Religious modes of (de-)legitimizing violence in antiquity - 05-06-07/09/2019, Mainz (Germany)
"Religion" and "violence" and their possible interdependency occupy a central place in the contemporary discourse in humanities, in spite of (or because of) the fact that neither can be satisfactorily defined. Ever since antiquity a connection between religion (in the broadest sense) and violence has been acknowledged, constructed and welcomed or rejected in various epochs and genres. The conference will focus on strategies of (de-)legitimization of violence in antiquity. Possible topics might include the killing of Pentheus by the maenads, the persecution of Christians under Diocletian or the destruction of pagan temples in late antiquity, the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis or violence in connection with the conflicts surrounding Donatists or Manicheans. We would like to maximize the scope of perspectives and case studies and to facilitate a fruitful exchange across the various disciplines.
FECHA/DATE/DATA: 05-06-07/09/2019
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: University of Mainz (Mainz, Germany)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Johannes Breuer; Jochen Walter.
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PROGRAMA/PROGRAM/PROGRAMMA: Aquí/here/qui
Thursday, 5th September 2019
14:30-14:45 Opening and greetings
14:45-15:30 Keynote: Maijastina Kahlos (Helsinki)
Swords or Fists? Justifying, Criticizing, and Deploring Religious Violence in the Fourth Century CE
15:30-16:15 Luise Marion Frenkel (São Paulo)
Religious Dissent, Civil Wars and the End of Antiquity
16:15-16:45 Coffee break
16:45-17:30 Alexandra Eppinger (Darmstadt)
Der Vorwurf der „Gottlosigkeit" als Legitimation von Gewalt in der griechisch-römischen Antike
17:30-18:15 Lisa Bailey (Auckland)
Legitimate Violence and the Bodies of the servi dei
19:30 Conference dinner
Friday, 6th September 2019
09:30-10:15 Eleni Papadogiannaki (Heraklion)
Iphigenia: a Religious Sacrifice Victim?
10:15-11:00 Iris Sulimani (Raanana)
Religious Legitimization of Violence in Diodorus' Mythography
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:15 Arnold Bärtschi (Bochum)
„Für das größere Wohl" – Literarische Ausgestaltung und Legitimierung von Gewaltanwendung gegen Menschen im römischen Prodigienwesen
12:15-13:00 Keynote: Werner Rieß (Hamburg)
Religiöse (De-)Legitimation von Gewalt athenischer Bürger am Beispiel Menanders und der attischen Fluchtafeln
13:00-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-15:45 Stephen Germany (Basel)
Delegitimizing Intrareligious Violence in Joshua 22: An Argument from the Periphery to the Center
15:45-16:30 Kimberley Stratton (Ottawa)
Religious Legitimation and the Restoration of Social Coherence: Mythic Responses to Roman Violence
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-17:45 Martin Schmidt (Wuppertal)
Gewaltanwendung des römischen Staates im Spiegel christlicher Apologetik am Beispiel des Laktanz
17:45-18:30 Elisabeth Schwab (Köln)
Gewöhnliche und heiligende Gewalt: Christliches und nicht-christliches Sterben im 3. Jahrhundert n.Chr.
19:00 Joint dinner (optional)
Saturday, 7th September 2019
09:30-10:15 Marcela Caressa (Buenos Aires)
The Myth of Canopus: Religion and Conflict in Rufinus’ Church History
10:15-11:00 Kathleen Kirsch (Washington)
A Prerequisite for Holiness: Legitimized Intestine Warfare in Prudentius’ Psychomachia
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:15 Liliane Marti (Bern)
"Zwinge sie einzutreten!" Augustinus’ Legitimationsansätze von Gewalt im Donatistenstreit
12:15-13:00 András Handl (Leuven)
Heiligt der Zweck alle Mittel? Legitimationsstrategien von (göttlicher) Gewalt bei Gregor von Tours
13:00 Final discussion