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- Read classics at New College, Oxford (1996-2000, BA, MA) and the obtained a doctorate in classics from Columbia Unive... moreRead classics at New College, Oxford (1996-2000, BA, MA) and the obtained a doctorate in classics from Columbia University in New York (2000-2005 MA, Mphil, PhD) with a thesis on the Chronographia of Michael Psellos (published in 2013). Has published over 50 papers and 1 book. Has given over 70 lectures in various countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, UK, USA)edit
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Julian’s Hymn to the Sun-King can be read as a Neoplatonic interpretation of Egyptian religious beliefs about the Sun-God, Ra. Julian specifically describes the Sun-God in terms which recall directly the cult of the solar disk (Aten) and... more
Julian’s Hymn to the Sun-King can be read as a Neoplatonic interpretation of Egyptian religious beliefs about the Sun-God, Ra. Julian specifically describes the Sun-God in terms which recall directly the cult of the solar disk (Aten) and its rays, as found in the Great and Small Hymn to the Aten, written at the time of Akhenaten. This is due to a political interpretation of the role of the ruler in relation to the divine. Addressed to the emperor Constantius II (337-361), Julian’s hymn is therefore an imperial panegyric, written to be recited before the column of Constantine in Constantinople ca AD 357.
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The synod of Constantinople of 1351 discussed six questions and answers concerning the Palamite doctrine of energies. Nikephoros Gregoras was condemned at the gathering and subsequently defended his position in his History of the... more
The synod of Constantinople of 1351 discussed six questions and answers concerning
the Palamite doctrine of energies. Nikephoros Gregoras was condemned at the gathering
and subsequently defended his position in his History of the Romans, where he indicated
that the Neoplatonist Plotinus held the same views on the relation between the
divine and its activities. This would imply that Plotinus’ ideas were also condemned at the
synod of 1351. On the other side of the debate, the Neoplatonist Proclus had anticipated
the same arguments as Gregory Palamas in his commentary on Plato’s Parmenides. Indeed, the Palamite debate employed argumentative strategies which had distinguished Plotinus from Proclus and therefore revealed the brilliant dynamism of Byzantine Platonism in the
fourteenth century.
the Palamite doctrine of energies. Nikephoros Gregoras was condemned at the gathering
and subsequently defended his position in his History of the Romans, where he indicated
that the Neoplatonist Plotinus held the same views on the relation between the
divine and its activities. This would imply that Plotinus’ ideas were also condemned at the
synod of 1351. On the other side of the debate, the Neoplatonist Proclus had anticipated
the same arguments as Gregory Palamas in his commentary on Plato’s Parmenides. Indeed, the Palamite debate employed argumentative strategies which had distinguished Plotinus from Proclus and therefore revealed the brilliant dynamism of Byzantine Platonism in the
fourteenth century.
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The manuscript of Plato known as Plato T and today at the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice was kept in the library of San Giovanni e Paolo from 1500 to 1789. It may be termed the ‘Plato of San Zanipolo’. It was written by the scribe Ephraim... more
The manuscript of Plato known as Plato T and today at the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice was kept in the library of San Giovanni e Paolo from 1500 to 1789. It may be termed the ‘Plato of San Zanipolo’. It was written by the scribe Ephraim in the tenth century in Constantinople and preserves a text of the Parmenides of Plato which coincides on many points with that of Proclus’ Commentary to the same dialogue. Moreover, the scholia in the margins also present variants and information deriving from the Proclus’ commentary. Given that Proclus was head of Plato’s Academy in Athens in the 5th century AD, it appears that the Plato of San Zanipolo preserves a copy of Plato’s Academy in Athens.
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The commentary on the Jesus Prayer published by Sinkiewicz in 1987 is a genuine work by Psellos. It is ascribed to him in a number of manuscripts and is not eccentric in relation to his interests. Indeed, he wrote a commentary on the... more
The commentary on the Jesus Prayer published by Sinkiewicz in 1987 is a genuine work by Psellos. It is ascribed to him in a number of manuscripts and is not eccentric in relation to his interests. Indeed, he wrote a commentary on the 'Kyrie Eleison'. Moreover, the theological points in the commentary echo those he described in Poem 4 Westerink. The commentary contains a previously unidentified verse which contains eleventh century expressions. Psellos' commentary was used by Markos Eugenikos when he wrote his own commentary on the same prayer which was published in the Philocalia. Psellos' commentary was transmitted in a number of manuscripts preserved today on Mt. Athos also under his name.
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Wulfila (+383) translated the bible into the Gothic language. While a large part of the New Testament survives, little has reached us of the Old Testament (notably the book of Nehemiah). The recent discovery of a Palimpsest in Bologna and... more
Wulfila (+383) translated the bible into the Gothic language. While a large
part of the New Testament survives, little has reached us of the Old Testament
(notably the book of Nehemiah). The recent discovery of a Palimpsest in Bologna
and a series of inscriptions in Mangup in Crimea have yielded verses from eight
psalms in Gothic. The verses present the same variants as found in the Paraphrase
of Apollinaris of Laodicaea. These readings are different from Alexandrinus,
Sinaiticus and Vaticanus as well as Rahlfs’ critical edition. The re fore, the readings
of Apollinaris of Laodicaea’s paraphrase and Wulfila’s translation derive from Lucian
of Antioch’s edition of the Psalms used at the court of Constantinople in the reign
of Constantius II (337-361).
part of the New Testament survives, little has reached us of the Old Testament
(notably the book of Nehemiah). The recent discovery of a Palimpsest in Bologna
and a series of inscriptions in Mangup in Crimea have yielded verses from eight
psalms in Gothic. The verses present the same variants as found in the Paraphrase
of Apollinaris of Laodicaea. These readings are different from Alexandrinus,
Sinaiticus and Vaticanus as well as Rahlfs’ critical edition. The re fore, the readings
of Apollinaris of Laodicaea’s paraphrase and Wulfila’s translation derive from Lucian
of Antioch’s edition of the Psalms used at the court of Constantinople in the reign
of Constantius II (337-361).
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The Chronographia of Michael Psellos (1018-1081) reveals a limited interest in nations and minorities within and without the Byzantine Empire. He had access to information about these peoples either indirectly (1018-1042) or more directly... more
The Chronographia of Michael Psellos (1018-1081) reveals a limited interest in nations and minorities within and without the Byzantine Empire. He had access to information about these peoples either indirectly (1018-1042) or more directly (1042-1078). He has a greater understanding of their complexity, especially between 1042-1059 when his friend Constantine Leichoudes was mesazon. Psellos refers to nations and minorities in his Chronographia through the prism of the imperial court at Constantinople.
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Nonnos of Panopolis paraphrased the Gospel of John on the basis of a text of the New Testament available in Constantinople since the fourth century. In a number of passages his text gives a new wording of expressions present also in the... more
Nonnos of Panopolis paraphrased the Gospel of John on the basis of a text of the New Testament available in Constantinople since the fourth century. In a number of passages his text gives a new wording of expressions present also in the Alexandrinus manuscript as well as in the Gothic translation by Wulfila. The fact that these three texts have the same readings of the Gospel of John in a significant number of passages, implies that they used a similar version of the biblical text and that this did not coincide with that employed by non-Chalcedonian Christians, since Wulfila was an Arian and wrote before the council of Chalcedon (451). Moreover, Nonnos, Wulfila and Alexandrinus agree against Vaticanus and Sinaiticus. Given the importance given to these latter manuscripts in the Nestle– Alland critical edition (NA28), it means that Nonnos does not paraphrase a text as is printed in that edition, but one more similar to the patriarchal edition of 1904.
