Seminar for Diplomats
SEMINAR
April 14, 2015
Roskilde University Library hosts an unusual event. A group of 13 diplomats and ambassadors representing 13 countries participate in a 4-hour seminar on the historical and cultural significance of the tarot cards.
The event revolves around the collection of tarot cards and esoterica (books and artefacts) donated to the library by collector and historian K. Frank Jensen.
In the presence of the K. Frank Jensen and his wife, Camelia Elias talks about how the tarot, apart from its associations with fortunetelling, is a cultural text of great value and significance.
The presentation of the K. Frank Jensen collection that includes EyeCorner Press books is followed by lunch, courtesy of the Romanian Embassy represented by Sorina Ardeleanu (center top pic), who has been instrumental in organizing the event.
The event ends with a general discussion of practices of divination with the cards. And champagne.
K. Frank Jensen at Roskilde University
Martin Bayer, Head of the Humanities Department at Roskilde University, & Camelia Elias, professor and director of the K. Frank Jensen collection.
