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This conference will analyse the Byzantine understanding of individuality and the practice of describing individuals through a great variety of textual sources – logical, philosophical, theological, rhetorical and hagiographical – and through works of art, icons, coins, and manuscripts. This will allow us to compare theoretical approaches to the question of the practice of depiction and will help to answer the following questions: What is described or represented when one identifies an individual as this individual – i.e. as distinct from other members of the species? What constitutes Paul, not only as an individual, but also as this individual? How can we distinguish Paul from Peter or Jacob, given the fact that essentially all three are men? The sources indicate that an individual was understood as constituted by a set of properties. Physical properties – size, hair colour, body shape, scars etc. – are indeed the most obvious candidates, but can we add other characteristics to the portrait? What about moral qualities, relations (being the son or the sister of someone, for example), actions or deeds, profession, language, the possession of distinctive objects? What is the function of a proper name? Is individuality always an accidental phenomenon – in the sense of being the result of the combination of only accidental properties and not of essential properties – or is personal identity grounded in something stronger? Do essential properties also play a role?
The conference is organised by Christophe Erismann (University of Vienna) with financial support from the ERC project Reassessing Ninth Century Philosophy. A Synchronic Approach to the Logical Traditions (9 SALT), funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (CoG. No. 648298).
Piotr GROTOWSKI (University of Cracow): Ecclesiastical Saints in Byzantine Art – Veritable or Imaginative Portraiture?
All sessions will be held in room 156 in the Marilyn Walker complex (MW156).
NOTE: Papers are restricted to 15 minutes in length.
Presenters are responsible for their meals on 17 March. Please see the St. Catharines Downtown Association Website (http://mydowntown.ca/business) for information about local restaurants and entertainment.
The banquet will be held at Caffe Gatti immediately following our final session on 18 March.
Das Stichwort “Kommunikation” umreisst ein sehr weites Feld in der fruehgeschichtlichen Archaeologie, das von der Bildersprache ueber Mechanismen des (Nachrichten-)Austausches bis hin zu Kommunikationsnetzwerken reicht. Waehrend sich Zeugnisse direkter verbaler Kommunikation allgemein selten aus Schriftquellen erschliessen lassen, treten bestimmte Formen (“Herrschaftspropaganda”, “Ideologie”, “Diplomatie”) deutlicher in den Quellen hervor. Entsprechende Botschaften koennen jedoch auch in der materiellen Sphaere sichtbar gemacht werden (Architektur, Bilder), wobei es hier von archaeologischer Seite oftmals gilt, ikonographische “Verschluesselungen” zu lesen und zu interpretieren.
In der diesjaehrigen Sitzung moechte die AG SFM sich dem Thema “Kommunikation” in seiner voller Breite widmen, daher wird das Tagungsthema nicht auf bestimmte Quellenarten eingeschraenkt: alle Formen von Kommunikation von der Sprache der Farben, Zeichen, Bilder und Objekte ueber Mechanismen des Austausches bis hin zu physischen Ueberresten von Kommunikationswegen und -raeumen sollen beruecksichtigt werden.
Wir freuen uns, wenn Sie unsere Sektion mit Beitraegen aus Ihrer Arbeit bereichern koennten und bitten auch um Beitraege von Seiten der Nachbardisziplinen, da wir uns im gemeinsamen Dialog neue Impulse zur Manifestation und Interpretation von allen Formen der Kommunikation erhoffen. Vortragsvorschlaege mit einer halbseitigen schriftlichen Zusammenfassung (300-500 Zeichen) bitten wir bis zum 20.03.2017 an Roland.Prien@zaw.uni‐heidelberg.de zu senden.
Informieren Sie bitte auch Kolleginnen und Kollegen, die eventuell nicht direkt von uns angeschrieben oder eingeladen wurden. Es besteht auch die Moeglichkeit zur Posterpraesentation.
Depuis sa these sur la “Naissance d’une capitale. Constantinople et ses institutions, de 330 a’ 451 (1974)”, jusqu’a’ “L’Hippodrome de Constantinople. Jeux, peuple et politique (Gallimard, 2011), la capitale emblematique de l’empire et du monde byzantins a tenu une place centrale dans l’oeuvre de Gilbert DAGRON (1932-AIBL 1994-2015). Il en a explore’ tous les aspects, politiques, economiques, sociaux et religieux. Il a surtout defriche’ les relations entre la Ville et ses habitants du Moyen Age dans un livre novateur et sans equivalent, son “Constantinople imaginaire. Etudes sur le recueil des Patria (1984)”, puis dans “L’Hippodrome”. A’ partir de ces acquis et a’ la lumiere des recherches et des decouvertes recentes, telles les spectaculaires epaves du port theodosien, les exposes reviendront sur les themes de l’urbanisme et de la topographie de Constantinople, ses habitants et leurs cultures, les relations de la capitale avec l’etranger, sa symbolique et son imaginaire.
International Conference on Byzantine Empire and Byzantine Studies will be held at Nippon Meeting Halls in Istanbul. The conference is coordinated by DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center) and will be organized by BILSAS (Science, Art, Sport Productions).
The event will be held on the same days with ARCHEOLOGY STUDIES ’17 / International Conference on Archeology and Ancient History and OTTOMAN STUDIES ’17 / International Conference on Ottoman Empire and Ottoman Studies. Participants will be able to attend any of the sessions of these conferences.
Nippon Hotel, Taksim, Topcu Caddesi No:6, Taksim, Beyoglu, Turkey. Nippon Meeting Halls are located in the heart of Taksim, the cultural center of Istanbul and it is easily accessible by metro, taxi or bus.
The School aims to provide an updated vision of research trends and achievements in the fields of Greek and Latin manuscript research, with a particular focus on the manuscripts preserved in Montecassino. The School will also offer a chance for participants to discuss their own research projects with some of the world leading experts in manuscript studies. The rich programme includes a guided tour to the Abbey of Montecassino, renowned for its abundance of medieval manuscript treasures.
The School will take place in Cassino (Frosinone, Italy). Each session at the University of Cassino will be followed by a visit to the Archive of Montecassino, where a selection of manuscripts related to the session’s topic will be presented and analysed. Participants will be invited to contribute to the analyses. The lectures will be given in English and Italian. The number of participants is limited to twenty five. The course will only be held if a minimum of twelve students register for participation. Pre-registration is free. Please download the pre-registration form (http://www3.laboratori.unicas.it/Libro-e-ricerca/SummerSchool) and send it by e-mail to liberschool@unicas.it before March 31, 2017.