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Leichoudes held the pronoia of the Mangana. In this case that means that he was a pronoetes of an imperial estate, in latin a curator domus divinae. The pronoia thus implies that he held an emphyteutic lease. He held it twice between 1042... more
Leichoudes held the pronoia of the Mangana. In this case that means that he was a pronoetes of an imperial estate, in latin a curator domus divinae. The pronoia thus implies that he held an emphyteutic lease. He held it twice between 1042 and 1050 and then again in 1057–1059, while he was mesazon. He gave back the pronoia to the emperor in 1059 because of an objection raised within the synod. Someone seems to have noticed that the pronoia would be unacceptable with his new role as patriarch. This may be due to canonical restrictions im-posed on higher clergy in relation to revenue and sales of property, which would be contrary to the terms of an emphyteutic lease. Therefore, the pronoia of the Mangana was a kouratoreia, the administration of an imperial estate and Leichoudes was a curator domus divinae.
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The Synodikon of Orthodoxy, in its earliest version (Synodikon of Alexius Studites), has at least five different layers of composition. Beside the original one of 843/844, there is one after 845, another after 870, a fourth after 925 and... more
The Synodikon of Orthodoxy, in its earliest version (Synodikon of Alexius Studites), has at least five different layers of composition. Beside the original one of 843/844, there is one after 845, another after 870, a fourth after 925 and finally one between 1034–1043. Since each date represents a post quem, they could be grouped together. However, the layers of composition represent different interests and objectives and therefore are difficult to conflate. On the contrary, each stratum reveals that by the 11th century the characteristic of the Synodikon was to unify different objectives and strat-egies into one text. It is also for this reason that the text continued to expand after Alexius Studites’ version of 1034–1043.
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The poetry of Michael Psellos (1018-1081) reveals a strong connection with the imperial court. The poems edited by Westerink and considered genuine by him (1-52) are often dedicated the emperors or empresses and the content is tied to... more
The poetry of Michael Psellos (1018-1081) reveals a strong connection with the imperial court. The poems edited by Westerink and considered genuine by him
(1-52) are often dedicated the emperors or empresses and the content is tied to dynamics at the palace. Therefore Psellos’ genuine poetic production may be
considered ‘poesies d’occasion’ or ‘Gelegenheitsdichtung’ or imperial poetry.
(1-52) are often dedicated the emperors or empresses and the content is tied to dynamics at the palace. Therefore Psellos’ genuine poetic production may be
considered ‘poesies d’occasion’ or ‘Gelegenheitsdichtung’ or imperial poetry.
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In 1025 the Byzantine Empire’s most important neighboring civilization was that of the Arabic speaking Emirates. With the capture of Baghdad in 1055 by the Turkish Sultan, Toghrul Bey, the new Middle-Eastern environment surrounding the... more
In 1025 the Byzantine Empire’s most important neighboring civilization was that of the Arabic speaking Emirates. With the capture of Baghdad in 1055 by the Turkish Sultan, Toghrul Bey, the new Middle-Eastern environment surrounding the Byzantines was 1) Shiite Buyid Persian Caliphs, 2) Sunni Turkish Sultans 3) Shiite Fatimid Egyptian Caliphate. This new situation was well understood by the Byzantines even if they did not have the time to react to the rapidly changing situation and
ultimately lost control of most of Anatolia between 1071-1081.
ultimately lost control of most of Anatolia between 1071-1081.
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Michael Psellos (1018-1081?) had a limited and specific interest in Plotinus’ writings. He rarely quotes them, preferring the later Neoplatonist Proclus. Nevertheless, four essays reveal his study of Enneads 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 3.7, 5.8 and... more
Michael Psellos (1018-1081?) had a limited and specific interest in Plotinus’ writings. He rarely quotes them, preferring the later Neoplatonist Proclus. Nevertheless, four essays reveal his study of Enneads 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 3.7, 5.8 and 5.9. Generally, he indicates his disagreement with the ancient philosopher except on the question of time. From the context it appears that the period of such research was ca 1055-1075 and may have been prompted by a friend such as Xiphilinos.
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Research Interests: History, Classics, Homer, Literature, Poetry, and 4 moreByzantine Studies, Late Antiquity, Michael Psellos, and Iliad
Michael Psellos (1018–1081) used neoplatonic ethics in Chronographia 6a8 in order to discredit Leo Paraspondylos. He was accused of being too strict and distant from the real world of politics. By claiming that the intellect also needs a... more
Michael Psellos (1018–1081) used neoplatonic ethics in Chronographia 6a8 in order to discredit Leo Paraspondylos. He was accused of being too strict and distant from the real world of politics. By claiming that the intellect also needs a natural environment, Psellos endorses the neoplatonic reading of Plato’s Philebus and at the same time the contemplation of nature of Maximus the Confessor. In other words he claims the Leo was neither a philosopher nor an accurate theologian and therefore could not be in charge of political affairs.
Research Interests: History, Philosophy, Classics, Plato, Byzantine Studies, and 3 moreProclus, Neoplatonism, and Michael Psellos
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Maximus drew on the pagan Proclus in order articulate a passage of Dionysius the Areopagite in such a way as to support a view of two ‘powers/energies’ of Christ.
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Essay 11 of the Theologica edited by Gautier, dedicated to interpreting a canon of John of Damascus, illustrates Psellos' opinion on what the disciples saw during the Transfiguration of Jesus. Unlike the contemporary poems of... more
Essay 11 of the Theologica edited by Gautier, dedicated to interpreting a canon of John of Damascus, illustrates Psellos' opinion on what the disciples saw during the Transfiguration of Jesus. Unlike the contemporary poems of Christophoros Mityleanios and John Mauropous, his focus is on the question of perception. Indeed he employs ideas taken explicitly from Proclus' Elements of Theology, and specifically proposition 71, in order to define the concept of cðéôçäåéüôçò. Psellos focuses on the specific passages from the canon of John of Damascus, an important element since Gregory Palamas in the fourteenth century understood that canon to be a key for the interpretation of the perception of the energies of God.
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"Poem IV of Michael the Grammarian edited by Mercati may be dated to ca. 1030 because of a reference to Philip of Amorion. Since the poem contains clear references to the different pronunciation of the letter iota and hypsilon one may... more
"Poem IV of Michael the Grammarian edited by Mercati may be dated to ca. 1030
because of a reference to Philip of Amorion. Since the poem contains clear references
to the different pronunciation of the letter iota and hypsilon one may deduce that at
that time they effectively represented two different sounds. This is also confirmed by
the near contemporary evidence of Church Slavonic. If hypsilon represented a sound
similar to a French u or a German ü there are important consequences for the study of
Anatolian dialects as well as codicology."
because of a reference to Philip of Amorion. Since the poem contains clear references
to the different pronunciation of the letter iota and hypsilon one may deduce that at
that time they effectively represented two different sounds. This is also confirmed by
the near contemporary evidence of Church Slavonic. If hypsilon represented a sound
similar to a French u or a German ü there are important consequences for the study of
Anatolian dialects as well as codicology."
