Athens Greek Religion Seminar
Programme, Spring 2016
Welcome to the Spring 2016 series of Athens Greek Religion Seminars.
Welcome to the Spring 2016 series of Athens Greek Religion Seminars.
This programme investigates whether we can identify continuity of cult between different periods of Greek antiquity. What did Herakles have in common with St Michael, if anything? Why were certain ancient temples transformed into churches while others were destroyed? In certain places we seem to be able to identify long-term use for religious purposes, but does this mean continuous ritual activity or should we assume intermittent breaks with subsequent revivals of religious use?
On Saturday the 28th of November, 2015, the Friends’ Associations of the Swedish Institutes at Athens, Rome and Istanbul organized an event at the Institute of Italian Culture in Stockholm in order to highlight the importance of continuous state funding for the institutes.
Among the speakers was the Swedish Minister for Higher Education, Helene Hellmark Knutsson. The Swedish Institute at Athens was represented by its director, Arto Penttinen, and assistant director, Jenny Wallensten.
The Swedish Institute’s director, Arto Penttinen, with the Swedish Minister for Higher Education, Helene Hellmark Knutsson. Photo by Susanne Berndt Ersöz
Styrelsen för Svenska institutet i Athen ledigförklarar härmed tjänsten som direktör för Institutet för en tid av tre år att tillträdas den 1 januari 2017. Förordnandet kan förlängas med tre år. Tjänstgöringen, som är reglerad av en särskild instruktion, är förlagd till Athen. I tjänsten ingår undervisning, administration och forskning. Lön efter överenskommelse.
Styrelsen för Svenska Institutet i Athen ledigförklarar härmed institutets forskningsstipendier för höstterminen 2016 och vårterminen 2017. Stipendierna är avsedda för dem som ägnar sig åt vetenskapligt och självständigt studium av ämnen med koppling till institutets verksamhet som förutsätter vistelse i Grekland. Sökande skall ha anknytning till svensk universitetsmiljö. Visst företräde ges för sökande från Antikens kultur och samhällsliv, men bedömning sker beroende på ansökningarnas kvalitet och relevans.
This volume contains the proceedings of the conference “Mycenaeans up to date: The archaeology of the north-eastern Peloponnese—current concepts and new directions“, which was held 10–16 November 2010, under the auspices of the Swedish Institute at Athens.
On September 3, representatives of the three Swedish research institutes in Athens, Istanbul and Rome presented and discussed their activities and visions at the seminar The Importance of the Mediterranean Research Institutes for the the Humanities in Sweden. The seminar, successfully arranged by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation at Engelsberg Manor in the Västmanland region, attracted an audience consisting of politicians, journalists and representatives of the cultural sector for a day of stimulating discussion. Director Arto Penttinen, Assistant Director Jenny Wallensten and the Vice President of the Board of the Institute, Prof. Gunnel Ekroth, spoke on behalf on the Swedish Institute at Athens.
The Swedish Institute together with the Swedish School at Athens celebrated the European Day of Languages at Klafthmonos Square on Saturday 26 September 2015.
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