All candidates must submit a brief curriculum (education, work or research experiences, and a list of publications if available) and are expected to possess a basic knowledge of Latin, Latin Paleography and Codicology.
If the pre-registrations exceed the number of 25, the Organising Committee will make a selection based on the candidates’ academic qualifications and research excellence (Master, PhD, publications, participation to research projects etc.). In case of equal merit, preference will be given to the youngest candidate.
By April 30, 2017, all the accepted candidates will receive a confirmation notice by email, along with further information to complete the registration process.
The registration fee amounts to 250 euros, including admission to all of the conference’s sessions and visits, course materials, transportation to the Abbey of Montecassino, a Welcome Dinner on Monday 26th June and a Brindisi on Thursday 29th June, 2017. The fee is to be paid after the confirmation of acceptance has been received.
Modelli per l’uomo. Formazione, imitazione e trasformazione della cultura nella societa’ tardoantica. Convegno di Studi, Palermo 31 marzo – 1 aprile 2017, Facolta’ Teologica di Sicilia “S. Giovanni Evangelista” (Aula Magna, via Vittorio Emanuele, 463, Palermo).
0re 9.15: saluti (S.E.R. mons. Corrado Lorefice, Gran Cancelliere della Pontificia Facolta’ teologica di Sicilia; Francesco Lomanto, Preside della Facolta’ Teologica di Sicilia, Palermo). Ore 9.40: presentazione del Convegno (Vincenzo Lombino, Pontificia Facolta’ Teologica di Sicilia, Palermo).
Ore 9.50: relazione inaugurale: “Modele, metaphore, metaphysique” (Nanine Charbonel, Universita’ di Strasburgo).
Sessione I. Modelli di teologia.
Moderatore: S.E.R. Mons. Salvatore di Cristina (Arcivescovo emerito di Monreale).
Ore 10.30: “Modelli mitologici per dire Dio Creatore nel primo cristianesimo. Prometeo e Orfeo (Vincenzo Lombino, Pontificia Facolta’ Teologica di Sicilia, Palermo).
Ore 11.20: “Il modello cristiano di theophoros anthropos (secc. V.VII). Per una dialogia teologica (Carlo Dell’Osso, Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum; Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana, Roma).
Moderatrice: Renata Lavagnini (Universita’ degli Studi di Palermo).
Ore 15.30: “Il diaconato come metafora della carita’ nella chiesa tardoantica” (Calogero Cerami, Pontificia Facolta’ Teologica di Sicilia, Palermo).
Ore 16.00: “Metafore per il ministero ecclesiale nella Chiesa tardoantica (secc. II-V) (Marcello Grifo’, Istituto Siciliano di Studi Patristici e Tardoantichi “J.H. Newman”).
Modelli nella filosofia e nella spiritualita’ tardoantica.
Moderatore: Carlo Dell’Osso (Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum; Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana, Roma).
Ore 16.30: “Sogni e solidarieta’ familiari nella formazione del giovane Gregorio Nazianzeno” (Carmelo Crimi, Universita’ degli Studi di Catania).
Ore 17.20: “Costruzione del modello ‘teologo’ in Proclo. Un’ipotesi” (Rosario Pollina, Istituto Siciliano di Studi Patristici e Tardoantichi “J.H. Newman”).
Sessione II/B. Modelli nell’archeologia e nelle arti figurative.
Moderatore: Diego Ciccarelli (Universita’ degli Studi di Palermo).
Ore 17.45: “Riflessi di modelli costruiti nell’architettura astrutturale della Sicilia paleocristiana” (Vittorio Rizzone, Studio Teologico “San Paolo”, Catania – Francesca Paola Massara, Pontificia Facolta’ Teologica di Sicilia).
Ore 18.15: “Riproposizione e risignificazione di simboli e di temi figurativi nei sarcofagi della Sicilia” (Maria Annunziata Lima, Universita’ degli Studi di Palermo).
Ore 18.45: sintesi parziale e discussione.
Moderatore: Vincenzo Messana (Universita’ degli Studi di Palermo).
Ore 9.15: “Metafora e tipologia: l’eredita’ patristica nell’esegesi biblica contemporanea (Luca Bassetti, Istituto Superiore di Scienze Religiose, Pisa).
Ore 9.45: “‘Entrare nella vita’: modelli e metafore culturali della scuola antica per la formazione ascetica nel Corpus macarianum” (Francesco Aleo, Studio Teologico “San Paolo”, Catania).
Moderatore: Carmelo Crimi, Universita’ degli Studi di Catania.
Ore 10.40: “Dall’esercizio all’esegesi: ‘dire’ la Parola nella Parafrasi di Nonno di Panopoli” (Arianna Rotondo, Universita’ degli Studi di Catania).
Ore 11.10: “Il modello profetico e liturgico nella salmodia dalla Tarda Antichita’ al Medioevo” (Roberto Osculati, Universita’ degli Studi di Catania).
Corale Padre Lorenzo Tardo di Contessa Entellina, direttore Papas Nicola Cuccia; Coro San Nicolo’ di Mira di Mezzojuso; Coro bizantino di Palazzo Adriano, direttore Giuseppe Milazzo; Coro Paradhosis di Palermo, direttore Tonin Tarnaku; Coro Shqiponjat di Piana degli Albanesi, direttore Giorgio Ferrara.
Organizzazione: Associazione Amici della Musica di Cefalu’ ‘Salvatore Cicero’.
“From Oriens Christianus to the Muslim Near East: Theological, Historical and Cultural Cross-pollination in the Eastern Mediterranean of Late Antiquity”.
The workshop seeks to shed new light on the crossroads at which the Late Antique world of the Eastern Mediterranean heralded diverse exchanges between Oriental Christendom, Byzantine culture and the Islamic world. Furthermore, how these exchanges impacted the development of diverse regions, cultures, languages, and religions.
The role of Eastern/Oriental Christians in the relationship(s) formed between the Islamic Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire.
Scripture and Arts as a medium of interchange between Christians and Muslims.
The historical narratives and administrative reality of the expansion of the Islamic Empire.
The workshop will take place on 4th December, 2017 at Freie Universitaet Berlin (FU Berlin) and is the collaborative effort of the Chair of Byzantine Studies (FU Berlin), Radboud University’s Institute for Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies (HLCS), and Gorgias Press.
We hope that the workshop will encourage fruitful discussions about the state-of-the-art of the field and highlight potential areas for future inquiry. Furthermore, that the workshop will provide a platform for both established researchers in the field and early-career academics (e.g. advanced Ph.D. students and Postdocs). Each paper will be allocated 20 minutes with a further 15 minutes for discussion. The workshop proceedings will be published in an edited volume under Gorgias Press’ Islamic History and Thought series and each participant will be provided with a complimentary hardback copy of the edited volume.
