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The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism

Workshop | Cambridge Cabbalism | 24th October 2024

On Thursday 24th October 2024, the Centre will host a workshop entitled 'Cambridge Cabbalism', exploring the interactions of the seventeeth-century Cambridge Platonists with the Cabbalistic tradition.

This event will take place in the Runcie Room. The programme is here: 

Participants will be able to join remotely via the following Zoom link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592

 

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