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SUMMARY:CERES Research Colloquium
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DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Percy Arfeen-Wegner: Building Traditions of Sacred 
 Spaces in Kerala: Some Insights on Elevations\n\nHybrid Event\n\nAbstract\
 n\nSacred spaces in the Indian subcontinent have been predominantly classi
 fied according to religious affiliations\, whereby\, Brahmanical (Hindu)\,
  Buddhist and Jaina spaces are considered ‘Indic’ whilst mosques\, chu
 rches\, and synagogues\, are ‘foreign’. Considering epigraphic evidenc
 e of the presence of these communities in the Malabar can be traced back t
 o at least a millennium\, this research questions if sacred spaces can be 
 approached as distinct categories at all\, in a pluralistic society like t
 hat of the Malabar which has witnessed a symbiotic existence of varied rel
 igious communities. This presentation aims to contextualize mosques\, chur
 ches\, and synagogues in premodern and early modern Malabar (c. 13th- 17th
  centuries) vis-à-vis that of the so-called ‘Indic’ sacred spaces. Th
 e presentation will demonstrate that building traditions of sacred spaces 
 were deeply rooted in regional knowledge bases\, that were never divided i
 nto categories that could only be accessed through exclusive religious aff
 iliations. However\, considering that the Malabar engaged in sustained mar
 itime trade relations since premodernity\, there is also a remarkable tran
 scultural influence which is reflected in building traditions of these spa
 ces. These influences cannot be merely described as ‘transfer’ of tech
 nology as each and every technique and style has undergone prolonged phase
 s of experimentation before being customized to the specific needs of the 
 land\, be it climatic or aesthetic. The presentation will describe one cas
 e study to elucidate these networks.
LOCATION:CERES Palais\, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
URL:https://ceres.rub.de/en/events/ceres-research-colloquium-20-06-2022/
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