on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem, the Institute offers a junior-year-abroad program as well as graduate studies. The Islamic Studies concentration will include courses in History, Middle East Economics and the World, Islamic Thought, and Contemporary Islamic Attitudes towards Judaism and Christianity. Starting 1981, Arabic language will be offered. The faculty will include Dr. George Giacumakis, President, Institute of Holy Land Studies as well as lecturers from Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University. For further information about costs and program, write to: Institute of Holy Land Studies, P.O. Box 456, Highland Park, Illinois 60035; or P.O. Box 1276, Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Coming in BAR
• The Parker Mission: with time, money and a Swedish clairvoyant to guide them, a group of eccentric Englishmen search for the treasures of King Solomon’s Temple and end up making a significant archaeological contribution.
• “The Separate Traditions of Abraham and Jacob” by PÈre Roland de Vaux.
• World’s Oldest Musical Notation deciphered on ancient cuneiform tablet—play it on your own piano.
• “Non-Existent” musical instruments from ancient Israel.
• The Princess’ Lyre Seal: Is this King David’s instrument?
In an effort to provide useful information to its readers, BAR will announce new academic programs, exhibits, symposia and other items of interest to the archaeological world. Send your announcements to BAR, 5400 Greystone St., Chevy Chase, Md. 20015. Allow approximately 6 weeks until publication.
