Moksha Lecture Series - July 10,17,24,31-2014 - Art And Shamanism with Constantino Manuel Torres
The Moksha Lecture Series presents:
"Art And Shamanism" with
Professor Emeritus
Constantino Manuel Torres
Thursday July 10, 2014 at 7:00pm
A four week exploration into the relationship
between shamanism & artistic practices.
The Moksha Lecture Series is a multidisciplinary bi-monthly gathering that fosters idea sharing, dialog, and exploration of consciousness and our connection with the universe. We host speakers specializing in topics such as plant medicine, shamanism, spirituality, the natural sciences and social sciences. Since its inception in 2002, the Moksha Lecture Series has brought such renowned speakers as Dennis McKenna, Daniel Pinchbeck, Dr. Joe Tafur, Alex Grey, and many more.
Constantino Manuel Torres, Professor Emeritus, Art and Art History, Florida International University, is an art historian who specializes in the study of pre-Columbian cultures and artifacts. Recent publications include his third book, Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America,. Routledge, 2006 (with David Repke as second author); and the forthcoming chapter,"The Relationship between visionary plants and iconography in the art of Tiwanaku." In Images in Action: Studies of the Southern Andean Iconographic Series, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C., and Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles (2015).