To submit a paper, please provide an abstract (max. 500 words) and a professional biography (max. 250 words) by 1st May, 2017 to manolis.ulbricht@fu-berlin.de. Full papers should be submitted by 30th September, 2017. Limited funding will be available for accommodation and/or travel. As there are limited spaces for non-participants, kindly inform the conveners if you would like to attend the workshop and places will be allocated on an RSVP basis.
Registration is now open. Please register as soon as possible using the link below. The registration deadline is 31 May 2017.
– Grants available for Muslim participants interested in material and visual culture; some funding may be available to non-Muslim participants.
– Travel and/or accommodation bursaries of up to 500 pounds to PhD students not resident in Oxford. Preference will be given to students based at institutions outside the UK.
– Applicants should send: (1) a c.v. of no more than two pages; (2) a clear budget indicating details and estimated costs of registration, travel and accommodation; and (3) full details of application(s) made to other sources of funding and of the outcome(s), to Ms Patricia Davies patricia.davies@orinst.ox.ac.uk by Wednesday 31 May 2017.
– All conference papers presented by junior scholars (graduate students or non-tenured faculty) who are Haskins Society members at any session sponsored by the Society during the 12 months of the membership calendar year are eligible.
– The prize is 400 dollars (or the sterling equivalent) and publication of a revised version of the winning paper in the Haskins Society Journal for the year when the paper was presented.
– The author of the paper must present the paper in person at the relevant conference and must be a member of the Haskins Society.
Any new information about bursaries will be circulated to the conference mailing list and posted to the website.
Delegates are responsible for their own accommodation, and are advised to book as early as possible: Oxford is a popular travel and conference destination in the summer. A few suggestions include: University Rooms, Oxford University Club, The Buttery Hotel, The Bath Place Hotel, The Tower House Hotel; more expensive options include The Randolph Hotel or The Malmaison.
The nearerst airports are Birmingham International Airport (c. 1 hour away by train) and Heathrow (c. 90 minutes away by bus).
The closest rail station is Oxford. The next closest station (c. 3 miles) is Oxford Parkway. There are rail and bus links between the two stations. To book, visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/.
From Heathrow or Gatwick airports: https://airline.oxfordbus.co.uk/.
For St Edmund Hall, ask the driver for the Queen’s Lane stop. For city centre, ask for Gloucester Green (final stop).
There are taxi ranks a short walk from the Oxford Railway Station and the Oxford Central Bus Station. To book a taxi in advance, contact Royal Cars: +44 (0) 1865 777333 or http://www.royal-cars.com/.
Parking in Oxford is limited, so you are advised to use Oxford Park and Ride: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/park-and-ride.
In his The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, the sociologist Emile Durkheim formulated the idea that the division of the world into two domains is the distinctive feature of religious thought, one containing the sacred and the other all that is profane. Durkheim’s distinction cannot be applied to medieval art, however, in which the mixing of secular motifs in religious objects, images, and architecture was characteristic – at least not without complicating the theoretical notion. The senmurf on the eleventh-century reliquary of St. Matthew in SS. Cosma e Damiano in Rome, the figure copied from Orestes on the ancient Husillos sarcophagus above the altar at Fromista, a fragment of victory killing a barbarian from a consular diptych re-used on a 11th/12th century book cover, and the incorporation of diagrams and motifs from natural science in the “aula gotica” in SS. Quattro Coronati in Rome are among myriad examples that document why this is the case.
In one of the best-known texts related to medieval art, Bernard of Clairvaux railed against the imaginative variety of profane art displayed in twelfth-century Cluniac monasteries, which he considered to be a subversion of the moral order of monastic life. Bernard’s diatribe not only confirms the fact that linking the two realms was common but also raises the question of audience and hence also spatiality. As the anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard postulated, sacredness (and therefore the profane) might be considered as situational, in a chronological as well as in a spatial sense. An object considered sacred in a given period may be considered profane or magical in a different time and/or space; decontextualization and reuse are thus also important issues related to the topic. Profane does not always imply anti-sacred. Indeed, given the fact that profanus means “in front of the consecrated enclosure”, the inclusion of secular elements within sacred domains suggests a dynamic interweaving that extends beyond the mere incorporation of motifs and objects. Sometimes the contacts between the two domains was regulated by rites that provided the conditions within which the relationship was made possible (i.e. consecration); other times, as when natural science was assimilated into the choice and manufacture of materials, the overlapping of sacred and profane underlies the processes of art.
In recent decades, historians have explored the uses of subversive elements in sacred art – from marginalia in illuminated manuscripts to coin-imagery and stamping incorporated in Eucharistic hosts. The conference Ars Mediaevalis 2017 sets out to assess the results of the advances made by the new art historiography and, more important, to open up still-unmapped paths for future study of the profane within the sacred during the Middle Ages.
17.45 Round table. “Profano: perimetros espaciales, iconicos y semanticos en el arte medieval / Profane: spatial, iconic, and semantic edges in medieval art” Gerardo Boto.
In hagiographies, saints often confront a number of obstacles and it is their conduct in faith that marks them as saints; women and men who stand apart and are presented as exemplars to be modeled. Often, and this is especially the case of martyr acts, the obstacles are of a religiopolitical nature and the focus of the saint’s conduct is her/his defiance. However, there are instances, especially within the medieval Sufi context, where the relationships between saints and rulers are more nuanced, depicting a symbiotic relationship, where both parties draw upon the authority of the other. There are also those cases in which authority belongs neither to the saint or the king but to ordinary people from across the socio-political and religious spectrum. In recent years, there has been interest in exploring these relationships as depicted in histories, hagiographies, and martyr acts and recent studies have shed light on the concept of sainthood, doctrine, and more generally, the history of various societies. However, the literary aspects of these narratives remain underexplored despite the wealth of information such analyses offer on the socio-cultural and political thought world of various courts and societies across the Indo-Mediterranean world.
