CALL. 01.12.2018: Mythical History and Historical Myth: Blurred Boundaries in Antiquity - Patras (Gr
FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 01/12/2018
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 28-29-30/06, 01/07/2019
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: University of Patras (Patras, Greece)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Menelaos Christopoulos (Professor of Ancient Greek Literature and Director of the Center for the Study of Myth & Religion in Greek & Roman Antiquity); Athina Papachrysostomou (Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Literature); Andreas Antonopoulos (Postdoctoral Researcher)
INFO: call - athinapap@upatras.gr
CALL:
The Center for the Study of Myth & Religion in Greek & Roman Antiquity (affiliated with the Department of Philology, University of Patras) is proud to announce a forthcoming International Conference on "Mythical History & Historical Myth", to be held in summer 2019, at Patras University.
The Conference welcomes papers asking opportune questions and – hopefully – reaching enlightened answers, leading to a better understanding of intentional and incidental amalgamation of the mythical and the historical parameters, as well as the perception of History at an early stage of its appearance as a science.
Key notions:
Myth History / Historiography Logos Tradition Narrative Story-telling Art / Archaeology
and key themes:
Origins / aetiology Interpretation, aims, use and abuse Rationalization (ancient and modern), critique Incongruities (logical, chronological, etc.) Attitudes, (mis)conception (ancient & modern) Figurative vs Literary language, Symbolism Values, customs, morality, law