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But Ask the Animals, and They Will Teach You

“Animals in scripts as symbols of meaning and the art of communicating a message...”

Dr. Ani Shahinian

October 3, 2024

September 19, 2024

Instruments of Grace and Judgement

“The refrain “The Lord works in mysterious ways” is rarely truer than it is in the Ethiopic Miracles of Mary...”

Dr. Jeremy R. Brown

August 29, 2024

Lions and the Grand Masters of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

“Considered the king of animals, lions frequently appeared on coats of arms used by...”

Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

August 15, 2024

Creepy Crawlies and Little Beasts

“Antwerp seemed, in the 16th century, to be the center of the Western world...”

Katherine Goertz

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August 1, 2024

Like a Dog

“In Arabic literature, as with many cultures, dogs are viewed with some ambivalence...”

Dr. Josh Mugler

Decorative Birds in Syriac Manuscripts

“Bird watching is typically an activity that...”

Dr. James Walters

July 18, 2024

July 4, 2024

What Are The Animals Trying To Tell Us?

“In historical Timbuktu—as in any part of the pre-modern world—animals were...”

Dr. Ali Diakite and Dr. Paul Naylor

June 20, 2024

What Does the Fox Say? A Hierarchy of Animal Voices

“For thousands of years, languages around the world have attempted to capture the sounds of animals...”

Dr. Jennifer Carnell