This Arizona Humanities Council sponsored program, presented by Dr. Albrecht Classen, Medieval scholar and Distinguished Professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona, will explore the meaning of mysticism in the Middle Ages and its connection to contemporary life. The audience will have a chance to gain deeper insight into the timeless quest for otherness and will learn how to grasp mysticism from an historical perspective. German Studies faculty, staff and students as well as other University of Arizona community members are invited to attend this free public talk.
Dr. Albrecht Classen is University Distinguished Professor and Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of German Studies. Dr. Albrecht Classen was born near Bad Hersfeld in Northern Hesse. He studied at the universities of Marburg, Erlangen (Germany), Millersville, PA (USA), Oxford (Great Britain), Salamanca (Spain), Urbino (Italy), and Charlottesville, VA (USA). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1986. He has a broad range of research interests covering the history of medieval and early modern German and European literature and culture from about 800 to 1800.
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