'Reading' Greek Religion
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UNIVERISTY OF CRETE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOLOGY |
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International Conference
'Reading' Greek Religion: Literary, Historical and Artistic Perspectives A Conference in Memory of C. Sourvinou-Inwood  Rethymnon, Crete - 22-24 September 2012 Student Cultural Center "Xenia" 16 Sofokli Venizelou Street, Rethymnon, Crete The year 2012 marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood. During these passing years her clear and unmistakable scholarly voice has not been silenced but thanks to the editorial work of loyal friends it has continued - and will continue - to enrich our critical reflection and debate on Greek religion with fresh material and ideas. All of her work, including that published posthumously, displays the quality that most particularly characterized Christiane: her ability to apply rigorous methodology and to combine literature, history and archaeology to interpret Greek life and culture. As a tribute to Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood's long-lasting achievement and on-going contribution to scholarship, the Classics Division of the Department of Philology of the University of Crete will host a conference in her memory in September 2012 (22-24) which will aim to bring together scholars working in various areas who are familiar with Sourvinou-Inwood’s ideas to discuss important religious aspects of literary, visual and historical material that illuminate Greek culture.
PROGRAMME
Saturday 22 September 2012 (17:30-18:45) Registration (17.30-18.00) Welcome speeches ‘Reading’ and Remembering Christiane Robert Parker John Petropoulos Isabelle Clark Dionysia Makri Coffee Break Saturday 22 September 2012 (19.00-21.00) Moderator: A. Nikolaides (Crete) ‘Reading’ Gods & Heroes Robert Parker (Oxford) Interpretatio Graeca Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge (Liège) In what sense does a Greek god have a personality? Back to JHS 1978 Emma Aston (Reading) Heroes and Humans called Thessalos: a case-study of mixed motivations — Discussion of the papers — Dinner Sunday 23 September 2012 (09.30-15.45) Excursion to Chania 12.00-13.00 Maria Vlazaki (General Director of Antiquities, Ministry of Culture) Current Excavations at Kastelli hill of Chania Sunday 23 September 2012 (17.45-21.15) Moderator: E. Bowie (Oxford) ‘Reading’ Myths and Rituals Sarah Iles Johnston (Ohio State University) Narrating Myth Renaud Gagné Zeus Laphystios and Athamas (Herodotus 7.197) Athena Kavoulaki (Crete) Structuring Myths and Rituals: ‘schemata’ and others — Discussion of the papers — Coffee break Ian Rutherford (Reading) Delphi, Primeval Purification and Theoria Fritz Graf (Ohio State University) Myth in the Twilight Zone: John Malalas and Roman Mythology — Discussion of the papers — Dinner Monday 24 September 2012 (09.00-14.00) Moderator: A. Kavoulaki (Crete) ‘Reading’ Feasts and Songs Peter Wilson (Sydney) The festival of Dionysos in Ikarion: a new study of IG I3 254 — Discussion of the paper — Lucia Athanassaki (Crete) Choral Authority and Ritual Act in Aeschylus Michael Anderson (Trinity College) Religious Elements in Greek Tragedy: Ancient Texts and Modern Adaptations John Petropoulos (Harvard Centre for Hellenic Studies, Greece) Sacred Time in Theocritus’ Hymn to Adonis — Discussion of the papers — Coffee break ‘Reading’ Monsters and Animals Moderator: D. Hedley (Cambridge) Nassos Papalexandrou (Austin, Texas) Seeing Monsters in Early Greek Art Emma Aston (Reading) ‘Reading at Close Focus’: C. Sourvinou-Inwood’s Unpublished Remains on Girls and Animals Monday 24 September 2012 (17.00-21.00) Moderator: A. Kavoulaki (Crete) ‘Reading’ Religion In and Out of the Polis Sarah Hitch (Oxford) Even further aspects of polis religion: models, individuals and hierarchies in the study of Greek religion Agis Marinis (Patras) Polis and Panhellenic Religion: the Pindaric Paradigm — Discussion of the papers — Coffee Break Anastasia Serghidou (Crete) The elusive ritual in the Histories of Herodotus Josine Blok (Utrecht) The priestess of Athena Nike: a new reading Sally Humphreys (Michigan) Something to do with gene — Discussion of the papers — — Closing Remarks — — End of the conference — Dinner Registration Procedure for Attendance There will be no registration fee for attendance, but those who wish to attend the conference are strongly encouraged to register, so as to ensure that there will be sufficient conference material for everybody. If you wish to attend, please register electronically (submitting simply name, affiliation and email address) by September 20, 2012 (extension of registration procedure). For further information please contact Dr. Athena Kavoulaki (kavoulaki@phl.uoc.gr, kavoulaki@gmail.com) |
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