Pasquale MORRA, “Odisseo e l’albero di ulivo in Od. V 476 ss.: una proposta ermeneutica”. — Lionello INGLESE, “Osservazioni sull’uso della persona loquens in Archiloco: la ‘recita’ del carpentiere (fr. 19 W)”. — Adelaide FONGONI, “Linguaggio metaforico e innovazioni metriche nelle elegie di Dionisio Calco”. — Fabiana MANCO, “L’exagoge di Ezechiele: l’autore e il suo pubblico”. — Giulia ECCA, “Gli scoli agli Aforismi ippocratici nel Vaticanus gr. 277”. —- “STUDI CRISOLORINI”: Antonio ROLLO, “Manuele Crisolora vent’anni dopo”. — Michele BANDINI, “Lettura e traduzione dei testi antichi all’ombra del Crisolora. Considerazioni intorno al Laur. Plut. 25 sin. 9”. — Chiara GAZZINI, “L’edizione delle epistole di Manuele Crisolora. Status quaestionis e prospettive di ricerca”.
Le sottoscrizioni dei manoscritti in ambito armeno e nelle altre tradizioni scrittorie del mondo mediterraneo.
Introduzione (A. SIRINIAN), p. 7. — Programma del Convegno, p. 11. — Intervenuti, p. 12. —- [Armeniaca]: Anna SIRINIAN, “Principali caratteristiche dei colofoni armeni e un gruppo in particolare: i colofoni della critica alle autorita’ politiche e religiose, p. 13. — Khachik HARUTYUNYAN, “Gli antroponimi nei colofoni armeni: gruppi semantici e nuovi nomi”, p. 47. — Theo VAN LINT, “Armenian Colophons in Verse, 1641-1660”, p. 73. — Marco BAIS, “Notizie sulla tassazione mongola nei colofoni armeni”, p. 85. — Alessandro ORENGO, “Scrittori armeni di periferia: il caso di Livorno”, p. 99. —- [Georgica]: Gaga SHURGAIA, “Colophon e archeologia del codice”, p. 113. — Ketevan ASATIANI, “The types of Georgian colophons in the Georgian and Armenian manuscripts”, p. 193. —- [Coptica]: Paola BUZI, “Titoli e colofoni: riflessioni sugli elementi paratestuali dei manoscritti copti”, p. 203. — Philippe LUISIER S.J., “Les colophons des manuscrits bohairiques conserves a’ la Bibliotheque Vaticane. Notes de lecture”, p. 219. —- [Aethiopica]: Alessandro BAUSI, “I colofoni e le sottoscrizioni dei manoscritti etiopici”, p. 233. —- [Syriaca]: Emidio VERGANI, “Colofoni siriaci della Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Scritte e annotazioni”, p. 261. —- [Arabica]: Arianna D’OTTONE, “Il colofone nei manoscritti arabo-islamici. Alcune note”, p. 297. —- [Hebraica]: Mauro PERANI, “I colofoni dei manoscritti ebraici: tipologia, formule e caratteri specifici”, p. 347. —- [Iranica]: Angelo Michele PIEMONTESE, “La geometria scrittoria in colophon di codici persiani”, p. 383. —- [Turcica]: Jan SCHMIDT, “Colophons in Islamic Ottoman Manuscripts”, p. 407. —- Indice analitico, p. 417.
Magdalen College is pleased to announce the publication of A Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts of Magdalen College, Oxford drafted by Mark Sosower, revised and completed by Nigel Wilson (http://www.linc.ox.ac.uk/Fellows/NigelGWilson). This catalogue of Magdalen’s small but important collection was in draft when Prof Mark Sosower (NC State, USA) died suddenly of a heart attack in 2010. Nigel Wilson’s completion of his catalogue, published by The Venetian Press, is very timely as the Greek manuscript collection is near finishing conservation treatment funded by the National Manuscripts Conservation Trust (http://www.nmct.co.uk).
If you would like to order a copy of “A Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts of Magdalen College, Oxford” for your library or personal collection, please email: library@magd.ox.ac.uk. The catalogue retails for 20 pounds (25 dollars) + PandP.
This work has been conceived by the author as an enlarged version of the original volume “Il libro manoscritto. Introduzione alla codicologia”, already published in Italian in the same series.
This volume contains the papers of the International Symposium about Byzantine and post-Byzantine epigraphy which took place at the University of Ioannina (Greece) in June 2015. This was the most important event in Byzantine epigraphy for the year 2015. Scholars and specialists from all over Europe presented papers about epigraphic traditions and boundary signs in early Byzantine epigraphy, about Byzantine inscriptions from the Parthenon, the Hephaisteion (Church of St. George) at Athens, the monasteries of Mount Athos, the Church of St. Demetrios of Thessalonica, from the wider region of Meteora and Arta and islands of Dodecanese and the Saronic Golf (Aegina), from Byzantine fortifications, metal stamps and overstruck Byzantine lead seals.
There are also papers about special issues such as the contribution of epigraphy to the prosopography of Byzantine Epirus, the usage of some termini in Byzantine and post-Byzantine epigraphy (theosostos, theophylaktos, apartisis), the prosopography of the Balkans in the early Ottoman period, donors and painters in Byzantine and post-Byzantine Epirus.
Collection dirigee par Francoise Briquel Chatonnet et Muriel Debie’.
Les textes de l’Orient chretien apportent un eclairage essentiel sur l’histoire de regions s’etendant de l’Ethiopie au Caucase et a’ l’Iran, depuis l’Antiquite’ tardive jusqu’au Moyen Age.
Cette litterature ecrite en de multiples langues – armenien, arabe, copte, ethiopien, georgien, grec et syriaque – est encore peu accessible dans des traductions en francais alors qu’elle est un element fondamental pour comprendre les enjeux culturels, historiques et religieux d’une region dont la complexite’ n’a d’egale que la richesse: naissance du christianisme, relations judeo-chretiennes, querelles christologiques au sein du christianisme (qui ont debouche’ sur la naissance d’Eglises orientales toujours vivantes), relations islamo-chretiennes a’ partir du VIIe siecle, naissance d’un “Orient latin” a’ l’epoque des Croisades.
Ces textes ont ete’ ecrits pour l’edification et pour le plaisir. Ils representent des sources de premiere main sur les religions en presence, sur la transmission de la culture antique, sur l’histoire politique, culturelle et litteraire des populations chretiennes qui furent et sont toujours, meme si elles sont menacees, des acteurs majeurs des mondes dont elles faisaient partie.
LXXXIX + 329 pages; Index, Bibliographie, 1 Carte(s), 1 Illustration(s) NandB; Livre broche’; 12.5 x 19.2 cm; 350 g; Bibliotheque de l’Orient chretien; N. dans la collection: 1; Parution: 16/01/2017; CLIL: 3345; EAN13: 9782251446325; Code distributeur: 56661.
Peu apres l’Empire romain, l’Ethiopie adopte a’ son tour le christianisme. Reduite d’abord a’ l’entourage royal et au milieu dirigeant, la christianisation touche bientot en profondeur tout le Nord ethiopien, grace a’ l’oeuvre missionnaire conduite a’ partir du milieu du ve siecle par des moines venus de l’Empire.