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Single author volumes Method in Madness: Geopolitics in a changing world Analysis and predictions, Venice 2023 The Depiction of Character in the Chronographia of Michael Psellos, (Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization), Turnhout... more
Single author volumes
Method in Madness: Geopolitics in a changing world Analysis and predictions, Venice 2023
The Depiction of Character in the Chronographia of Michael Psellos, (Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization), Turnhout 2013
Edited volumes
F. Lauritzen (ed.), Theodore Metochites: Statesman and Philosopher, 1270-1332, Steubenville Ohio, 2024.
F. Lauritzen, S. Wear (eds.), The Byzantine Platonists, 284-1453 (Theandrites: Studies on Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism), Steubenville Ohio, 2021
Kindle editions
Middle Egyptian
Loyalist Teaching Sehetepibra: Hieroglyph text and English translation (kindle edition)
Homer
Homer Iliad: Greek text and and English translation by Alexander Pope (1720) (English Edition), (Kindle edition)
Musaeus
Musaeus Hero and Leander: Greek edition (1825) and English translation by George Chapman (1616), (Kindle edition)
Plato
Plato Parmenides Greek and English (kindle edition), Venice
Plato Laws: in Greek and English (kindle edition)
Plato Republic: Greek edition and English translation, (Kindle edition)
Plotinus
Plotinus Enneads: Greek text and English translation (Kindle edition)
Method in Madness: Geopolitics in a changing world Analysis and predictions, Venice 2023
The Depiction of Character in the Chronographia of Michael Psellos, (Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization), Turnhout 2013
Edited volumes
F. Lauritzen (ed.), Theodore Metochites: Statesman and Philosopher, 1270-1332, Steubenville Ohio, 2024.
F. Lauritzen, S. Wear (eds.), The Byzantine Platonists, 284-1453 (Theandrites: Studies on Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism), Steubenville Ohio, 2021
Kindle editions
Middle Egyptian
Loyalist Teaching Sehetepibra: Hieroglyph text and English translation (kindle edition)
Homer
Homer Iliad: Greek text and and English translation by Alexander Pope (1720) (English Edition), (Kindle edition)
Musaeus
Musaeus Hero and Leander: Greek edition (1825) and English translation by George Chapman (1616), (Kindle edition)
Plato
Plato Parmenides Greek and English (kindle edition), Venice
Plato Laws: in Greek and English (kindle edition)
Plato Republic: Greek edition and English translation, (Kindle edition)
Plotinus
Plotinus Enneads: Greek text and English translation (Kindle edition)
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https://www.austriaca.at/8584-0 The volume shows the manifold themes of Greek poetry in Late Antiquity. Pagan and Christian concepts merge in the works of Nonnus of Panopolis and in the “Ekphrasis” of John of Gaza, the poems of George... more
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The volume shows the manifold themes of Greek poetry in Late Antiquity. Pagan and Christian concepts merge in the works of Nonnus of Panopolis and in the “Ekphrasis” of John of Gaza, the poems of George of Pisidia are read against the background of late antique philosophy and the autobiographies of Gregory of Nazianzus as literary forms of expression. The ekphrastic narrative techniques of Quintus Smyrnaeus and the composition of characters in Colluthus are analyzed, and Lycophron is proved as another source of Nonnus’ “Dionysiaka”. The contributions also deal with mythological characters, cyclopes and elephants, and late antique epigrammatic poetry is contextualized in the cultural and literary environment of the time.
The volume shows the manifold themes of Greek poetry in Late Antiquity. Pagan and Christian concepts merge in the works of Nonnus of Panopolis and in the “Ekphrasis” of John of Gaza, the poems of George of Pisidia are read against the background of late antique philosophy and the autobiographies of Gregory of Nazianzus as literary forms of expression. The ekphrastic narrative techniques of Quintus Smyrnaeus and the composition of characters in Colluthus are analyzed, and Lycophron is proved as another source of Nonnus’ “Dionysiaka”. The contributions also deal with mythological characters, cyclopes and elephants, and late antique epigrammatic poetry is contextualized in the cultural and literary environment of the time.
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Call for book manuscripts on byzantine platonism (284-1453)
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"This publication presents the first study of the defining features of Psellos' Chronographia, written in the 11th century. Character is the single most important feature of the Chronographia written by Michael Psellos (1018-1081?). It... more
"This publication presents the first study of the defining features of Psellos' Chronographia, written in the 11th century.
Character is the single most important feature of the Chronographia written by Michael Psellos (1018-1081?). It is an historical account of the events at court from the time of Basil II (986-1025) to Michael VII Doukas (1071-1078) with the insight of someone whose career developed within the imperial court and his unsurpassed eye for details of personality was enlightened by his intellectual interests. During his lifetime, Psellos was considered the forefront of philosophical studies in the capital and therefore was named consul of philosophers (ὕπατος τῶν φιλοσόφων) in 1047 and he credited himself with reintroducing Plato on the cultural scene of Constantinople. It was his attractive manner of speech which led him to remain in the emperor’s presence and his rhetorical ability also plays an important role in the Chronographia, especially when he emphasizes or fabricates events to justify his understanding of a person’s mind. Many have employed Psellos’ Chronographia for its value in shedding light on historic events, itself important, though it often neglects the fact that Psellos’ historiography is not based on factual details to explain multiple causes for events, but seeks to attribute blame or merit to the personality of the ruling emperor."
Character is the single most important feature of the Chronographia written by Michael Psellos (1018-1081?). It is an historical account of the events at court from the time of Basil II (986-1025) to Michael VII Doukas (1071-1078) with the insight of someone whose career developed within the imperial court and his unsurpassed eye for details of personality was enlightened by his intellectual interests. During his lifetime, Psellos was considered the forefront of philosophical studies in the capital and therefore was named consul of philosophers (ὕπατος τῶν φιλοσόφων) in 1047 and he credited himself with reintroducing Plato on the cultural scene of Constantinople. It was his attractive manner of speech which led him to remain in the emperor’s presence and his rhetorical ability also plays an important role in the Chronographia, especially when he emphasizes or fabricates events to justify his understanding of a person’s mind. Many have employed Psellos’ Chronographia for its value in shedding light on historic events, itself important, though it often neglects the fact that Psellos’ historiography is not based on factual details to explain multiple causes for events, but seeks to attribute blame or merit to the personality of the ruling emperor."
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Lunedì 25 ottobre Scuola Grande di San Marco [in persona] 13:00 Introduzione: Dott. Po’ direttore del Polo Museale Scuola Grande di San Marco Vasileios Koukousas, Presidente Istituto Ellenico Andreas Katsaniotis, Sottosegretario di stato... more
Lunedì 25 ottobre
Scuola Grande di San Marco
[in persona]
13:00 Introduzione:
Dott. Po’ direttore del Polo Museale Scuola Grande di San Marco
Vasileios Koukousas, Presidente Istituto Ellenico
Andreas Katsaniotis, Sottosegretario di stato agli Affari Esteri incaricato per i greci all'estro
[sessione online]
Presiede Mario Po’
14:30 Frederick Lauritzen, Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venezia, Plotino Alessandrino e Proclo Costantinopolitano
15:00 Michael Chase, CNRS, Parigi, Flos intellectus: notes on the transfer of a Neoplatonic doctrine from Alexandria
to Constantinople
15:30 pausa
Presiede Sergio Mainoldi
16:00 Benedetto Neola, Università di Salerno e Sorbonne Université (Paris IV), Il problema della passibilità: la
Cristologia di Cirillo e la dottrina delle anime pure di Ermia a confronto
16:30 Isabel Grimm, Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich, Cyranides from Alexandria to Constantinople
17:00 Claudio Moreschini, Università di Pisa, Tradizione alessandrina e insegnamento di Gregorio Nazianzeno negli
Ambigua ad Iohannem di Massimo il Confessore: alcune osservazioni
17:30 pausa
Presiede Frederick Lauritzen
18:00 Sarah Wear, Franciscan University, Steubenville OH, Cyril of Alexandria and Hermias on the rational soul
18:30 Panagiotis Pavlos, University of Oslo, Dionysius School of Alexandria
19:00 Aaron Johnson, Lee University, Cleveland TN Cyril of Alexandria as a Reader of Plato
19:30 Edward Watts, San Diego University, CA, Christian Students in the School of Ammonius
Martedì 26 ottobre
Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Post-Bizantini
[in persona]
Mattino
Presiede: Christos Aramptazis
11:50 introduzione:
Vasileios Koukousas, presidente Istituto Ellenico;
Mario Po’ direttore del Polo Museale Scuola Grande di San Marco
12:00 Photios Ioannidis, Università di Salonicco, Gregory the Theologian.
12:30 Panagiotis Tzoumerkas, Supreme Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, Philosophical disputes in
Alexandria in the 5th century.
Pomeriggio
presiede: Photios Ioannidis
15:00 Sergio Mainoldi, Università di Salerno, Sintesi asintotiche. I teologi cristiani di fronte al platonismo tra
Alessandria e Costantinopoli passando per Atene.
