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SUMMARY:Festival of Ideas 2017 - &quot\;Did they really believe that ?&quo
 t\; - Medieval French Knowledge About India - Dr. Jane Gilbert (UCL) and D
 r. Miranda Griffin (Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Patrick Baert
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Dr Miranda Grifin (Cambridge) and Dr Jane Gilbert (U
 CL)\n\nWe shall explore India and the Indian Ocean as medieval French peop
 le ‘knew’ them through images and texts: bestiaries (books of beasts)\
 , maps\, stories about Alexander the Great\, or travellers’ tales. Accor
 ding to these\, in India elephants have no knees and symbolise Adam and Ev
 e\; ants dig for gold\; Alexander makes a flying machine by harnessing gri
 ffins to a basket\; indigenous Christians throw themselves under the wheel
 s of the Juggernaut\; Prester John guards the Holy Grail\; and monstrous h
 uman races abound. Did people in the Middle Ages really believe such extra
 ordinary things? We invite you to join us in asking what it means to ‘kn
 ow’ about the world\, then and now.\n\nDate :   Saturday 28th October 20
 17\nTime :  From 4pm to 5pm\nVenue: Alliance Française Cambridge\, 60 Hil
 ls Road\nPrice :  Free\nNo booking required\n
LOCATION:Alliance Française\, 60 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 1AL
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