Frumentius est l’artisan de la conversion royale; les faits n’ont pas laisse’ de recit indigene et c’est Rufin d’Aquilee qui en fournit en latin la relation originale. La tradition ecrite ethiopienne la recopia et l’enrichit, conferant a’ Frumentius sa qualite’ de premier saint – et metropolite – du pays des negus. Garima est un des principaux missionnaires du ve siecle et partage avec eux beaucoup de traits: fils d’un roi etranger, il obeit a’ l’appel de Dieu, renonce aux grandeurs terrestres, se retire et fonde un monastere.
Takla Haymanot est un des acteurs, au XIVe siecle, d’une deuxieme christianisation, qui touche le Sud du pays. Au cours de ses voyages, le saint engendre de nombreux fils spirituels et cree le plus important ordre monastique ethiopien. Le monastere qu’il fonda, Dabra-Libanos, fournissait le chef supreme de tous les moines.
Ewostatewos donna son nom a’ l’ordre ethiopien des Eustatheens, surtout present dans le nord de l’Ethiopie et l’actuelle Erythree. Il a defendu l’observance du “sabbat” du samedi a’ l’egal du dimanche.
Les Actes de ces fondateurs ont, pour la plupart, ete’ publies en ge’ez il y a un siecle ou plus. Certains n’avaient jamais ete’ traduits, d’autres l’avaient ete’ partiellement – notamment en latin – lors de leur publication.
Le georgien classique n’a que trois noms irreguliers, “Dieu, le cure’ et le vin”, mais ce brevet de christianisme ne vaut que pour la plaine et la civilisation ecrite. Les tribus montagnardes ont trois valeurs bien differentes: la biere, le beurre et le paganisme. A’ maintes reprises, les souverains ont tente’ de les christianiser en confisquant leurs idoles et en apprenant a’ lire a’ leurs enfants. Mais, tel un dragon enchaine’ qui se libere, l’oralite’ paienne a toujours repris le dessus.
Flexible, foisonnante, s’enrichissant de siecle en siecle, elle permet d’observer sur le vif une mythologie hybride, melant la foi chretienne a’ des croyances immemoriales sur l’origine et l’ordre de l’univers. Il en a resulte’ un curieux pantheon, ou’ les figures bibliques cohabitent avec les heros mythologiques et ou’ l’humanite’ oscille entre l’ordre divin du monde et les soubresauts titanesques de la matiere.
La geste prometheenne du titan georgien Amiran est ici confrontee a’ la legende du geant abkhaze Abrsk’il, ainsi qu’a’ un dossier de sources armeniennes, litteraires et folkloriques relatives a’ un geant enchaine’. On constate une evidente parente’ avec le mythe de Promethee, mais les grecs ont “assagi” la geste farouche du Caucase.
Avant-propos; La legende caucasienne du titan captif; Chapitre 1: La decouverte du Caucase: langues, ecrit et oralite’; La geographie du Caucase, du mythe a’ la realite’; La diversite’ linguistique: langues caucasiennes et caucasiques; Chapitre 2: L’epopee georgienne d’Amiran, entre paganisme et christianisme; Introduction au paganisme georgien; Dieux paiens travestis sous des noms chretiens Morige, K’wiria et saint Georges Giorgi Lasa ou la coutume apprivoisee; Amiran: la transmission orale et ses temoins; La litterature georgienne medievale; Chapitre 3: Amiran, ou le combat contre l’ineluctable; I. Naissance et enfance d’Amiran; Inutile precaution d’une mere; Formation d’une fratrie humaine; II. Exploits titanesques; Apprendre a’ venger son pere; Debut de la rupture avec Dieu; L’appel du destin; Premiere desunion du trio; La seconde naissance d’Amiran; Acquisition d’une taille cosmique; Retour apparent a’ une taille normale; Aventure ou sedentarite’?; Mariage par enlevement; Mythe et parodie epique; Deuil et amertume de la victoire; Voyage dans l’autre monde: mort et resurrection; III. L’affrontement avec Dieu; Premiere defaite d’Amiran; Cadeaux divins ou ruse du destin?; Une epreuve truquee; Q’ursa, le codetenu d’Amiran; Christianisation du calendrier paien; Temps cosmique et ordre universel; Failles de la Necessite’; Chapitre 4: Paralleles armeniens; Epopee orale et memoire des lieux; Mher et la geste du Sasun; Substrat mythologique; Substrat ourartien, le bouclier d’Anzaf; Naissance et enfance d’Artawazd-Sidar; La faute contre le pere ou le temps outrage’; Chatiment des reprouves; Recurrence periodique des espoirs d’evasion; Esquisse chronologique; Chapitre 5: Abrsk’il ou la nostalgie de l’Age d’or; Decouverte et collecte de l’epopee; Erosion du texte et authenticite’ du mythe; Ambiguite’ du heros; Gigantisme et destinee; Rivalite’ avec Dieu; Nature et culture; La captivite’ du heros; Le temps et l’Age d’or; Traductions; Amiran; Dali, amante d’un chasseur, § 1-5; Une cesarienne prophylactique, § 6-7; Bapteme a’ la source d’Iaman, § 8-9; Iaman adopte l’enfant, § 10-12; Un secret de famille, § 13-15; Premiers combats contre les devi, § 16-25; L’age de l’errance, § 26-27; Le testament de Camcum, § 28-30; Extermination du devi Baq’baq’ et naissance des trois vers, § 31-37; Le guide perfide et les trois dragons, § 38-44; Dans le ventre du dragon noir, § 45-47; Le Seigneur Igri, fabricant de postiches, § 48-54; Conquete d’un foyer, § 54-63; Amiran enleve Q’amar, § 64-70; A’ la poursuite du ravisseur, § 71-73; Usip’ et Badri meurent au combat, § 74-80; Amiran tue le pere de Q’amar, § 81-86; Suicide d’Amiran, § 87-93; Q’amar ressuscite les trois freres, § 94-98; La jambe d’Ambri et l’inertie de la matiere, § 99-106; Le defi a’ Dieu, § 107-109; Enchainement et reclusion d’Amiran, § 110-117; Vaine tentative d’evasion, § 118-128; Abrsk’il: Naissance du heros et Age d’or de l’Abkhazie, § 1-6; Caractere et militantisme d’Abrsk’il, § 7-12; Exploits prodigieux: le dev et La Pierre fendue, § 13-15; Premier heurt avec les Apehambar et dernieres paroles du heros, § 16-20; La ruse de la sorciere et la capture d’Abrsk’il, § 21-28; Variante du meme episode: la trahison du pic-vert, § 29-31; Abrsk’il enchaine’ dans la caverne, § 32-36; Vains efforts d’evasion, § 37-41; Echec d’une expedition de sauvetage, § 42-47. Dossier armenien: I. Artawazd-Sidar; Questionnaire de Gregoire l’Illuminateur; Eznik de Kolb; Movses Xorenac’i; Vanakan Vardapet; Synaxaire “de Ter Israyel”; Synaxaire de Grigor Xlat’eci; II. Mher: Histoire de la jeune fille qui vit Mher; Conclusion; Le mythe de Promethee: du Caucase a’ l’Hellade; Liste alphabetique des travaux cites; Table des illustrations.