15:30 Elena Giannakopoulou, Università di Atene, Condemning Origenism in the Ecumenical Councils.
16:00 Thomai Chouvarda, Università di Salonicco, Clement of Alexandria and Gregory Palamas. The connection
between Philosophy and Theology.
16:30 Stefan Toma, Università di Kiel, Gennadios Scholarios and the Platonic tradition in the 15th century.
17:30 discussione
18:00 Tavola rotonda presieduta da Panagiotis Tzoumerkas.: Alexandria and Constantinople: History, Theology,
Philosophy. Vasileios Koukousas Chrestos Arabatzis, Lambros Alexopoulos.
18:45 Conclusioni: Alessandria e Costantinopoli a Venezia. Frederick Lauritzen
Scuola Grande di San Marco
[in persona]
13:00 Introduzione:
Dott. Po’ direttore del Polo Museale Scuola Grande di San Marco
Vasileios Koukousas, Presidente Istituto Ellenico
Andreas Katsaniotis, Sottosegretario di stato agli Affari Esteri incaricato per i greci all'estro
[sessione online]
Presiede Mario Po’
14:30 Frederick Lauritzen, Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venezia, Plotino Alessandrino e Proclo Costantinopolitano
15:00 Michael Chase, CNRS, Parigi, Flos intellectus: notes on the transfer of a Neoplatonic doctrine from Alexandria
to Constantinople
15:30 pausa
Presiede Sergio Mainoldi
16:00 Benedetto Neola, Università di Salerno e Sorbonne Université (Paris IV), Il problema della passibilità: la
Cristologia di Cirillo e la dottrina delle anime pure di Ermia a confronto
16:30 Isabel Grimm, Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich, Cyranides from Alexandria to Constantinople
17:00 Claudio Moreschini, Università di Pisa, Tradizione alessandrina e insegnamento di Gregorio Nazianzeno negli
Ambigua ad Iohannem di Massimo il Confessore: alcune osservazioni
17:30 pausa
Presiede Frederick Lauritzen
18:00 Sarah Wear, Franciscan University, Steubenville OH, Cyril of Alexandria and Hermias on the rational soul
18:30 Panagiotis Pavlos, University of Oslo, Dionysius School of Alexandria
19:00 Aaron Johnson, Lee University, Cleveland TN Cyril of Alexandria as a Reader of Plato
19:30 Edward Watts, San Diego University, CA, Christian Students in the School of Ammonius
Martedì 26 ottobre
Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Post-Bizantini
[in persona]
Mattino
Presiede: Christos Aramptazis
11:50 introduzione:
Vasileios Koukousas, presidente Istituto Ellenico;
Mario Po’ direttore del Polo Museale Scuola Grande di San Marco
12:00 Photios Ioannidis, Università di Salonicco, Gregory the Theologian.
12:30 Panagiotis Tzoumerkas, Supreme Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, Philosophical disputes in
Alexandria in the 5th century.
Pomeriggio
presiede: Photios Ioannidis
15:00 Sergio Mainoldi, Università di Salerno, Sintesi asintotiche. I teologi cristiani di fronte al platonismo tra
Alessandria e Costantinopoli passando per Atene.
15:30 Elena Giannakopoulou, Università di Atene, Condemning Origenism in the Ecumenical Councils.
16:00 Thomai Chouvarda, Università di Salonicco, Clement of Alexandria and Gregory Palamas. The connection
between Philosophy and Theology.
16:30 Stefan Toma, Università di Kiel, Gennadios Scholarios and the Platonic tradition in the 15th century.
17:30 discussione
18:00 Tavola rotonda presieduta da Panagiotis Tzoumerkas.: Alexandria and Constantinople: History, Theology,
Philosophy. Vasileios Koukousas Chrestos Arabatzis, Lambros Alexopoulos.
18:45 Conclusioni: Alessandria e Costantinopoli a Venezia. Frederick Lauritzen
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La Biblioteca del Convento domenicano annesso alla Basilica Ss. Giovanni e Paolo di Venezia fu una delle più importanti dell’Italia rinascimentale; ciò era dovuto soprattutto alla rara collezione personale del priore e poi maestro... more
La Biblioteca del Convento domenicano annesso alla Basilica Ss. Giovanni e Paolo di Venezia fu una delle più importanti dell’Italia rinascimentale; ciò era dovuto soprattutto alla rara collezione personale del priore e poi maestro generale dell’Ordine (1487- 1500) Gioacchino Torriano, che volle collocarla in questo luogo. Questa preziosa raccolta di incunaboli e manoscritti antichi, arricchitasi nel tempo, venne trasferita alla Biblioteca Marciana nel 1789 e poi da qui molti dei manoscritti furono portati a Parigi “manu militari” dalle truppe occupanti napoleoniche.
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Dopo gli incontri avvenuti nel 2017 su “Costantinopoli e Venezia, Fondazioni bizantine di carità e Scuola Grande di San Marco“, nel febbraio di quest’anno “Filosofia e medicina bizantina da oriente a occidente. La Custodia di Venezia”,... more
Dopo gli incontri avvenuti nel 2017 su “Costantinopoli e Venezia, Fondazioni bizantine di carità e Scuola Grande di San Marco“, nel febbraio di quest’anno “Filosofia e medicina bizantina da oriente a occidente. La Custodia di Venezia”, proseguiamo la nostra riflessione nell’eredità bizantina che, grazie alla biblioteca del Convento domenicano Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, è parte della nostra storia con l’apporto dei neoplatonici bizantini e l’influenza del loro pensiero nella civiltà veneziana e più in generale in Occidente, anche per ciò che riguarda i principi di persona, salute e cura.
La filosofia medievale in occidente è fondata prevalentemente sul pensiero di Aristotele e su testi di matrice religiosa. Nell’impero bizantino, Aristotele era considerato un’anticamera alla filosofia di Platone. L’utilizzo di termini e concetti platonici anche nelle discussioni teologiche bizantine, rende Platone il punto di riferimento antico della filosofia Bizantina.
Venezia ha un ruolo centrale nella trasmissione del sapere orientale platonico ad un occidente aristotelico. I testi scelti e stampati a Venezia permisero la diffusione di nozioni platoniche ben conosciute a Bisanzio, ma innovative nell’ambiente umanistico rinascimentale. La biblioteca del convento di San Giovanni e Paolo preservò i testi platonici, oltre ad un manoscritto fondamentale dei dialoghi di Platone, e permise, insieme alla biblioteca Marciana, di poter reintrodurre il platonismo e soprattutto il neoplatonismo, anche bizantino, nella cultura occidentale.
La filosofia medievale in occidente è fondata prevalentemente sul pensiero di Aristotele e su testi di matrice religiosa. Nell’impero bizantino, Aristotele era considerato un’anticamera alla filosofia di Platone. L’utilizzo di termini e concetti platonici anche nelle discussioni teologiche bizantine, rende Platone il punto di riferimento antico della filosofia Bizantina.
Venezia ha un ruolo centrale nella trasmissione del sapere orientale platonico ad un occidente aristotelico. I testi scelti e stampati a Venezia permisero la diffusione di nozioni platoniche ben conosciute a Bisanzio, ma innovative nell’ambiente umanistico rinascimentale. La biblioteca del convento di San Giovanni e Paolo preservò i testi platonici, oltre ad un manoscritto fondamentale dei dialoghi di Platone, e permise, insieme alla biblioteca Marciana, di poter reintrodurre il platonismo e soprattutto il neoplatonismo, anche bizantino, nella cultura occidentale.
