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2022
Ο Merlin Peris, ομότιμος καθηγητής Κλασικών Σπουδών στο Πανεπιστήμιο Peradeniya, έχει συγκεντρώσει ενδιαφέρουσες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τους παραλληλισμούς και τις ομοιότητες μεταξύ Ελληνικών μύθων αφ' ενός και θεμάτων του Βουδιστικού βιβλίου pansiya panas jataka, αφ' ετέρου.[1] Τέτοια μυθολογικά 'στερεότυπα' εμφανίζονται οικεία στους λαούς στην Ανατολή αλλά και στην Δύση, καθένας δε από αυτούς φαίνεται να πιστεύει ότι οι θεμελιώδεις ρίζες των μυθικών πλοκών ανήκουν στους ίδιους από την αρχή του μύθου. Αυτά τα συγκρίσιμα θεματίδια αποδεικνύονται περισσότερα από ό,τι είχε αναγνωρισθεί πριν από αυτήν την έρευνα του Merlin Peris.
2018
Although ancient Greek has been a major subject at the University of Lund since its foundation, the teaching of Modern Greek began in 1957, under the influence of the increasing interest in Modern Greek literature and the needs of Swedish archaeologists working in Greece. The Department of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Lund, now independent from the Department of Ancient Greek, has constituted one of the 35 Departments of the Centre for Languages and Literature since 2006 and it provides teaching, at both undergraduate and post-graduate level, research and translation of Greek authors. Even though funding from the Swedish government guarantees the existence of Modern Greek studies at the University of Lund, the support from the Greek State and Greek Institutions is considered essential for the future of Departments of Modern Greek Studies in European Universities in general.
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 1999
Michaelis Pselli Chronographia, 2014
2015
The hagiological texts of the late byzantine period, written by literate writers in a climate of intellectual development and deep religiousness, abound in laudatory descriptions (ekphraseis). Most of them concern the birthplace of the saint to whom the texts are dedicated, despite the frequent initial reserve on the writers’ part about the advisability of the observance of the laws of rhetoric. According to an old rhetorical rule, a person should first be praised because of his birthplace. In the current of the hagiological account, the writers incorporate laudatory descriptions of various cities, mainly Constantinople and Thessaloniki. The elements stressed all derive from centenary rhetorical theory and tradition, with an emphasis on certain elements expressing the new climate of the time: the eternal and universal Constantinople, the inhabitants’ praise because of their occupations and virtues - with an emphasis on the orthodox faith of course. Another example is the frequent tr...
2017
The objective of this paper is to introduce readers to the perspective of a particular icon, namely the nativity of Jesus Christ, with the hope that a viewer's understanding will increase. Icons as devotional paintings of Christ or another holy figures, are typically finished on wood and used ritually in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches as they represent a vista to a spiritual dimension. Icons serve important purposes and teach history, promote doctrine, guide morality and of course serve a critical role in theology. The initial part of the article is a general exposition followed by an intense analysis in Greek.
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 2021
African Women Atlantic World. Property, Vulnerability and Mobility, 1660-1880, 2019
Филолог – часопис за језик књижевност и културу, 2021
Revue archéologique de l'Ouest, 2013
Manuela Bragagnolo (ed.), The Production of Knowledge of Normativity in the Age of the Printing Press. Martín de Azpilcueta’s Manual de Confessores from a Global Perspective. Leiden: Brill, 2024, pp. 167-185., 2024
Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos, 2016
Revista TOMO, 2014
Research for Rural Development, 2021
ChemInform, 1996
Annals of Tourism Research, 2012