Traduit et commente’ par: Sebastien MORLET; XLII + 184 pages; Livre broche’; 12.5 x 19.2 cm; 200 g; Bibliotheque de l’Orient chretien; N. dans la collection: 3; Parution: 16/01/2017; CLIL: 4034; EAN13: 9782251446301; Code distributeur: 56663.
La polemique religieuse represente une page importante dans l’histoire des relations entre juifs et chretiens. L’Antiquite’ en a laisse’ de nombreux temoignages litteraires, dont des dialogues mettant aux prises un juif et un chretien. Ces textes se presentent en general comme des comptesrendus de debats reels. Les deux adversaires discutent sur les points essentiels de desaccord: Jesus est-il le Messie? L’Evangile s’est-il substitue’ a’ la Loi juive? Qui, des juifs ou des chretiens, est le peuple de Dieu? Mais, composes par des chretiens, ces dialogues ont toujours pour but de montrer la superiorite’ du christianisme. Ils sont adresses avant tout aux chretiens et servent a’ les instruire dans la foi.
Le Dialogue de Timothee et Aquila, compose’ par un auteur inconnu, peut-etre sous le regne de Justinien (VIe s.), constitue, en grec, le temoin le plus important de ce genre litteraire dans l’Antiquite’ tardive. Le texte se presente comme la relation d’un debat organise’ a’ Alexandrie entre le chretien Timothee et le juif Aquila. Au terme d’une controverse consacree avant tout a’ la question du Christ, le juif admet sa defaite et recoit le bapteme. Refletant davantage une discussion ideale qu’une controverse reelle, le texte est un temoignage capital sur la facon dont les chretiens se representaient leur position par rapport au judaisme a’ la fin de l’Antiquite’.
Cet ouvrage offre la premiere traduction francaise du dialogue dans sa forme longue, munie d’une introduction et d’un index biblique.
INTRODUCTION. Les dialogues Aduersus Iudaeos; Le Dialogue de Timothee et Aquila; La discussion mise en scene: fiction ou realite?; La methode du dialogue; DIALOGUE D’UN CHRETIEN ET D’UN JUIF, dont les noms sont, pour le chretien, Timothee, et pour le juif, Aquila, qui eut lieu a’ Alexandrie, a’ l’epoque du tres saint Cyrille, patriarche d’Alexandrie; Prologue; Discussion preliminaire: les Ecritures recues; Premier probleme: Dieu a-t-il un conseiller? Objection: comment Dieu peut-il avoir vecu ce qu’a vecu Jesus?; Le conseiller de Dieu est Dieu; Reponse a’ l’objection: tout ce que Jesus a vecu a ete’ annonce’ par les prophetes; Objection: le Psaume 2 concerne Salomon; Reprise de la demonstration prophetique; Objection: toutes ces annonces concernent un Messie a’ venir; Reponse: les noms “Jesus” et “Christ”; Reponse a’ l’objection: Za 3 ne concerne pas le fils de Josedec; Digression: rejet des juifs (1) et vocation des nations; Reponse a’ l’objection “Israel reste son premier-ne'”; Dieu et Abraham; Comment Jesus est-il ne’?; La naissance virginale du Christ (1); Reprise de la discussion: la croix; Digression: la desobeissance des juifs; Reprise de la discussion: la croix (suite); La croix: fin de la discussion; Reprise de la discussion initiale: la Trinite’; L’Incarnation (1); la naissance virginale (2); Reprise de la discussion: le conseiller de Dieu etait Dieu Autres preuves sur la divinite’ du Fils; Objection: s’agit-il de Jesus?; Reponse: il est issu d’Abraham; La benediction s’est transmise d’Abraham a’ Jacob, puis a’ Juda; Objection: a’ qui les benedictions s’appliquent-elles?; Jesus est fils de David; Objection et reponse: le Messie ne devait-il pas etre beau?; Digression: le rejet des juifs (2); Objection et reponse: les chretiens ont corrompu les Ecritures; La traduction des Soixante-douze; Le complot du traducteur Aquila; Reprise de la discussion anterieure: la chute de Jerusalem; Objection et reponse: la royaute’ de David devait etre eternelle; Digression: l’Incarnation (2); Reprise: Israel et les nations; Objection et reponse: le texte sur le nom nouveau s’applique a’ Jacob; Les juifs n’ont pas reconnu Jesus comme Dieu; La Passion du Christ; Resurrection du Christ, resurrection des hommes; Il connaissait sa Passion par avance; Il est venu juger les vivants et les morts; Victoire du chretien et bapteme du juif; Bibliographie; Index biblique.
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The International Cavafy Summer School is a major international annual scholarly event organised by the Cavafy Archive and the Onassis Foundation, the first such event to be devoted exclusively to Cavafy and the impact of his work. The inaugural summer school will take place on 10-17 July 2017, based at the historical building of the Onassis Foundation in the centre of Athens.
The theme for this year is Cavafy in the World. The aim will be to examine Cavafy’s work in wider, indeed global, literary and cultural contexts, to revisit Cavafy as a major figure of world literature and to reassess the impact of his life and work on Greek and international culture.
Among the topics that the first Summer School will aim to revisit are: Cavafy’s relationship to movements such as symbolism, aestheticism, decadence and modernism; Cavafy’s dialogue with other literary figures; Cavafy as a cultural myth; the place of biography in Cavafy studies; paratextual uses of Cavafy’s poems; the construction of a Cavafy “canon” through editing and translating; Cavafy’s importance for modern queer writing and culture. It will also pose questions such as: What kind of methodological and theoretical approaches can be productive in revisiting Cavafy’s work as world literature? How does Cavafy’s appeal as a world literary figure relate to (and challenges) national appropriations of the poet in Greece? How does Cavafy’s poetry speak to present cultural, social, and political concerns and what kind of responses does it offer to contemporary local and global realities?
