The Martin P. Nilsson Lecture on Greek Religion

Prof. Renaud Gagné: ”How to Write a Festival? The Ritual Archive of Ancient Greek Religion”

Published: 2023-11-14

The Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to attend The Biannual Martin P. Nilsson Lecture on Ancient Greek Religion

How to Write a Festival? The Ritual Archive of Ancient Greek Religion

by Prof. Renaud Gagné, University of Cambridge, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 7 p.m. (Athens), in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and online via Zoom.

Warmly welcome!

Attached files: Flyer, Abstract

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6	Friday 2026-03-06
	Aegean Lecture: Maria Kyritsi, ”Domestic structure and kinship relations through an archaeological approach: The case of the Strong Building and the Minoan settlement of Kato Zakros” (lecture in English) Place: Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, Athens, Map Time: 19:00 (Athens)
10	Tuesday 2026-03-10
	The Athens Greek Religion Seminar: Ιphigeneia Leventi, ”Divine Names versus Divine Identities on Classical Votive Reliefs” Place: Swedish Institute at Athens & Zoom, Mitseon 9, Athens, Map Time: 17:00 (Athens)
16-17	Monday 2026-03-16 To Tuesday 2026-03-17
	“Material Religion” in Private Contexts: Objects, Spaces, and Practices of Private Worship in Greece from the Classical to the Roman Era International Workshop Place: Swedish Institute at Athens & Zoom, Mitseon 9, Athens, Map
20	Friday 2026-03-20
	Contemporary Polytheisms in Europe: Reflections on the Possibilities and Limitations of a Comparative Approach International Workshop Place: Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, Athens, Map Time: 09:00 (Athens) Sign up to participate »»
24	Tuesday 2026-03-24
	Retracing Connections online research dialogue Floire et Blancheflor across languages and culture: on a travelling tale from Persia to Iceland Place: Online Time: 18:00 (Athens) Sign up to participate »»
27	Friday 2026-03-27
	Annual Meeting 2026 Place: Auditorium ”Dimitrios Pantermalis”, Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Map Time: 19:00 (Athens)
30	Monday 2026-03-30
	Book launch: Aigaion by Willy Kyrklund and ‘Under the tall Venetian houses’ Finnish travellers in Corfu by Maria Martzoukou Place: Finnish Institute at Athens, Zitrou 16, Athens, Map Time: 18:30
31	Tuesday 2026-03-31
	The Athens Greek Religion Seminar: Elisavet Sioumpara, ”Where was the cult of the Roman Emperor in Athens? New evidence for the Athenian Sebasteion on the Acropolis” Place: Swedish Institute at Athens & Zoom, Mitseon 9, Athens, Map Time: 17:00 (Athens) Sign up to participate »»

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2	3	4	5	6 Aegean Lecture: Maria Kyritsi, ”Domestic structure and kinship relations through an archaeological approach: The case of the Strong Building and the Minoan settlement of Kato Zakros” Place: Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, Athens, MapTime: 19:00 (Athens)	7	8
9	10 The Athens Greek Religion Seminar: Ιphigeneia Leventi, ”Divine Names versus Divine Identities on Classical Votive Reliefs” Place: Swedish Institute at Athens & Zoom, Mitseon 9, Athens, MapTime: 17:00 (Athens)	11	12	13	14	15
16 “Material Religion” in Private Contexts: Objects, Spaces, and Practices of Private Worship in Greece from the Classical to the Roman Era Place: Swedish Institute at Athens & Zoom, Mitseon 9, Athens, Map	17 “Material Religion” in Private Contexts: Objects, Spaces, and Practices of Private Worship in Greece from the Classical to the Roman Era Place: Swedish Institute at Athens & Zoom, Mitseon 9, Athens, Map	18	19	20 Contemporary Polytheisms in Europe: Reflections on the Possibilities and Limitations of a Comparative Approach Place: Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, Athens, MapTime: 09:00 (Athens) Sign up to participate »»	21	22
23	24 Retracing Connections online research dialogue Place: OnlineTime: 18:00 (Athens) Sign up to participate »»	25	26	27 Annual Meeting 2026 Place: Auditorium ”Dimitrios Pantermalis”, Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, MapTime: 19:00 (Athens)	28	29
30 Book launch: Aigaion by Willy Kyrklund and ‘Under the tall Venetian houses’ Finnish travellers in Corfu by Maria Martzoukou Place: Finnish Institute at Athens, Zitrou 16, Athens, MapTime: 18:30	31 The Athens Greek Religion Seminar: Elisavet Sioumpara, ”Where was the cult of the Roman Emperor in Athens? New evidence for the Athenian Sebasteion on the Acropolis” Place: Swedish Institute at Athens & Zoom, Mitseon 9, Athens, MapTime: 17:00 (Athens) Sign up to participate »»	1	2	3	4	5