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FIFTH ḤAJAR ONLINE WORKSHOP, 27/10/2023

Materiality of hygiene, purity and the senses in Islam

17:00-20:15 (CEST)

Chairs: Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon (Archaïos and Institut catholique de Paris) and Hagit Nol (Goethe-University Frankfurt)

17:00 Case studies

Louise Blanke, The University of Edinburgh/Israel Institute of Advanced Studies

Hygiene and social practice in the Central Bathhouse in Jarash, Jordan

Roland-Pierre Gayraud, CIHAM (CNRS, Lyon)

Public and private hygiene in Islamic Egypt (9th-11th centuries). An archaeological overview.

Elisa Pruno, University of Firenze

Materiality of hygiene: the raw materials and the productive cycle of soap factories in the Middle Ages in the Middle East

18:30 Break

18:45 Discussion

Discussant: Roxanne Brame, Seattle University

Discussant: Adam Bursi

General debate and questions

For registration (and zoom link), please write us to hajararchaeology@gmail.com until October 25th.