Lectures

 

2014

  • "Defining 'egyptianisation' and 'orientalisation' in the religious motifs and popular beliefs of archaic Greece: the case of Aegyptiaka reconsidered". Paper to be delivered at the one-day symposium Defining "Foreignness" in the Early Iron Age Mediterranean, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 9 May [invited lecture].
  • "Έλληνες στην Αίγυπτο, Αιγύπτιοι στη Ρόδο στα χρόνια των βασιλέων της Σάιδας". Ομιλία στο πλαίσιο της θεματικής ενότητας Οι Επιστήμες της Αρχαιολογικής Ανακάλυψης του Β' Κύκλου Εισαγωγικών Διαλέξεων του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου σε συνεργασία με το Δήμο Ροδίων, Ρόδος, 1 Φεβρουαρίου.   

 

 

2013

  • "Warding away the demonic in ancient Egypt: temple and extra-temple implications of the apotropaic magic in ancient Egypt". Paper to be deliverd at the Popular Religion and Ritual in the East Mediterranean from the 3rd millennium BC to the 5th century AD, Faculty of History and Archaeology of the University of Athens, Athens, 10-11 December.
  • "Researching the past: the projects of the Department of Mediterranean Studies in Archaeology and Egyptology" (with Manolis Stefanakis). Paper delivered at the First Research Meeting of the University of the Aegean and the Egee University entitles "Aegean Routes", Ege University, Izmir, 16-17 May [invited lecture].  

 

 

2012

  • "Aspects of cultural adaptations in the manifestations of the demonic servants of the gods in Egypt and the Levat". Paper delivered at the Cult and Ritual on the Levantine coast and its impact on the Eastern Mediterranean realm Symposium, Beirut, 23-28 October [invited lecture].
  • "Rebellious identities and demonic diversity: msw-bdst and the Apophian children". Paper delivered at the one-day symposium Evil spirits, Monsters and Benevolent Protectors: Demonology in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York, 23 April [invited lecture].

 

 

2011

  • Annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, special topic forum: "The Mediterranean Material Culture and the Study of Religion", San Fransisco, November, 16-22 [invited lecture].
  • "Το Αιγαίο στην Αίγυπτο: ανασκαφικές και επιγραφικές μελέτες στη Χώρα του Νείλου". Ομιλία στο πλαίσιο της θεματικής ενότητας Όψεις Ζωής στην Αρχαιότητα του Α' Κύκλου Εισαγωγικών Διαλέξεων του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου σε συνεργασία με το Δήμο Ροδίων, Ρόδος, 5 Νοεμβρίου.    
  • "Το Αιγαίο στην Αίγυπτο κατά την 3η χιλιετία μ.Χ. και η αυγή της Αιγυπτολογίας στην Ελλάδα". Ομιλία στο 1o Πανελλήνιo Συμπόσιο Ex Oriente Lux: Η έρευνα και διδασκαλία των Πολιτισμών της Αιγύπτου, Εγγύς Ανατολής και Κύπρου στα Ελληνικά ΑΕΙ, το οποίο διοργανώθηκε από το Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου (Τμήμα Μεσογειακών Σπουδών), το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας) και το Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο (Τμήμα Προϊστορικών, Ανατολικών και Αιγυπτιακών Aρχαιοτήτων), Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, αμφ. Ι. Δρακοπούλου, 20 Μαΐου.
  • "'Ο όφις ο αρχαίος': αρχέγονο κακό και δαιμονολογία στη NA Μεσόγειο" ("Ηō Ophis hō Archaīos": primeval evil and demonology in SE Mediterranean"). Ανακοίνωση στον Κύκλο Διαλέξεων Επιστήμης Κοινωνία (Απρίλιος - Μάιος 2011) του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Ερευνών με γενικό θέμα Ανατολική Μεσόγειος: Σταυροδρόμι Μύθου και Λατρείας, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, Αθήνα, 3 Μαΐου [invited lecture].
  • "Apophis and his sister: the demonisation of venomous bites and agents in Egypt and abroad". Paper delivered at the specialised workshop Ancient Egyptian Demonology: a comparative perspective, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 28 February - 1 March [invited lecture].

 

 

2010

  • "Η Αιγυπτιολογία στο Τμήμα Μεσογειακών Σπουδών: έρευνες και προοπτικές". Διάλεξη στην Ημερίδα με θέμα Αρχαιολογικές Έρευνες στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου 2000-2010, Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου, Ρόδος, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2010.
  • "The role of Greece in the preservation and promotion of the Greek monuments and presence in Egypt". Paper delivered at the one-day conference/results of the project Study Conservation and Digital presentation of the marble tombs in the Christian necropolis of Alexandria, Egypt, Hellenic Aid and the Τechnological Institutes of Lamia and Athens, Alexandria, April 9-11.