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Conference
22 November 2017
Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice, Italy
to attend write to scuolagrandesanmarco@aulss3.veneto.it
22 November 2017
Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice, Italy
to attend write to scuolagrandesanmarco@aulss3.veneto.it
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The Fondazione Massimo Collice onlus invites applications in order to catalogue the Library of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, a service it is providing in favour of the Azienda Ulss 3 Serenissima / Scuola Grande di San Marco. The volumes... more
The Fondazione Massimo Collice onlus invites applications in order to catalogue the Library of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, a service it is providing in favour of the Azienda Ulss 3 Serenissima / Scuola Grande di San Marco. The volumes are kept on shelves in the Sala del Capitolo and the Sala dell’Albergo. The work will result in the publication of a paper and online catalogue which will provide an up-to-date reference of the books in the library as well as their location within the Sala del Capitolo and the Sala dell’Albergo. There will also be also occasion to study part of the collection, which will be undertaken together with Dr. Lauritzen, on the basis of the data which will emerge from the cataloguing process. The results of the cataloguing and research will be presented in June 2018 at a conference to be held at the Scuola Grande di San Marco.
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La Fondazione Massimo Collice onlus, con proprio atto di liberalità a favore dell’Azienda Ulss 3 Serenissima / Scuola di San Marco, bandisce un concorso per una borsa di studio destinata alla catalogazione dei volumi di Scienze Mediche... more
La Fondazione Massimo Collice onlus, con proprio atto di liberalità a favore dell’Azienda Ulss 3 Serenissima / Scuola di San Marco, bandisce un concorso per una borsa di studio destinata alla catalogazione dei volumi di Scienze Mediche collocati nella Sala dell’Albergo e nella Sala del Capitolo della Scuola Grande di San Marco di Venezia. Il lavoro esiterà nella pubblicazione cartacea e online di un catalogo che fornirà una segnatura aggiornata di tutti i libri presenti, nonché la registrazione della loro collocazione fisica negli armadi della Sala del Capitolo e della Sala dell’Albergo. Oltre a questo lavoro “quantitativo” si richiede un’analisi qualitativa di parte del materiale librario censito, la cui identificazione verrà fatta del coordinatore del progetto dottor Lauritzen sulla base dei dati emersi. Il risultato di questo lavoro sarà presentato nel giugno 2018 in un convegno dedicato presso la Scuola Grande di San Marco.
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The scientific editing of this volume was undertaken by the Center of Excellence entitled "Utilization of Orthodox Heritage and Interreligious Dialogue" of the National and Kapodistrian University (NKUA) of Athens, in the framework of the... more
The scientific editing of this volume was undertaken by the Center of Excellence entitled "Utilization of Orthodox Heritage and Interreligious Dialogue" of the National and Kapodistrian University (NKUA) of Athens, in the framework of the collaboration provided in the relevant Memorandum of Understanding. Mrs. Ioanna Stoufi-Poulimenou, Professor of Christian Archaeology and Art, Department of Theology, NKUA has been appointed to be scientific responsible for the publication. The churches dedicated to the Wisdom of God included in the volume are to be the landmarks of the "European Route of the Monuments of the Wisdom of God (Hagia Sophia)". The application will be submitted in the form of a comprehensive joint proposal of the Center of Excellence and the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (I.A.O.) with the aim of recognizing it as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.
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Plotinus in Ennead 6.8 (essay 39 written 263–268) connects the nature of the One with freedom. This important philosophical insight was not accepted by other Neoplatonists, especially Proclus (412–485). For him freedom could not refer to... more
Plotinus in Ennead 6.8 (essay 39 written 263–268) connects the nature of the One with freedom. This important philosophical insight was not accepted by other Neoplatonists, especially Proclus (412–485). For him freedom could not refer to the highest entity since it is absolutely simple. Maximus the Confessor also pointed out that freedom does not define God, but is rather an activity of the divine. Plotinus’ views expressed in Ennead 6.8 were unique and unusual and did not have a wide following in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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in B. Pitarakis G. Tanman, Life is short, art is long. The art of healing in Byzantium, new perspectives, Istanbul 2018, 31-42
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in An Ecumene of Changes. Jurisdictional Spaces and Frontiers of the Patriarchate of Constantinople (4th-20th C.), ed. by Dan Ioan Muresan and Dominic Moreau, Palgrave – Macmillan (Basingstoke, UK), 2019, 2 volumes (New Approaches to... more
in An Ecumene of Changes. Jurisdictional Spaces and Frontiers of the Patriarchate of Constantinople (4th-20th C.), ed. by Dan Ioan Muresan and Dominic Moreau, Palgrave – Macmillan (Basingstoke, UK), 2019, 2 volumes (New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture), forthcoming
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The typikon of Monomachos describes a byzantine assembly. Comparing it with the church synods and meetings of the corporations allows one to understand the importance of majority voting in complex matters. In the case of the gathering at... more
The typikon of Monomachos describes a byzantine assembly. Comparing it with the church synods and meetings of the corporations allows one to understand the importance of majority voting in complex matters. In the case of the gathering at Karyai, it appears that voting was not essential and yet it was important that the decision not be imposed on the monks. This delicate balance reveals the importance of voting on issues as well as finding harmonious solutions to complex problems.
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Indo- Hellenic Research Centre, New Delhi is pleased to announce that the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post Byzantine Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will jointly organise a conference... more
Indo- Hellenic Research Centre, New Delhi is pleased to announce that the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post Byzantine Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will jointly organise a conference under the title The Greek World and India: History, Culture and Trade from the Hellenistic period to Modern Times. The conference will be held from the 12th to the 16th of December 2022.
As India and Greece move into the 21st century with confidence, the former as one of the leading powers of our world and the latter as a stable society and state in SE Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean with a long history, and while global developments present new challenges for the world’s nations, highlighting common civilizational elements and common courses in history can be helpful in shaping a mutual understanding and perception for the future.
Greece and India are bearers of two of the greatest civilizations in history, which came into close contact over the centuries, having extensively and for a long time interacted with each other, on various occasions. Besides that, the two countries, albeit different in matters of size, also share healthy democratic institutions and vibrant societies, respectful towards other cultures.
It is with these common elements in mind that the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post Byzantine Studies, Venice, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Aristotle University, Thessaloniki have collaborated to conduct an International Conference under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the general title: “The Greek World and India: History, Culture and Trade from the Hellenistic period to Modern Times."
The aim of the Conference is to bring to the forefront the most recent research on the interaction, communication and influences between the Greek World and India from the period when these were at their peak, following Alexander’s the Great quest into Asia, until Modern Times. It is a firm belief of the organisers that exploring past aspects of the 2000 years-long history of Indo-Hellenic contacts could open new ways of promoting and enhancing current relations between the two nations. Within this context, the Conference will aim at focusing particularly on the following areas of research, by means of distinct panels consisting of specialized scholars and researchers:
As India and Greece move into the 21st century with confidence, the former as one of the leading powers of our world and the latter as a stable society and state in SE Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean with a long history, and while global developments present new challenges for the world’s nations, highlighting common civilizational elements and common courses in history can be helpful in shaping a mutual understanding and perception for the future.
Greece and India are bearers of two of the greatest civilizations in history, which came into close contact over the centuries, having extensively and for a long time interacted with each other, on various occasions. Besides that, the two countries, albeit different in matters of size, also share healthy democratic institutions and vibrant societies, respectful towards other cultures.
It is with these common elements in mind that the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post Byzantine Studies, Venice, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Aristotle University, Thessaloniki have collaborated to conduct an International Conference under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the general title: “The Greek World and India: History, Culture and Trade from the Hellenistic period to Modern Times."
