The Penn State Society for the Study of Religion (SSR) Colloquium is hosting a seminar on Wed., Feb. 22, from 12:15-1:15 pm in 240 Borland! Dr. Amara Solari will present “Performing the Passion in the Monastery of Santa Clara, Dzidzantún, Yucatán.”
All are welcome. Refreshments AND Mexican chocolate cake will be served; Zoom link available upon request (email tuh14@psu.edu)
In the 1590s, Franciscan friars and Maya artists collaborated to design the decorative scheme of the newly constructed mission church in Dzidzantún, Yucatán. In this talk we will interrogate their design and corresponding pigment selections, understanding how this native community grafted early modern ritual practices upon and within their ancient modes of ceremonial place-making, eventually crafting a localized Indigenous Catholicism.
Please also note these future events in Religious Studies:
Feb. 28, 10 am – Book discussion of Melissa Wilde’s “Birth Control Battles: How Race and Class Divided American Religion.” Location 102 Weaver.
Feb. 28, 4 pm – Annual Harshbarger lecture by Melissa Wilde, “Birth Control Battles: How Race and Class Divided American Religion.” Location: 102 Weaver
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