EPISODE · Oct 20, 2020 · 33 MIN
S2E3 A Journey to Mount Sinai - George Manginis and Juan de Lara
from Islamic Art - The Barakat Trust · host Asia House Arts and Learning
George Manginis, Academic Director at the Benaki Museum in Athens, sheds light on the importance of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Mount Sinai, Egypt—the bridge between Asia and Africa. George will reveal, how unlike popular belief, the monastery has been an important place of pilgrimage for three Abrahamic religions alike: Christendom, Islam and JudaismThis podcast is part of Asia House Arts in Isolation Series and Converging Paths, an initiative organised in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.
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George Manginis, Academic Director at the Benaki Museum in Athens, sheds light on the importance of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Mount Sinai, Egypt—the bridge between Asia and Africa. George will reveal, how unlike popular belief, the monastery has been an important place of pilgrimage for three Abrahamic religions alike: Christendom, Islam and Judaism This podcast is part of Asia House Arts in Isolation Series and Converging Paths, an initiative organised in partnership with the ...
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