Between Holy Cities: Jerusalem and Compostela
International Colloquium
December 6-7, 2007
Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem
12 Abarbanel Street, Rehavia, Jerusalem
Thursday, 6 December
Greetings, 9:00 – 9:30
1. Rites and Liturgy, 9:30 – 10:30
Moderator: Motti Lewy, Municipality of Jerusalem
Francisco Singul, Xacobeo, Xunta de Galicia, Compostela
"The Way of Saint James: Sacred Space and Pilgrimage Mentality"
Coffee Break, 10:30 – 11:00
2. Pilgrim Accounts, 11:00 – 12:00
Moderator: Manuel Castiñeiras González, MNAC, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
Emma Falque, Universidad de Sevilla
"The Pilgrimage to Santiago according to the Historia Compostelana"
Coffee Break, 12:00 – 12:30
3. Pilgrimage,12:30 – 13:30
Moderator: Jennifer Harris, University of Toronto
Sharon Laor-Sirak, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Middle Ages as Reflected in Mamluk Architecture"
Lunch for conference speakers, 13:30 – 15:30
4. Hospitality, 15:30-16:30
Moderator: Iris Shagrir, The Open University of Israel, Ra'anana
Judith Bronstein, University of Haifa and Oranim College
"Servus Pauperum Christi: The Hospitallers' Services to Pilgrims in the Latin East and Europe, XI-XIII Centuries"
Coffee Break, 16:30 – 17:00
5. Pilgrimage, 17:00 – 18:00
Moderator: Francisco Singul, Xacobeo, Xunta de Galicia, Compostela
José Andrade, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
"Tombs manu Domini gubernante. Real and Legendary Pilgrimages between NW Spain and Jerusalem"
19:00 Meeting of conference speakers
Friday, 7 December
1. Pilgrim Accounts and Practices, 9:00 – 9:50
Moderator: Ora Limor, The Open University of Israel, Ra'anana
Motti Lewy, Municipality of Jerusalem
“Body in Finis Terrae – Head in Terra Sancta: Pilgrims’ Veneration of Saint James the Great in Jerusalem”
Coffee Break, 9:50 – 10:00
2. Pilgrimage Art, 10:00 – 10:50
Moderator: Avital Heyman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva
Manuel Castiñeiras González, MNAC, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
"Compostela, Bari and Jerusalem: A Figurative Culture of Pilgrimage?
Coffee Break, 10:50 – 11:00
3. The Image of Jerusalem, 11:00 – 11:50
Moderator: Amnon Linder, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jennifer Harris, University of Toronto
"The Jerusalem Temple in Medieval Christian Liturgy"
Coffee Break, 11:50 – 12:00
4. Cult and Culture, 12:00 – 12:50
Moderator: Yisca Harani, Independent Scholar
His Eminence, Archbishop Aristarchos, Secretary General, Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
"Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the Eastern-Orthodox Tradition"
Lunch for conference speakers, 13:00 – 15:00
17:00 Meeting of conference speakers
Saturday, 8 December,
9:00: Meeting of conference speakers with Gideon Avni and Jon Seligman, The Israel Antiquities Authority.
For contact information: Dr. Avital Heyman, Department of the Arts, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev:
