# Morphing Magi: An Armenian Menologium in Context

Between June 1 and July 15, 2022, the African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) hosted seven renowned scholars in the AMED Reading Room, each for a two-week research residency. During their residencies, the scholars used the Library's collection to conduct in-depth research in religious studies in the division's responsible geographic areas. These topics range from food cultures and art in religion, religious beliefs in the context of slavery and colonialism, and comparisons of religious minorities, to religious freedom in constitutional systems. These presentations feature finding from the scholar's research residencies. ; ; The residencies and symposium are part of the Exploring Challenging Conversations project generously funded by a planning grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. for the purpose of enhancing public awareness of cross-regional and intercultural religious understanding in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and their global diaspora. ; ; The Library of Congress (LOC) Lectionary (Call no. BX 127.A2 A7 1600z; MS Orien Nr. East 6004) is one of the gems of the LOC Collection of Armenian Rarities. The partial manuscript, consisting of six large folios with sumptuous illuminations, dates to the seventeenth century. The incipit pages and marginal illustrations replicate earlier medieval Armenian styles, while the two full-page illuminations of the Adoration of the Magi and the Resurrection incorporate early modern motifs, drawing upon images circulating in…

- Kind: Film
- Year: 2022
- By: Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698112/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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