Matthew Isner, adjunct professor of fine arts, will present a lecture entitled “Magic in the Social Sphere: The Amuletic Image in Early Byzantium” today (October 3) at noon in the Regis Room. This event is free and open to the public.
Isner will speak on the images found on amulets in Early Byzantium which not only fulfilled their purported magico-medicinal purposes but also functioned in the realms of social politics and reputation building. It is this social function of the amuletic image that may have had even greater impact on early Christian communities.
Submitted by: Justine Price, PhD, program director/art history, fine arts
