2009 LENT TERM TEMENOS

KATHLEEN RAINE (1908 – 2003) founder of the Temenos Academy

LENT TERM 2009 PROGRAMME

Reading Essential TextsAfternoon SeminarsThe study of key texts in small seminar groups

MacbethBy William ShakespeareLeader Dr Joseph Milne Text the Arden edition Wednesdays, 10 sessions 28th January – 1st April Time 3 – 4.30pm. Please arrive promptly. Venue The School of Economic Science Course cost £60 or £50 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions single seminars pro rata Booking Please reserve your place in advance and pay the course fee at the first meeting

Lectures

Icons: Tradition & SymbolismSIR RICHARD TEMPLE, BT, PhD. Thursday 5 February Chair Emma Clark Venue The Lincoln Centre Doors open at 6.15pm Lecture begins promptly at 7pm Questions 8pm Concludes 8.15pm promptly Admission £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions Advance booking recommended

New Leaves on an Old Tree:Arthurian Tradition and the ‘Arthur’ trilogyKEVIN CROSSLEY-HOLLAND Thursday 5 March Chairman Jack Herbert Venue The Lincoln Centre Doors open at 6.15pm Lecture begins promptly at 7pm Questions 8pm Concludes 8.15pm promptly Admission £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions Advance booking recommended

The Great Pavement of Westminster Abbeyand the End of the WorldDR RICHARD FOSTER Wednesday 11 March Chair Julia Cleave Venue The Art Workers Guild Doors open at 6.15pm Refreshments available / books on sale Lecture begins promptly at 7pm Questions 8pm Concludes 8.30pm Admission £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy/Concessions Advance booking recommended

Envelopes of Being: A Comparative StudyPROF. KEITH CRITCHLOWWednesday 25 March Chairman Dr Leonard Lewisohn Venue The Art Workers Guild Doors open at 6.15pm (refreshments) Lecture begins promptly at 7pm Admission £10 or £8 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions Advance booking strongly recommended

A Philosophical & Aesthetic Approach to the Laws of HarmonyDR HOSSEIN MOHYEDDIN GHOMSHEI Thursday 26 March Chairman Dr Leonard Lewisohn Venue The Royal Asiatic Society Doors open at 6.30pm Lecture begins promptly at 7pm Admission £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions Advance booking recommended

The True Essence of IslamDR HOSSEIN MOHYEDDIN GHOMSHEI Monday 6 April Chairman Dr Leonard Lewisohn Venue The Royal Asiatic Society Doors open at 6.30pm Lecture begins promptly at 7pm Admission £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions Advance booking recommended

Four seminars on Ibn ‘ArabiDR HOSSEIN MOHYEDDIN GHOMSHEI 23, 24, 30 & 31 March 7-8.30pm Venue in Holland Park, W14; full address on booking Course cost £25 or £20 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions Please contact the Administrator to secure your place. Space is limited.

Peter Bruegel the ElderSIR RICHARD TEMPLE, BT, PhD. Thursday 2 April Chairman Dr Stephen Cross Venue The Lincoln Centre Doors open at 6.15pm Lecture begins promptly at 7pm Questions 8pm Concludes 8.15pm promptly Admission £5 or £3.50 Members of the Temenos Academy / Concessions Advanced booking recommended

Advance Notice

A lecture by Frithjof CapraIn association with Resurgence magazineSaturday 30 May 2009, in LondonLove in the Bhagavad Gita and St. John’s GospelA study day with Dr Ravi RavindraIn association with EnlightenNextSaturday 5 September 2009, in London

Full details and notes for this programme see http://www.temenosacademy.org/temenos_lectures.html

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