Liturgy is intrinsically interdisciplinary and comprises musical, dramatic, theatrical, and devotional elements of great consequence to believers far and wide. It is both
history and theology, aiming to reflect and propagate values that inform individuals and communities alike, playing a vital role in the construction of sacred and lay
memory. As a multi-sensory experience, liturgy maintains a dynamic relationship with the surrounding space and its visual components, including art, artifacts and architecture. The proposed conference, which will be held in cooperation with the Israel Science Foundation, will encourage a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary conversation in a comparative context, in order to contextualize liturgical practice within the production of medieval cultural memory and the symbolic traditions expressed through liturgy and the arts. The conference will also include fieldtrips to relevant sites in Jerusalem.