Plutarch 2017
Ritual and Politics, Individual and Community in Plutarch’s Works An international Colloquium 27 - 30 April, 2017 Student Cultural Center "Xenia" Sofokli Venizelou 16, 74100, Rethymnon Organized by Lucia Athanassaki and Frances B. Titchener and Funded by the Research Committee/ΕΛΠΚ, the Department of Philology, Dean’s Office - School of Philosophy of the University of Crete, and the International Plutarch Society Info Lucia Athanassaki athanassaki@uoc.gr Frances Titchener frances.titchener@usu.edu Plutarch’s Lives and essays (many with a specifically religious focus) are a mine of descriptions of ritual acts, such as sacrifices, processions, theoriae, dedications, ceremonial feasting, public orations, song and/or dance in religious or secular contexts, whether performed by individuals or groups. How do these representations contribute to the characterization of individuals and/or communities? What do they tell us about the way individuals relate to their peers or to their community at large? And/or the ways cities or other forms of community relate to one another? How do rituals interact with politics (personal and communal, local or inter-state)? How do they affect individual and communal identities? These are some of the questions this colloquium will address focusing on Plutarch’s works. Programme
Anybody interested in attending should contact: Michael Kalochristianakis (kalohr@uoc.gr) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
