Dear friends and colleagues,
The members of the Centre for Early Medieval Studies at the Department of Art History would like to cordially invite you to the conference entitled Spaces of Initiation. Objects, Images, and Rituals in the Middle Ages, which will take place in the Hans Belting Library from the 11th to the 13th March 2019.
This international conference wishes to explore spaces of initiation from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages and beyond. Not only baptism, but also
other initiatory experiences (consecration to monastic life, to priesthood, or to bishopric) are addressed with a focus on the interaction
between visual culture, architectural space, and ritual. How the various elements of these complex