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Events: The Year of the RitualKinder-Uni im Netz and Kinder-Uni Heidelberg
Kinder- und Jugenduniversität Heidelberg Tour of the Old
Town
Sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Welcome
![]() Sponsored by the Stadt-Heidelberg-Stiftung (City of Heidelberg Foundation) EventsThe Year of the RitualTo mark the international conference “Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual”, SFB 619 ”Ritual Dynamics” has proclaimed the year 2008 in Heidelberg as “The Year of the Ritual”. In order to underscore the relevance of ritual research and do justice to its educational remit from the university, SFB 619 ”Ritual Dynamics” will reach out far beyond the academic bounds. Events featured by “Kinder-Uni im Netz” and "Kinder- und Jugenduniversität Heidelberg" Check out the programme of the "Kinder-Uni im Netz" at www.kinder-hd-uni.de or the programme of the "Kinder- und Jugenduniversität Heidelberg" at www.kinderuni-heidelberg.de
Rituals and
World Order. Illustrations from 12th- to 18th-century Heidelberg Manuscripts
and Prints
Exhibition
at Rituals are
not haphazard, recurring acts. They rather feature a
multitude of dynamic and complex proceedings. Each time the ritual is performed,
the participants publicly play their respective part afresh, either asserting
the social order or pointing out its changes to the audience. Surviving illustrations
of rituals provide an eclectic picture about the social orders during the
European Middle Ages and early modern times. Heidelberg in Rituals – The World of Ritual in The Old Town SFB 619 ”Ritual Dynamics” invites you to a truly exceptional tour of the old town, directly during the conference. Heidelberg in Rituals allows you to experience the world of ritual along a 12-stop tour of the city’s old town. This is an interdisciplinary event has been devised by scientists wishing to awaken curiosity among the city’s guests and inhabitants for research. A large number of special exhibits, objects from a variety of different museums and collections, plus striking ritual artefacts in public space, will be linked together during the guided tour. Select objects on the tour will mark the poles of the ritual realm and allow the visitor to experience the cultural, historical and social significance of rituals worldwide - all in a small space. For the first time experts will reveal the collections to the visitors as the treasure troves they really are. The alternation between inside and out, between contemporary and historical references to rituals sharpens our awareness, open up new ways of seeing the all-too-familiar, and grants insights into worlds unknown. The choice of ritual artefacts has been made so as to underscore the change that ritual practices undergo. The project highlights the relationship between cultural studies and everyday culture, and sees itself as a pilot project which ideally should find a lasting place in Heidelberg. It is further planned to document ritual artefacts from Heidelberg in a special publication. Further details will be available here shortly. Events during the Conference
A visit to a concert has established itself for various reasons as a
cultural ritual in our society. Amid the hustle and bustle of modern life, it
provides a means of contemplation and reflection, and thus become a ritual of a
very personal kind.
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