The International Cavafy Summer School 2017 will be convened by Dimitris Papanikolaou (Oxford) and Stathis Gourgouris (Columbia), and tutors will include Natalie Melas (Cornell), Maria Boletsi (Leiden), Karen Emmerich (Princeton), Michael Warner (Yale), Gregory Jusdanis (Ohio State) and Patrick McGuinness (Oxford). Workshops will run mornings and afternoons for 6 days (pending finalised timetable). Built around morning seminars and afternoon research presentations, this year’s programme aims to enrich and enhance the participants’ knowledge of Cavafy and his work, opening up new directions and comparative perspectives within world literature, while simultaneously broadening the scope of Cavafy research. The tutors, all senior experts in the field, will offer comprehensive 3-hour seminars in the mornings. Τhe fifteen junior participants (doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers and early career academics) will be invited to present their work in the afternoon sessions, receive feedback from their peers, and engage in discussion. Additional lectures, performances and events will also be scheduled for the duration of the School.
One of the aims of the International Cavafy Summer School is to encourage future collaborations and research, especially among scholars who follow different methodologies and are at different stages of their career. For this reason, successful applicants will be notified by Monday 24th April 2017, and will be required to submit a version of their presentation in advance.
Thanks to a grant from the Onassis Foundation, the Summer School will be able to cover all expenses for tuition, accommodation and subsistence for all participants. There is, therefore, no fee requirement for tuition. Students and early career researchers can also apply for a grant to cover all or part of their travel expenses for coming to Athens.
d) the name of one referee who can be contacted to provide support for their application.
The working language of the Cavafy Summer School will be English. Proceedings will be recorded and parts of the talks published online on the Cavafy Archive website. Knowledge of Modern Greek is not a prerequisite, but familiarity with Cavafy’s work is.
A second summer school has already been scheduled for July 2018, to be convened by Constanze Guthenke (Oxford) and Dimitris Papanikolaou (Oxford), on the topic Cavafy and Antiquity. Prospective applicants who feel their work might fit more with that topic are encouraged to consider applying next year, but are equally encouraged to make themselves known to the conveners as early as this application round.
Duties: The position involves own research and research-related activities in Byzantine Studies, with placement within the “Text and Narrative in Byzantium” project (http://www.grekiska.net/byzantine-narrative/). Administrative duties within the framework of the project are included, partly in connection with the project’s collaboration with the Byzantine Studies environment in Paris.
Requirements: Eligible for this position are persons who have completed a doctoral degree or an equivalent degree in the subject area of Byzantine Studies or Greek with a Byzantine specialisation.
Additional qualifications: Since the project “Text and Narrative in Byzantium” is carried out in collaboration with Paris we are particularly interested in persons with a documented knowledge of French.
Application procedure: Applications must include a letter describing the applicant’s suitability in terms of qualification requirements and assessment criteria as well as a brief research proposal. Applications must also contain a CV, copies of relevant educational certificates, and a letter of recommendation.
Type of employment: Temporary position ending 2017-12-31.
Professor Ingela Nilsson, e-post Ingela.Nilsson@lingfil.uu.se.
You are welcome to submit your application no later than 31 march 2017, UFV-PA 2017/281.
Das Deutsche Historische Institut Paris (DHIP) ist Teil der Max Weber Stiftung – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland (MWS). Das Institut arbeitet unter den Leitbegriffen “Forschen – Vermitteln – Qualifizieren” auf dem Gebiet der franzoesischen, deutsch-franzoesischen und westeuropaeischen Geschichte von der Spaetantike bis zur Gegenwart und nimmt eine Vermittlerrolle zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich ein.
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Erwuenscht werden auf Postdoktoratsniveau eine sehr gute Promotion in Geschichtswissenschaft oder in Digital Humanities mit Schwerpunkt in den historisch arbeitenden Geisteswissenschaften, nachgewiesene Informatikkompetenz, sehr gute Kenntnisse der europaeischen digitalen Forschungsinfrastrukturen fuer die Geisteswissenschaften, insbesondere fuer das Hosting von Forschungsdaten und die Bereitstellung von Analysetools sowie Erfahrungen im Bereich der Drittmittelakquise. Kenntnisse offener Standards und ihrer Implementierung sowie Erfahrungen in der Erstellung technischer Dokumentationen sind von Vorteil. Erwuenscht werden Deutsch- oder Franzoesischkenntnisse auf Muttersprachniveau, solide Kenntnisse in der jeweils anderen Sprache und sehr gute Englischkenntnisse.
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Keeping with its mission to support the acquisition of specific knowledge in the field of Armenian studies, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation invites applications targeting all graduate students pursuing research in this domain. It is a full or partial scholarship, based on a global competition, up to 50,000 USD per year, for a maximum of four years. Six scholarships will be provided per year.
Students admitted or already pursuing a Master, PhD degree or Post Doc in an institution of higher education anywhere in the world. Modern and contemporary periods, including current issues facing Armenia and the diaspora will be privileged. Note that we define Armenian studies as broader than area studies.
The application process for the 2017-2018 academic year will open on the 1st of March 2017 and the deadline for applications is the 15th of May 2017.
With the kind collaboration of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (BAV), and the University of Notre Dame, from 8 to 19 January 2018 the American Academy in Rome offers its Winter School in Latin Paleography and Codicology. The curator of Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts at the University of Notre Dame, Dr. David T. Gura will teach the course and supervise manuscript research. This two-week intensive course will introduce participants to various aspects of Latin Paleography and Western Codicology, offering a balance of theoretical and practical applications.
Participants will develop mastery of abbreviation systems, the ability to identify, classify, localize, and date western book hands (ca. 1100-1500), and an understanding of the historical development and influence of Latin scripts. Western codicological principles and an introduction to analytical manuscript description will enable participants to interpret the manuscript as a complete object by utilizing physical properties such as collation, ruling patterns, decoration in parallel with the script.
A special feature of the course will be extensive library visits to the BAV, which enable participants to apply the skills and techniques from the seminars with medieval manuscripts in situ. Discussion sections will offer a chance for students to share their experiences in a group setting and discuss various problems and difficulties. The course will culminate in a final presentation in which students present the fruits of their research and field questions from the audience.
Two evening lectures by specialists will provide in depth supplementary content to particular aspects of the seminars.
Applications from graduate and postgraduate students of Classics, Patristics, and all branches of Medieval Studies are welcome. Prior and advanced knowledge of Classical and Medieval Latin is essential. The course will be conducted in English.
