February 22, 2018, Thursday - Lecture Series with the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library: The Manuscript Meets the Supernatural World at Open Book

Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Location: Open Book Target Performance Hall, 1011 Washington Avenue S

Lecture Series with the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library: The Manuscript Meets the Supernatural World 

The Manuscript Meets the Supernatural World: How Middle Eastern Manuscripts Functioned as Talismans is the second in a series of lectures presented in partnership with the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML). Guest lecturer David Calabro, Ph. D. and HMML Curator, will discuss how many Middle Eastern Muslim and Eastern Christian manuscripts bear texts and images intended to combat evil influences from the supernatural world. Each lecture in the series is held in the Open Book Performance Hall from 7-9 pm and is followed by light refreshments.

Free and open to the public.