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

  • "The Rhodian Aegyptiaka Project: Some questions of political and religious adaptations in the 1st millennium BC" (with Ludwig morenz). Paper delivered at the 10th International Congress of Egyptologists, under the aegis of the University of the Aegean, International Association of Egyptologists, Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, Academy of Athens, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Rhodes, May 22-29.
  • "Naming and classifying the demonic: Ancient Egyptian Demonology in context". Paper delivered at the 10th International Congress of Egyptologists, under the aegis of the University of the Aegean, International Association of Egyptologists, Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, Academy of Athens, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Rhodes, May 22-29.
  • "The Rhodian Aegyptiaka Project: Some questions of political and religious adaptations in the 1st millennium BC". Paper delivered at the Second British Egyptological Conference, University of Liverpool & Egypt Exploration Society, Liverpool, March 14-16.

 

2007

  • "Religious semantics of the Egyptian foreign relations with Rhodes and the Dodecanese in the Late Period". Paper delivered at the International Conference on the Occation of Honoring Prof. Dr. Abd el-Halim Nur el-Din, under the aegis of Cairo University, Alexandria University, Fayoum University, Netherlands Institue in Cairo, Cairo and Alexandria, April 10-12.
  • "Naming the demonic in the Egyptian belief system". Paper delivered at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Toledo OH, April 21-23.

 

 

2006

  • "Poisonous agents and the conceptualization of their identity: snake bites and scorpion stings in the Egyptian magical and medical corpora". Paper delivered at Being in Ancient Egypt: thoughts on agency, materiality and cognition, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, September 29-30.
  • "Ökumene und Ökonomie im Horizont der Religion. Ägyptische Donationen An rhodische Heiligtümer und rhodische Imitationen" (with L. Morenz). Paper delivered at Das Heilige und die Ware: Eigentum, Austausch und Kapitalisierung im Spannungsfeld von Ökonomie und Religion, Berlin, May 26-28 [invited lecture].



2005



2004

  • "Secrecy and mystery in Egyptian magical prāxis of the Greco-Roman Period: native practice or cultural loan?". Paper delivered at the International Conference Foreign relations and Diplomacy in the Ancient World: Egypt, Greece, Near East, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, December 3-5.
  • "Classifying the demonic: the semiology of demonic name and its cosmic-natural personifications in magic and ritual". Paper delivered at Aegyptus et Pannonia Symposium III: Diversity and Similarity in Egyptian Religions dedicated to the memory of Lazlo Kákosý, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, November 17-19.
  • "Megalithic structures and solar theology in Ancient Egypt". Paper delivered at the Internanational Conference The Archaeology of World Megalithic Cultures, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, October 28-31.
  • "Dead entities in living bodies: the demonic influence of the dead in the Medical texts". Paper delivered at the IXth International Congress of Egyptologists, under the auspices of the University of Lyon, International Association of Egyptologists, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Grenoble, September 6-12.

2003

  • "The double persona of the demonic: the case of the four Apophian snakes". Paper delivered at the 1st Specialised Egyptological Symposium at the University of the Aegean entitled Ancient Egyptian Theology and Demonology: Studies on the boundaries between the divine and the demonic in Egyptian magic, University of the Aegean and the University of Liverpool, Rhodes, June 27-29.

2002

  • "Topos and Mimesis: Early Egyptian linguogenesis within the phonematic environment of South Eastern Mediterranean" (with A. Revithiadou). Paper delivered at the International Conference Settlers and Settlements in Greece, 9000-1000 B.C, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, October 7-11.
  • "Some remarks on the ritual of ‘striking the ball’ in the liturgical environment of the Ptolemaic temples". Paper delivered at 6th Ägyptologische Tempeltägung: The function and use of the space of the Ancient Egyptian temple, Leiden, September 4-7.
  • "The role of the Mediterranean Sea in the development of the ancient Civilizations". Paper delivered at International Symposium on Tourism and protection of the Mediterranean Sea, SCUL, Rhodes, April 28-29 [invited lecture].
 

2001

  • "Magic in Greco-Roman Egypt: the semiotics of a gradual interpenetration of Egyptian and Greek ritual beliefs". Paper delivered at the Religion and Rationalism in Ancient Greece, University of the Aegean and the Society for the Study of the Ancient Greek Religion, Rhodes, May 25-29.
  • "Cat versus snake: a symbolic conflict with magical connotations". Paper delivered at the  Current Research in Egyptology II, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, January 18-19.

 

2000

  • "The function of Heka as a mobilised force in a theological environment: the apotropaic ritual of overthrowing Apophis". Paper delivered at the Eighth International Congress of Egyptlogists, under the auspice of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Kairo, March 28 to April 3.

 

 

1999

  • "I am the god X: the magician’s approach to the divine during the course of an apotropaic ritual in Ancient Egypt". Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston MA, November 22-29.
  • "Aspects of the apotropaic ritual of overthrowing Apophis". Paper delivered at the Eighth Congress of Greco-Arabica Studies, Cairo, February 24-26.
 

1998

  • To repel divine and human evil beings: apotropaic rituals in Ancient Egypt". Paper delivered at 2nd Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology, Edinburgh, February 19-22.

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