An image of a manuscript with a paratext in the margins
An image of a manuscript with a paratext in the margins A new £2.4 million project at the University of Glasgow exploring manuscripts and knowledge in multiple religions in partnership with world experts in their field. A new £2.4 million project at the University of Glasgow exploring manuscripts and knowledge in multiple religions. The School of Critical Studies and the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at Glasgow today announced the new major joint project called Paratexts Seeking Understanding, funded by the Templeton Religion Trust. The project, led by Dr Garrick Allen (Critical Studies), Dr Christoph Scheepers (Psychology and Neuroscience), and Dr Kelsie Rodenbiker (Critical Studies), explores the ways in which paratexts* of ancient religious manuscripts (titles, annotations, artworks, commentary, and other features in the margins) affect the ways the people read, gain knowledge, and develop understanding. Partnering with The Chester Beatty Museum in Dublin, the project makes subgrants worth nearly £1 million to multiple world-leading experts in different religious manuscript cultures to carry out research on the collection and work with the scientific team in Glasgow to carry out empirical and experimental studies on reading, manuscripts, and art. Theologian Dr Garrick Allen, project lead and a Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies, said: -We are delighted to begin in this exciting interdisciplinary project and to work with world-leading experts in Scotland, England, Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, the USA, and Australia.
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