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Votives of Europe: From Wax Toads to Bladder Stones: An Illustrated Online Lecture with Historian Sergei Zotov

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The terms “votives” or “ex-votos” refer to the offerings, objects, or paintings, often depicting part of the human body, that people buy and take to the churches in hope of healing or improving their situation. Join historian Sergei Zotov, who recently co-authored a book about votive culture, on a journey into the peculiar world of votive offerings to find out the most unusual exemplars of this Christian cabinet of curiosities.

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FREE EVENT Over the Psychic Radio: A Live, Online Symposium Dedicated to Artist and Occultist Grant Wallace, Produced in Partnership with Ricco/Maresca Gallery

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A Haunted History of Invisible Women: A Virtual Book Talk with Authors Andrea Janes and Leanna Renee Hieber