The aim of the Conference is to bring to the forefront the most recent research on the interaction, communication and influences between the Greek World and India from the period when these were at their peak, following Alexander’s the Great quest into Asia, until Modern Times. It is a firm belief of the organisers that exploring past aspects of the 2000 years-long history of Indo-Hellenic contacts could open new ways of promoting and enhancing current relations between the two nations. Within this context, the Conference will aim at focusing particularly on the following areas of research, by means of distinct panels consisting of specialized scholars and researchers:
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Scuola Dalmata
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Vendredi 2 juillet 2021 9h15 : salutations Michelle BUBENICEK, directrice de l’École nationale des chartes Isabelle LE MASNE DE CHERMONT, directrice des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France Vincent DEROCHE, Sorbonne, directeur de... more
Vendredi 2 juillet 2021
9h15 : salutations
Michelle BUBENICEK, directrice de l’École nationale des chartes
Isabelle LE MASNE DE CHERMONT, directrice des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Vincent DEROCHE, Sorbonne, directeur de l’équipe « Monde byzantin », UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée
9h30 : introduction
Konstantinos VLASIS, secrétaire d’État aux Affaires étrangères de la République hellénique en charge de la Diaspora grecque
Christian FÖRSTEL, Delphine LAURITZEN et Frederick LAURITZEN, organisateurs
Session I — Perspectives d’ensemble
Président : Jean-Claude CHEYNET (Sorbonne Université)
10h : « Le Psautier de Paris, un chef d’œuvre de l’art byzantin », par Jannic DURAND, directeur du département des Objets d’art, Musée du Louvre
10h30 : « Books and Prayer in the Long 10th Century: People, Manuscripts, Contexts », par Claudia RAPP, Universität Wien, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften,
11h : pause
11h30 : « Le Psautier de Paris et la minuscule bouletée 40 ans après (vidéo) », par Maria-Luisa AGATI, Università di Roma II Tor Vergata
12h : « De Constantinople à Paris : le manuscrit BnF, Grec 139, entre le xvie et le xxe siècle », par Christian FÖRSTEL, département des Manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France
12h30 : discussion
Session II — Iconographie et esthétique
Présidente : Raphaëlle ZIADE (Petit Palais, Ville de Paris)
14h30 : « Adjusting Antiquity: On the Principles of Design in the Paris Psalter and their Application in Practice », par Anthony CUTLER, Pennsylvania State University
15h : « Les personnifications comme marqueur d’une esthétique tardo-antique ? », par Delphine LAURITZEN, Sorbonne Université, UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée
15h30 : pause
16h : « La diffusion et l’impact des modèles iconographiques du Psautier de Paris », par Elisabeth YOTA, Sorbonne Université, Centre André Chastel
16h30 : « Narration et speculum principis », par Ioanna RAPTI, École Pratique des Hautes Études et Anne-Orange POILPRE, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
17h15 : discussion
18h15 : présentation du Psautier de Paris (BnF Grec 139) dans la grande salle de lecture des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, site Richelieu
Samedi 3 juillet 2021
Session III — Le texte : les psaumes et les chaînes exégétiques
Président : François PLOTON-NICOLLET, École nationale des chartes
9h : « An unconventional Catena on the Psalms: the composition and textual structure of the type III catena », par Leontien VANDERSCHELDEN, Université catholique de Louvain
9h30 : « Catenae sur les psaumes et théologie. Les tendances révisionnistes du xie siècle et la chaîne de Nikitas de Serres », par Christos ARABATZIS, Université Aristote de Thessalonique et Vasileios KOUKOUSAS président de l’Institut hellénique des études byzantines et post-byzantines de Venise
10h : pause
10h30 : « Codex Parisinus gr. 139 (Rahlfs 1133) as a Witness to the Hexapla of Psalms », par Felix ALBRECHT, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
11h : « Apollinaris of Laodicea and the Paris Psalter », par Frederick LAURITZEN, Institut hellénique et Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venise
11h30 : discussion
12h : conclusions, par Peter SCHREINER, Universität zu Köln
9h15 : salutations
Michelle BUBENICEK, directrice de l’École nationale des chartes
Isabelle LE MASNE DE CHERMONT, directrice des manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Vincent DEROCHE, Sorbonne, directeur de l’équipe « Monde byzantin », UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée
9h30 : introduction
Konstantinos VLASIS, secrétaire d’État aux Affaires étrangères de la République hellénique en charge de la Diaspora grecque
Christian FÖRSTEL, Delphine LAURITZEN et Frederick LAURITZEN, organisateurs
Session I — Perspectives d’ensemble
Président : Jean-Claude CHEYNET (Sorbonne Université)
10h : « Le Psautier de Paris, un chef d’œuvre de l’art byzantin », par Jannic DURAND, directeur du département des Objets d’art, Musée du Louvre
10h30 : « Books and Prayer in the Long 10th Century: People, Manuscripts, Contexts », par Claudia RAPP, Universität Wien, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften,
11h : pause
11h30 : « Le Psautier de Paris et la minuscule bouletée 40 ans après (vidéo) », par Maria-Luisa AGATI, Università di Roma II Tor Vergata
12h : « De Constantinople à Paris : le manuscrit BnF, Grec 139, entre le xvie et le xxe siècle », par Christian FÖRSTEL, département des Manuscrits, Bibliothèque nationale de France
12h30 : discussion
Session II — Iconographie et esthétique
Présidente : Raphaëlle ZIADE (Petit Palais, Ville de Paris)
14h30 : « Adjusting Antiquity: On the Principles of Design in the Paris Psalter and their Application in Practice », par Anthony CUTLER, Pennsylvania State University
15h : « Les personnifications comme marqueur d’une esthétique tardo-antique ? », par Delphine LAURITZEN, Sorbonne Université, UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée
15h30 : pause
16h : « La diffusion et l’impact des modèles iconographiques du Psautier de Paris », par Elisabeth YOTA, Sorbonne Université, Centre André Chastel
16h30 : « Narration et speculum principis », par Ioanna RAPTI, École Pratique des Hautes Études et Anne-Orange POILPRE, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
17h15 : discussion
18h15 : présentation du Psautier de Paris (BnF Grec 139) dans la grande salle de lecture des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, site Richelieu
Samedi 3 juillet 2021
Session III — Le texte : les psaumes et les chaînes exégétiques
Président : François PLOTON-NICOLLET, École nationale des chartes
9h : « An unconventional Catena on the Psalms: the composition and textual structure of the type III catena », par Leontien VANDERSCHELDEN, Université catholique de Louvain
9h30 : « Catenae sur les psaumes et théologie. Les tendances révisionnistes du xie siècle et la chaîne de Nikitas de Serres », par Christos ARABATZIS, Université Aristote de Thessalonique et Vasileios KOUKOUSAS président de l’Institut hellénique des études byzantines et post-byzantines de Venise
10h : pause
10h30 : « Codex Parisinus gr. 139 (Rahlfs 1133) as a Witness to the Hexapla of Psalms », par Felix ALBRECHT, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
11h : « Apollinaris of Laodicea and the Paris Psalter », par Frederick LAURITZEN, Institut hellénique et Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venise
11h30 : discussion
12h : conclusions, par Peter SCHREINER, Universität zu Köln
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Conferenza del 15 novembre all'Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e PostBizantini. PROGRAMMA Venerdi, 15 novembre 2019 17:00 Inizio – Saluti Anastasios Theofilogiannakos, sostituto Direttore dell’Istituto Ellenico Christos Arampatzis,... more
Conferenza del 15 novembre all'Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e PostBizantini.
PROGRAMMA
Venerdi, 15 novembre 2019
17:00 Inizio – Saluti
Anastasios Theofilogiannakos, sostituto Direttore dell’Istituto Ellenico
Christos Arampatzis, Presidente del Comitato di Sorveglianza dell’Istituto Ellenico
Konstantinos Alexandris, Segretario Generale di Diplomazia Pubblica e di Affari Religiosi e Consolari, Ministero Greco degli Affari Esteri
17:20 Relazione d’apertura del S.S. il Patriarca ecumenico Bartolomeo
17:45 Intervallo
Sessione Α: Constantinopoli e Venezia durate il periodo bizantino
Presidenza: Christos Arampatzis, Professore di Patrologia, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
18:00 Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Professore associato di Storia Ecclesiastica, Università Nazionale Capodistriana di Atene
Venezia e Constantinopoli durante il periodo dell’Iconoclasia
18:15 Frederick Lauritzen, Dottore di Storia Bizantina, Scuola Grande di S. Marco
Venezia Ortodossa: Legami tra Costantinopoli e la Serenissima in età
paleologa (1261-1453)
18:30 Evangelia Amoiridou, Professoressa associata di Storia Ecclesiastica, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
Vasilevousa - Serenissima. Un approccio dei rapporti ecclesiastici tra
Constantinopoli e Venezia durante il 15o secolo
18:45 Discussione
Sessione B: Patriarcato Ecumenico, Venezia, Europa. Dalla Caduta al mondo moderno
Presidenza: Alexandros Alexandris, Ambasciatore in honorem
19:00 katerina B. korrè, Docente di Storia Medioevale e pre-Moderna, Università dello Ionio
Patriarcato Ecumenico e Arcidiocesi di Philadelphia: dimensioni
storiche di un rapporto dinamico
19:15 Efstathios Lianos Liantis, Dottore di Teologia, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
Il vescovo di Cerigo Massimo Margounio e la “metakenosis” della
teologia ortodossa all’Europa del Rinascimento
19:30 Athanasios Tzierzis, Dottore di Storia Ecclesiastica, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
Patriarcato Ecumenico e Comunità Greco-Ortodossa di Venezia durante il 19o secolo
19:45 padre Konstantinos Κenanidis, Dottore di Teologia, Università Louvain-la-Neuve
Patriarcato Ecumenico ed Europa moderna
20:00 – 20:15 Discussione - Conclusioni
PROGRAMMA
Venerdi, 15 novembre 2019
17:00 Inizio – Saluti
Anastasios Theofilogiannakos, sostituto Direttore dell’Istituto Ellenico
Christos Arampatzis, Presidente del Comitato di Sorveglianza dell’Istituto Ellenico
Konstantinos Alexandris, Segretario Generale di Diplomazia Pubblica e di Affari Religiosi e Consolari, Ministero Greco degli Affari Esteri
17:20 Relazione d’apertura del S.S. il Patriarca ecumenico Bartolomeo
17:45 Intervallo
Sessione Α: Constantinopoli e Venezia durate il periodo bizantino
Presidenza: Christos Arampatzis, Professore di Patrologia, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
18:00 Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Professore associato di Storia Ecclesiastica, Università Nazionale Capodistriana di Atene
Venezia e Constantinopoli durante il periodo dell’Iconoclasia
18:15 Frederick Lauritzen, Dottore di Storia Bizantina, Scuola Grande di S. Marco
Venezia Ortodossa: Legami tra Costantinopoli e la Serenissima in età
paleologa (1261-1453)
18:30 Evangelia Amoiridou, Professoressa associata di Storia Ecclesiastica, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
Vasilevousa - Serenissima. Un approccio dei rapporti ecclesiastici tra
Constantinopoli e Venezia durante il 15o secolo
18:45 Discussione
Sessione B: Patriarcato Ecumenico, Venezia, Europa. Dalla Caduta al mondo moderno
Presidenza: Alexandros Alexandris, Ambasciatore in honorem
19:00 katerina B. korrè, Docente di Storia Medioevale e pre-Moderna, Università dello Ionio
Patriarcato Ecumenico e Arcidiocesi di Philadelphia: dimensioni
storiche di un rapporto dinamico
19:15 Efstathios Lianos Liantis, Dottore di Teologia, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
Il vescovo di Cerigo Massimo Margounio e la “metakenosis” della
teologia ortodossa all’Europa del Rinascimento
19:30 Athanasios Tzierzis, Dottore di Storia Ecclesiastica, Università Aristotele di Salonicco
Patriarcato Ecumenico e Comunità Greco-Ortodossa di Venezia durante il 19o secolo
19:45 padre Konstantinos Κenanidis, Dottore di Teologia, Università Louvain-la-Neuve
Patriarcato Ecumenico ed Europa moderna
20:00 – 20:15 Discussione - Conclusioni
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The Greek World and India: History, Culture and Trade from the Hellenistic period to Modern Times (4th c. bce - 18th c. ce).
Istituto Ellenico Venezia 12-13 Settembre 2023
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Conference: International Society of Neoplatonic Studies Panel: Theandrites: Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453) Date of Conference: 13-18 June 2023 Venue: Catania, Sicily, Italy Deadline: 16th January 2023 One page... more
Conference: International Society of Neoplatonic Studies
Panel: Theandrites: Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453)
Date of Conference: 13-18 June 2023
Venue: Catania, Sicily, Italy
Deadline: 16th January 2023
One page abstract to be sent to Sarah Wear (swear@franciscan.edu) and Frederick Lauritzen (frederick.lauritzen@scuolagrandesanmarco.it).
Panel: Theandrites: Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453)
Date of Conference: 13-18 June 2023
Venue: Catania, Sicily, Italy
Deadline: 16th January 2023
One page abstract to be sent to Sarah Wear (swear@franciscan.edu) and Frederick Lauritzen (frederick.lauritzen@scuolagrandesanmarco.it).
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Sopra l' entrata della biblioteca di alessandria d'egitto si trovava l'iscrizione: Ψυχῆς ἰατρεῖον, l' ospedale dell'anima. tale messaggio trasmetteva l'idea che la filosofia è la medicina dello spirito. Curare l'anima significa dare... more
Sopra l' entrata della biblioteca di alessandria d'egitto si trovava l'iscrizione: Ψυχῆς ἰατρεῖον, l' ospedale dell'anima. tale messaggio trasmetteva l'idea che la filosofia è la medicina dello spirito. Curare l'anima significa dare sollievo anche al corpo e la filosofia diventa perciò anche medicina per il corpo. il mistico Giovanni Climaco del settimo secolo spiega come un dottore cura sia l'anima che il corpo (Ἰατρός ἐστιν ὁ τὸ σῶμα καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν κεκτημένος ἄνοσον. Dottore è colui che rende sano sia il corpo che l' anima) e l' enciclopedia bizantina del decimo secolo, la Suda, spiega come gli affetti dell'anima passano al corpo e quelli del corpo passano all'anima. nella filosofia bizantina e soprattutto nella tradizione platonica nell'impero romano d'oriente (284-1453) si discute e progressivamente si rafforza l'idea del legame tra anima e corpo. Platone aveva già utilizzato l'immagine della medicina e dei dottori come dimostrazione della necessità della conoscenza tecnica per svolgere un'attività, ma ai tempi del tardo neoplatonismo la filosofia acquista un'importante aspetto fisico-spirituale. il convegno si occuperà di interpretazioni nell'ambito del platonismo cristiano e la filosofia bizantina incentrate sul rapporto anima e corpo e sulla nozione di medicina dell'anima e filosofia del corpo e dell'interazione tra il corporeo ed incorporeo. Simbolo di questo legame tra anima e corpo è il miracolo di aniano, curato da San marco e raffigurato sulla facciata e all'interno della Scuola Grande di San marco. Questa è la prima iniziativa della Scuola Grande di San marco e dell'istituto ellenico dopo la firma della convenzione di collaborazione ed organizzazione di eventi annuali dedicati alla filosofia bizantina ed il platonismo cristiano. Questo accordo prevede la collaborazione scientifica della franciscan university Press (ohio) che pubblicherà gli atti nella collana 'Theandrites: Studies in Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453)'.
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Call for papers Conference: International Society of Neoplatonic Studies Panel: Theandrites: Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453) Date of Conference: 10-14 June 2020 Venue: Athens, Greece Conference website Deadline:... more
Call for papers
Conference: International Society of Neoplatonic Studies
Panel: Theandrites: Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453)
Date of Conference: 10-14 June 2020
Venue: Athens, Greece
Conference website
Deadline: 24th February 2020
One page word abstract to be sent to Sarah Wear (swear@franciscan.edu) and Frederick Lauritzen (frederick.lauritzen@new.oxon.org).
Papers presented in Athens will be considered for publication in the series Theandrites: Studies in Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453) (after peer review)
This panel focuses on the reception of Platonism in the Christian philosophy of the Byzantine era (4th-15th centuries), an era marking the creation of a unique dialogue between Hellenic Platonism and the theology of the Church Fathers and Byzantine Christians. The panel is open to all issues relating to Byzantine Platonism. This includes: Christians in the Greek-speaking East and their relationship to the Latin tradition in the West, as well as the Christian Platonism found in contemporary church fathers, the Greek-speaking Christians in late antique Gaza, Athens, and Alexandria; the philosophical theology of Pseudo-Dionysius, Maximus, and John Damascene; the later reception of Platonic theories on the soul, time, and eternity, and metaphysics, as well as ritual among Greek Christians and Hellenes. We welcome papers that trace Platonic ideas, terminology, and methodology as they move throughout the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Orthodox world.
Conference: International Society of Neoplatonic Studies
Panel: Theandrites: Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453)
Date of Conference: 10-14 June 2020
Venue: Athens, Greece
Conference website
Deadline: 24th February 2020
One page word abstract to be sent to Sarah Wear (swear@franciscan.edu) and Frederick Lauritzen (frederick.lauritzen@new.oxon.org).
Papers presented in Athens will be considered for publication in the series Theandrites: Studies in Byzantine Philosophy and Christian Platonism (284-1453) (after peer review)
This panel focuses on the reception of Platonism in the Christian philosophy of the Byzantine era (4th-15th centuries), an era marking the creation of a unique dialogue between Hellenic Platonism and the theology of the Church Fathers and Byzantine Christians. The panel is open to all issues relating to Byzantine Platonism. This includes: Christians in the Greek-speaking East and their relationship to the Latin tradition in the West, as well as the Christian Platonism found in contemporary church fathers, the Greek-speaking Christians in late antique Gaza, Athens, and Alexandria; the philosophical theology of Pseudo-Dionysius, Maximus, and John Damascene; the later reception of Platonic theories on the soul, time, and eternity, and metaphysics, as well as ritual among Greek Christians and Hellenes. We welcome papers that trace Platonic ideas, terminology, and methodology as they move throughout the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Orthodox world.
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Michael Psellos (1018-1081?) had a limited and specific interest in Plotinus’ writings. He rarely quotes them, preferring the later Neoplatonist Proclus. Nevertheless, four essays reveal his study of Enneads 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 3.7, 5.8 and... more
Michael Psellos (1018-1081?) had a limited and specific interest in Plotinus’ writings. He rarely quotes them, preferring the later Neoplatonist Proclus. Nevertheless, four essays reveal his study of Enneads 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 3.7, 5.8 and 5.9. Generally, he indicates his disagreement with the ancient philosopher except on the question of time. From the context it appears that the period of such research was ca 1055-1075 and may have been prompted by a friend such as Xiphilinos.
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... An ironic portrait of a social monk: Cristopher of Mytilene and Niketas Stethatos. Autores:Frederick Lauritzen; Localización: Byzantinoslavica, ISSN 0007-7712, Vol. 65, Nº. 1, 2007 , págs. 201-210. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de... more
... An ironic portrait of a social monk: Cristopher of Mytilene and Niketas Stethatos. Autores:Frederick Lauritzen; Localización: Byzantinoslavica, ISSN 0007-7712, Vol. 65, Nº. 1, 2007 , págs. 201-210. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. ...
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Le présent volume s’inscrit dans le paysage aux contours depuis longtemps bien dessinés et, d’aucuns diront, aux sentiers très fréquentés de l’angélologie. Les anges sont inépuisables ; aussi n’avons-nous pas cherché à produire une «... more
Le présent volume s’inscrit dans le paysage aux contours depuis longtemps bien dessinés et, d’aucuns diront, aux sentiers très fréquentés de l’angélologie. Les anges sont inépuisables ; aussi n’avons-nous pas cherché à produire une « somme théologique » à leur propos. Notre but est de proposer un parcours, tout au long de ces siècles qui mènent de l’Antiquité à Byzance, afin de capter, au moment où la figure de l’ange émerge et s’affirme, les multiples facettes qui contribueront à fixer son identité. L’idée de l’ange est tout sauf univoque. Sa représentation également. En complément du duo associant « conception » et « représentation », il nous a semblé intéressant de mettre l’accent sur un troisième terme : la « perception ». L’approche du phénomène angélique ne saurait en effet s’en tenir au rationnel, tel que le revendique l’exégèse de la pensée ou de l’image. D’autres voies cognitives plus souples, plus imaginatives, s’ouvrent grâce à l’attention portée à une réalité riche de nuances et de significations. C’est bien d’une invention au sens plein du terme dont il s’agit. L’ange ne peut s’expliquer sur le seul mode du syncrétisme. Il ne suffit pas de retracer, dans les textes, les monuments et l’iconographie, les modalités selon lesquelles les anges bibliques – vétéro- et néotestamentaires –, au contact de leurs homologues issus de la culture gréco-romaine et des autres civilisations du pourtour méditerranéen, se seraient pour ainsi dire fondus en eux, produisant une sorte de créature kaléidoscopique, daimôn aux ailes teintées de judaïsme, de gnose et de manichéisme, féru de néoplatonisme, ou, cédant à des tentations exotiques, allant jusqu’à s’aventurer du côté du mazdéisme et plus loin encore. L’ange chrétien est hybride ; mais il acquiert une personnalité unique, dont la force se mesure à l’aune de sa postérité.
The present volume takes place within the long-established and well-trodden path of angelology. Angels are inexhaustible, so we have not sought to produce a “Summa theologica” about them. Our aim is to propose a journey across the centuries from Antiquity to Byzantium in order to capture the moment when the multifaceted figure of the angel emerges and asserts itself. The idea and representation of the angel is anything but straightforward. In addition to the duo associating “conception” and “representation”, we thought interesting to stress this third term: “perception.” One cannot be solely rational in the exegesis of thoughts or images when approaching the angelic phenomenon. Other more flexible, more imaginative cognitive paths open up thanks to the attention paid to a reality rich in nuances and meanings. It is indeed an invention in the full sense of the term. The angel cannot be explained only by syncretism. It is not enough to retrace in texts, monuments, and iconography, the ways in which the biblical angels— in the Old and New Testament—, would have melted into their counterparts from Graeco-Roman culture and other civilizations around the Mediterranean, producing so to speak a kind of kaleidoscopic creature, a daimon with wings tinged with Judaism, Gnosis and Manichaeism, fascinated for Neoplatonism, or, yielding to exotic temptations, even venturing into Mazdeism and beyond. The Christian angel is a hybrid; but he acquires a unique personality, whose strength is measured by his posterity.
The present volume takes place within the long-established and well-trodden path of angelology. Angels are inexhaustible, so we have not sought to produce a “Summa theologica” about them. Our aim is to propose a journey across the centuries from Antiquity to Byzantium in order to capture the moment when the multifaceted figure of the angel emerges and asserts itself. The idea and representation of the angel is anything but straightforward. In addition to the duo associating “conception” and “representation”, we thought interesting to stress this third term: “perception.” One cannot be solely rational in the exegesis of thoughts or images when approaching the angelic phenomenon. Other more flexible, more imaginative cognitive paths open up thanks to the attention paid to a reality rich in nuances and meanings. It is indeed an invention in the full sense of the term. The angel cannot be explained only by syncretism. It is not enough to retrace in texts, monuments, and iconography, the ways in which the biblical angels— in the Old and New Testament—, would have melted into their counterparts from Graeco-Roman culture and other civilizations around the Mediterranean, producing so to speak a kind of kaleidoscopic creature, a daimon with wings tinged with Judaism, Gnosis and Manichaeism, fascinated for Neoplatonism, or, yielding to exotic temptations, even venturing into Mazdeism and beyond. The Christian angel is a hybrid; but he acquires a unique personality, whose strength is measured by his posterity.