Emily Griffiths predoc researcher FWO Research Emily Griffiths Research team Research centre Ruusbroec Institute Center for European Philosophy Marguerite Porete and Simone Weil on affliction, 'decreation' and divine vision: a trans-historical dialogue. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract On the eve of…

Leonardo Rossi onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Leonardo Rossi Mystical phenomena as symptoms of social disease Bron Pazzi di Lui-Maf dor Him : Hagiographic stereotypes, mental disturbances and antropological implications of female saintliness in Italy and aborad from the 13th to the 20th century-…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Current research Which questions do we try to answer? The Ruusbroec Institute is active in a unique domain of research. Nowhere else has the history of spirituality in the Low Countries been studied on a long-term, structural basis in su…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content The Ghent Altarpiece The Ghent Altarpiece reveals its greatest secret UAntwerp researchers identify the precise contribution of Hubert and Jan van Eyck Interdisciplinary research by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage…

AXIS and the Ghent Altarpiece search menu search content Phase I The Ghent Altarpiece: finding Van Eyck In 2012, the KIK-IRPA initiated the first phase of a conservation campaign, focusing on the reverse of the side wing panels (see the image on the right, showing the altarpiece in closed position).…

AXIS and the Ghent Altarpiece search menu search content Phase II Phase II To be added Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and can not be switched off. They are generally defined only as a result of actions you carry out and tha…

Leonardo Rossi unpaid staff Publications Leonardo Rossi Mystical phenomena as symptoms of social disease Source Pazzi di Lui-Maf dor Him : Hagiographic stereotypes, mental disturbances and antropological implications of female saintliness in Italy and aborad from the 13th to the 20th century-p. 179-…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Mystical Theology Network Annual conference (Antwerp: 4-6 June 2025) Mystical Entanglements: Communities, Networks, and the (Relational) Self in the History and Study of Mysticism The Ruusbroec Institute, Antwerp University and the Mysti…

Walter Van Herck professor Research Walter Van Herck Research team Center for European Philosophy Expertise Research and referee assignments concerning philosophy in general, philosophy of religion, world views and their interactions with culture and society. Marguerite Porete and Simone Weil on aff…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content John of Ruusbroec John of Ruusbroec (1293-1381) is one of the most important mystical authors in the Christian tradition. He combined the Latin tradition of authors like William of St. Thierry and Bernard of Clairvaux with Middle Dutch w…

Veerle Fraeters full professor Research Veerle Fraeters Research team Institute for the Study of Literature in the Low Countries (ISLN) Research centre Ruusbroec Institute Expertise - Middle Dutch literature: mystical texts, women authors, Hadewijch; alchemical texts - Mysticism: vernacular mysticis…

University Fund search menu search content The secrets of paintings Unravel the mystery of paintings Centuries-old paintings, such as Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by Van Eyck, Sunflowers by Van Gogh, The Night Watch by Rembrandt and Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer are usually well known among t…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Publications Our most important contributions to the knowledge of the history of spirituality in the Low Countries The Devotion and Promotion of Stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800-1950 (2020) In the nineteenth century a new type of mystic eme…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Hadewijch Songs Online Listen to the songs of the most famous Dutch female mystic Hadewijch - Liederen/Songs In 2009 the edition of Hadewijch's Liederen (Songs) by Veerle Fraeters, Frank Willaert and Louis Grijp was published by Historis…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content Mystical Freedom Colloquium "Mystical Freedom: Traditions and Future" 1-2 December 2016 University of Antwerp, Hof van Liere Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp Colloquium organized in cooperation with the Ruusbroec Institute and the University Centre …

John Arblaster associate professor Research John Arblaster Research team Institute for the Study of Literature in the Low Countries (ISLN) Research centre Ruusbroec Institute Expertise John Arblaster mainly conducts research into medieval and early modern mystics from the Low Countries, with a parti…

Onderzoekscentrum Ruusbroecgenootschap zoeken menu zoek inhoud Publicaties Onze belangrijkste bijdragen aan de kennis over de geschiedenis van de spiritualiteit in de Lage Landen The Devotion and Promotion of Stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800–1950 (2020) In the nineteenth century a new type of mystic …

Arts & Media Archaeology search menu search content Enchantment: The Impossible and the Unbelieved 15 January 2024 - Kristof Smeyers Sign up Location: S.S209 ARIA attic, Lange Sint-Annastraat 7, 2000 Antwerp Time: 14h30-17h, unless communicated otherwise Target audience: junior academic and artistic…

Arts Valorisation Valorisation The research at the Faculty of Arts does not only create academic advantages, it also influences the society positively. The spin-offs Fluent.ai, Textgain and Textkernel are important examples. Historical urban agriculture at the Stadscampus For the research project Ho…

Instituut Joodse Studies zoeken menu zoek inhoud Mystieke vrijheid Colloquium 'Mystieke vrijheid: Tradities en Toekomst' 1-2 december 2016 Universiteit Antwerpen, Hof van Liere Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen Colloquium georganiseerd in samenwerking met het Ruusbroecgenootschap en het Universitair Ce…

Marnix Beyen full professor - vice-dean Research Marnix Beyen Research team Power in History - Centre for Political History Expertise Historical research and advisory functions within the study of political institutions and international relations, as well as that of political theories, ideologies a…

Arts Religion and Culture - Research axes Faculty of Arts Religion and Culture - Research axes Faculty of Arts Religion & Culture The Faculty of Arts at the University of Antwerp fosters a strong research tradition in several domains of religious study: philosophy of religion, religious history, the…

Instituut Joodse Studies zoeken menu zoek inhoud 2008-2009 Internationale Conferentie "Benjamin's Frontiers" 12-14 November 2008 University of California at Davis Het Instituut voor Joodse Studies organiseert in 2008 en 2009 in samenwerking met verschillende partners een tweeledige reeks wetenschapp…

Koen Janssens full professor Research Koen Janssens Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise -Structural analysis and analysis of mixtures of crystalline compounds by means of milli-beam X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) in the l…