Past Member
Cynthia Hahn
Funding provided by the Fund for Historical Studies
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Medieval Art History
Home Institution
The City University of New York
Website
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Cynthia Hahn is a historian of medieval art that works on relics, especially their display and use. Her project at the Institute will focus on wearable reliquaries, amulets, texts, and images and their relationship to the body and personal practices of prayer, viewing, and imagination.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Visitor
School of Historical Studies
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Other
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D.
1982
University of Chicago
M.A.
1976
