Massada Public Seminar - Naked in the Water: Medieval Architecture and Jewish Purification Practices
ISRAEL AND IONE MASSADA FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME WORCESTER COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

As European cities laboured to replace wooden churches with larger stone ones after the first millennium, Jewish communities began a concurrent re-designing of their own public monuments. This lecture focuses on Jewish ritual baths from the 12th and 13th centuries. Built to facilitate physical and spiritual transformation these unique structures offer a window into some of the biggest theological debates of the Middle Ages.

The presentation will be followed by discussion and drinks.

The event is free and open to all.
Date: 16 November 2021, 17:15 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Worcester College, Walton Street OX1 2HB
Venue Details: Sultan Nazrin Shah Auditorium
Speaker: Dr Neta Bodner (The Open University of Israel)
Organising department: Worcester College
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark