The Past In Medieval And Modern Greek Culture
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The Past In Medieval And Modern Greek Culture
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Author : Speros Vryonis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Past In Medieval And Modern Greek Culture written by Speros Vryonis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Byzantine Empire categories.
Re Imagining The Past
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Author : Dimitris Tziovas
language : en
Publisher: Classical Presences
Release Date : 2014
Re Imagining The Past written by Dimitris Tziovas and has been published by Classical Presences this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
"This book had its origins in a conference I organized at the University of Birmingham in June 2011 and represents a selection of the papers presented there" -- Page v.
After Antiquity
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Author : Margaret Alexiou
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2002
After Antiquity written by Margaret Alexiou and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Byzantine literature categories.
With the publication of Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, widely considered a classic in Modern Greek studies and in collateral fields, Margaret Alexiou established herself as a major intellectual innovator on the interconnections among ancient, medieval, and modern Greek cultures. In her new, eagerly awaited book, Alexiou looks at how language defines the contours of myth and metaphor. Drawing on texts from the New Testament to the present day, Alexiou shows the diversity of the Greek language and its impact at crucial stages of its history on people who were not Greek. She then stipulates the relatedness of literary and "folk" genres, and assesses the importance of rituals and metaphors of the life cycle in shaping narrative forms and systems of imagery.Alexiou places special emphasis on Byzantine literary texts of the sixth and twelfth centuries, providing her own translations where necessary; modern poetry and prose of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and narrative songs and tales in the folk tradition, which she analyzes alongside songs of the life cycle. She devotes particular attention to two genres whose significance she thinks has been much underrated: the tales (paramythia) and the songs of love and marriage.In exploring the relationship between speech and ritual, Alexiou not only takes the Greek language into account but also invokes the neurological disorder of autism, drawing on clinical studies and her own experience as the mother of autistic identical twin sons.
Byzantium And The Modern Greek Identity
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Author : David Ricks
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-12-05
Byzantium And The Modern Greek Identity written by David Ricks and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with History categories.
Perhaps because of the fact that modern Greece is, through the Orthodox Church, inextricably linked with the Byzantine heritage, the precise meaning of this heritage, in its various aspects, has hitherto been surprisingly little discussed by scholars. This collection of specially commissioned essays aims to present an overview of some of the different, and often conflicting, tendencies manifested by modern Greek attitudes to Byzantium since the late eighteenth-century Enlightenment. The aim is to show just how formative views of Byzantium have been for modern Greek life and letters: for historiography and imaginative literature, on the one hand, and on the other, for language, law, and the definition of a culture. All Greek has been translated, and the volume is aimed at Byzantinists and Neohellenists alike.
Demons And The Devil
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Author : Charles Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-29
Demons And The Devil written by Charles Stewart and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-29 with Social Science categories.
In present-day Greece many people still speak of exotikNB--mermaids, dog-form creatures, and other monstrous beings similar to those pictured on medieval maps. Challenging the conventional notion that these often malevolent demons belong exclusively to a realm of folklore or superstition separate from Christianity, Charles Stewart looks at beliefs about the exotikNB and the Orthodox Devil to demonstrate the interdependency of doctrinal and local religion. He argues persuasively that students who cling to the timeworn folk/official distinction will find it impossible to appreciate the breadth and coherence of contemporary Greek cosmology. Like the medieval cartographers' fantasies, which were placed on the "edges" of the physical world, Greek demons cluster in marginal locations--outlying streams, wells, and caves. The demons are near enough to the community, however, to attack humans--causing illness or death, according to Stewart's informants. Drawing on an unusual range of sources, from the author's fieldwork on the Cycladic island of Naxos to Orthodox liturgical texts, this book pictures the exotikNB as elements of a Greek cognitive map: figures that enable individuals to navigate the traumas and ambiguities of life. Stewart also examines the social forces that have by turns disposed the Greek people to embrace these demons as indicative of links with the classical past or to eschew them as signs of backwardness and ignorance.
Medieval And Modern Greek
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Author : Robert Browning
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1983
Medieval And Modern Greek written by Robert Browning and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Traces the history of the Greek language from the immediately postclassical or Hellenistic period to the present day. In particular, the historical roots of modern Greek internal bilingualism are traced. First published by Hutchinson in 1969, the work has been substantially revised and updated.
Constructions Of Greek Past
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Author : Hero Hokwerda
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-11-22
Constructions Of Greek Past written by Hero Hokwerda and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-22 with History categories.
In May 1999, a second conference of Hellenists (of all periods and subject areas) from the Dutch-speaking countries was organized in Groningen. The theme of this second conference was ‘Constructions of Greek Past. Identity and Historical Consciousness from Antiquity to the Present.’ The conference theme was described as follows: When seeking to establish its own identity, a culture (country, people, nation) readily resorts to its own history, which it uses either as an example or as something to react against. In recent years there has been a growing awareness that this process often reveals more about a culture in the present day than the historical era to which it harks back: its own identity, and thus its own history, are ‘constructed’ in this way. The constructional approach is usually applied to the birth of new nation states and the development of their national ideologies, particularly in the nineteenth century. But it can be applied more broadly too. Greek culture is an excellent subject area for studying this phenomenon even further back in history, precisely because its history is so long and included several ‘Golden Ages’ to which later periods could (and can) hark back. Greek culture still presents itself as a product of Ancient Greek and/or Byzantine culture. However, the problem of continuity in Greek culture has frequently manifested itself, particularly during periods of radical political, ideological or demographic change. The Homeric influence on the Mycenaean world is therefore also an aspect of this phenomenon. The Homeric world served as an example for later periods, as did the Attic period for the Greeks in the Hellenistic-Roman age. The tensions between the Hellenistic and Roman character of the Greek world had a strong influence on the shaping of the Greek identity during late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Those tensions still exist today (ellenismós/ellenikótita v. romiosyni). The theme was designed to bring together Hellenists of all periods and disciplines (literature, language, history, archaeology, ecclesiastical history, sociology etc.) relating to the Greek world. The colloquium sessions were held in Dutch, but the papers are published in English (two in French).
Viewing Greece
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Author : Sharon E. J. Gerstel
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2016
Viewing Greece written by Sharon E. J. Gerstel and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Art, Byzantine categories.
"The essays in this volume derive from a series of events that took place in conjunction with the exhibitions in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. These conferences, classes, and lectures, in which a number of prominent Greek and American scholars participated, expanded the scope of the exhibition and invited listeners to consider new approaches to the study of Byzantine Greece"--Page 7.
The Greeks
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Author : Demetrios J. Constantelos
language : en
Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press
Release Date : 1996
The Greeks written by Demetrios J. Constantelos and has been published by Holy Cross Orthodox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
What does it mean to be a Greek or Greek-American today? An answer to this simple but surprisingly difficult question is given by a noted scholar. In two engaging essays, Fr. Constantelos idenitifes the ideals and values of Hellenism that have remained constant from its ancient roots to its medieval and modern manifestations.
Languages Identities And Cultural Transfers
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Author : Georgia Gotsi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-14
Languages Identities And Cultural Transfers written by Georgia Gotsi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-14 with categories.
What was the perception of Greece in Europe during the later nineteenth century, when the attraction of romantic philhellenism had waned? This volume focuses on the reception of medieval and modern Greece in the European press, rigorously analysing journals and newspapers published in England, France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands. The essays here suggest that reactions to the Greek state's progress and irredentist desires were followed among the European intelligentsia. Concurrently, new scholarship on the historical development of the Greek language and vernacular literature enhanced the image of medieval and modern Greece. This volume's contributors consider the press's role in this Europe-wide exchange of ideas, explore the links between romantic and late philhellenism and highlight the scholarly nature of the latter. Moreover, they highlight the human aspects of cultural transfers by focusing on networks of mediators, publishers and scholarly collaborators. This context enhances our understanding of both the creation of Hellenic studies and the complex formation of the modern Greek identity.