Room availability cannot be guaranteed and applicants should indicate their need for housing in their application. Housing at the Academy is recommended as it makes participation easier and adds to the communal experience.
Meals are not included in the costs of the program. Meals can be purchased at the Academy (euro 15 ca for lunch and euro 27 ca for dinner). Meals may also be prepared in the AAR’s communal kitchens.
Applications should send a CV and a letter of intent specifying Latin language experience, research topic, and explaining the applicant’s need for training in paleography and codicology. Please send application and any queries about the course to: latin.paleography@aarome.org.
Deadline for tuition payments is September 30, 2017.
Once we have received all housing requests, accepted participants who have been granted housing at the Academy will be contacted by the institution to pay a housing deposit online via credit card.
Further information about the course can be obtained directly from the course director at latin.paleography@aarome.org.
From 22 July to 5 August 2017, the Amsterdam Summer School offers a course on Syriac Christianity. Topics include: Syriac Bible commentaries, the use of the Bible in the liturgy, the first Christian responses to the rise of Islam, the current situation of Syriac Christianity in the Middle East and abroad, and many more.
Experts having agreed to teach in this course include H.E. Mor Polycarpus, Professor Luk Van Rompay (Duke University), Professor Alessandro Mengozzi (University of Turin), Professor Heleen Murre-van den Berg (IVOC, Nijmegen), Dr Jan van Ginkel and others.
This course is a unique opportunity to study in one of Europe’s most vibrant cities.
For more information see http://bachelors.vu.amsterdam/en/summer-school/courses/SyriacChrisitanity/index.aspx.
Actia Nicopolis Foundation and the General Archives of Greece – Archives of the Prefecture of Preveza announce a Prize Competition for a Scientific Paper on the History of Preveza, in northwestern Greece. The Paper should refer to any topic of the history of Preveza from its foundation to the middle of the 20th century. The best Paper will be awarded with a money prize of one thousand euros (1.000 euro). Furthermore, any Papers that would be reviewed positively, could be published in a special volume by the Foundation.
5. Christina Papakosta, historian and researcher.
Any graduate or student of a recognized University, born after the 1st of January 1977, is eligible to participate in the Competition.
Scientific Papers submitted to the Competition ought to be original, complete, unpublished, and based on archival material or other sources (published or not). It could be written in Greek or English. The originality may relate to the topic or the way the writer deals new data or new views of a particular issue of the history of Preveza. The participants should be familiar with and follow the common scientific rules and ethics on the use of sources and literature. Particular care should be taken in order to avoid plagiarism phenomena.
Papers ought to be between 7.000 and 10.000 words long and the text be formed in A4 size pages, with usual margins, using size 12 Times New Roman fonts. Two printed copies and a Microsoft Office Word file should be sent, by December 15th 2017, to the General Archives of Greece – Archives of the Prefecture of Preveza, 1, Karamani Str., Preveza, 481 00 Greece. A short Curriculum Vitae and details for future communication (phone numbers, postal and electronic addresses) must be included in the submitted material.
By participating, the writers fully and without any reservation accept its Terms and Conditions of the Competition, as well as the results of the selection process by the Scientific Committee, which are considered final. The writers also grant their rights of the submitted paper to be issued by Actia Nicopolis Foundation, without requiring copyright for it.
Any paper that does not comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Competition shall be excluded from further evaluation by the Scientific Committee. Would all submitted papers do not comply with the essential requirements of this Competition the Committee has the right to award no prize at all.
The results of the Competition will be announced to all the participants and will be published in the local press, in due time.
The money prize will be deposited into a bank account of the winner.
The Byzantine Collection of the Dumbarton Oaks Museum is one of the finest collections in the media of portable arts. It includes objects made of precious materials, ivories, enamels, and illuminated manuscripts; large-scale works (Antioch floor mosaics and relief sculpture from the late Roman to the Middle Byzantine periods); as well as more than two hundred textiles and comprehensive holdings of coins and seals. In addition to the permanent displays, the Museum runs a successful program of special exhibitions. The Museum undertakes ongoing and future research, digitization, and online publication projects pertaining to the seals, coins, textiles, and manuscript collections.
The Museum seeks an expert in Byzantine Art / Material Culture for a curatorial position at the associate curatorial level. The successful and highly creative candidate will help activate the museum’s collection through emphasizing international and cross-cultural exchange, and must have a deep interest in interdisciplinary scholarship. The Associate Curator of the Byzantine Collection works closely with the Byzantine Collection Curator/Museum Director and the museum’s curatorial team and is expected to be an intellectual authority to enable the museum to fulfill its mission and to maintain the highest standards of scholarship, connoisseurship, and professional practices in the field. The Associate Curator promotes dialogue, engagement, and collaboration with colleagues in the museum department and across the institution to develop ambitious exhibitions, research and publications for the Byzantine Collection.
Reporting to Museum Director, the Associate Curator is a critical member of a collaborative curatorial team. The Associate Curator participates in the care, documentation, research, presentation, publication and management and helps strengthening the world-class holding of the Byzantine Collection; s/he develops recommendations regarding the interpretation and conservation of the collections; researches, develops, and assists with implementation of special exhibitions; contributes to scholarly research and dissemination of information about the collection in print and digital media.
– Enhances the research and educational value of the collection and contributes to dissemination of information about the collection (e.g. presentations, publications, exhibitions, “real” and “online” exhibitions).
– Presents talks to various museum constituencies. Participates in museum service and community outreach.
– Participates in development of temporary exhibitions, including conceptual and storyline development, selection of content, writing, layout and concept and initial design development. Advices exhibit-related object conservation, photography, design, and exhibit installation.
– Identifies and takes on critical tasks in preparation of collections catalogues online and in print. Undertakes research, writes and edits scholarly materials that appeal to the broad range of museum visitors.
– Facilitates research by other scholars and visits to the museum by professors and students, including those from Harvard. The applicant is required to be actively engaged with the academic community.
– Identifies object acquisition and conservation priorities. Provides input and participates in research of possible new acquisitions.
– Supervises volunteers and interns working with the Byzantine Collection.
QUALIFICATIONS — BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in art history, archaeology, with a focus on Byzantine Art History. Minimum of five years progressively responsible curatorial experience, including exhibit development, care and handling of collections, is required. — ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. strongly preferred. Demonstrated record of scholarship and achievement in the field of Byzantine art; excellent analytical and organizational skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with digital publication, imaging software, databases, spread sheets, and other data storage and retrieval systems.
Ability to work collegially in a team environment.

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