The Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the Prague Centre of Jewish Studies, FA CU are hosting a lecture by Dr. Andrea Schatz (King’s College London) entitled “Warriors or Merchants? The Exile of the Ten Tribes in Early Modern Global Contexts“.

The lecture takes place on Tuesday 18th February from 14:10 at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, 20 Celetná street, Prague 1, room 240.

“In the sixteenth century, the exile of the legendary Ten Tribes in remote parts of the world was vividly discussed by both Jews and Christians. While research has focused on the messianic expectations associated with the Ten Tribes, this lecture will trace their intriguing transformation from fierce warriors into worldly merchants. Rather than leading a return to the ancestral land, could the Ten Tribes justify new hopes for security, prosperity and staying power in exile?”

Dr. Andrea Schatz is a Reader in Jewish Studies at King’s College London. She is particularly interested in early modern Jewish interpretations of exilic time, geography and history.