About the event
Join Prof. Hamsa Stainton of McGill’s Religious Studies department, either online or in person, for a lunchtime introduction to the illuminated Indic manuscripts of McGill’s Rare Books and Special Collections. This talk focuses on the relationship between the images of Hindu deities and the devotional texts with which they are paired. The presentation will include interactive examinations of multiple manuscripts and a detailed look at one extraordinary codex of over a thousand pages and 47 full-page images. RSVP Required!
Event Page: https://www.mcgill.ca/library/channels/event/hybrid-event-illuminated-deities-hindu-gods-and-goddesses-and-devotional-texts-mcgills-rare-books-340594
