Call for Papers: Byzantine heritage of Rus'-Ukraine (10th-17th Centuries)

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Call for Papers: Byzantine heritage of Rus’-Ukraine (10th– 17th centuries)
by Clare Griffin

Dear colleagues,

The Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine, the Center for studies in Byzantine history and civilization
(Centre d’histoire et civilisation de Byzance, UMR 8167 Orient et
Méditerranée / Monde byzantin – Paris) and the periodical Scrinium. Revue
de patrologie, d'hagiographie critique et d'histoire ecclésiastique (Saint
Petersburg) are pleased to invite you to attend an international conference
which will take place on June 19–20, 2014, in Kyiv, in the Institute of
History of Ukraine.

The conference theme is:

Byzantine heritage of Rus’-Ukraine (10th– 17th centuries)

The conference aims to allow discussions on a wide range of historical and
cultural issues focused on the Medieval and Early Modern Period in
territories now part of Ukraine. The participants and the organizers of the
conference understand the “Byzantine heritage” in a broad sense,
encompassing the various ways in which the Byzantine Empire impacted on the
historical evolution of the nations and countries of Eastern Europe, which
received from Constantinople Christianity, specific traits of their
political institutions and a multifaceted cultural tradition, mirrored in
their literature and art.

The main topics of the conference are:

– Historiography of Byzantium and of Ancient Rus’, transmission of texts,
literary references.

– Byzantine influence on political ideology and “state propaganda” in
Ancient Rus’ and Ukraine.

– Ecclesiastical history of the diocese of Kyiv: internal structure and
jurisdiction, interconfessional relations and polemics.

– Byzantine heritage and the evolution of arts: Ancient Rus’ architecture,
Ancient Rus’ and Ukrainian icon and mural painting, applied arts.


Working languages of the conference: Ukrainian, English, French, Russian.
The time limit for each paper is 20 minutes.

We kindly ask to send us the title of your paper before May 20, 2014 via
e-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Contacts: 01001 Kyiv-1, Grushevskogo 4, Institute of History of Ukraine,
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Center for Kyiv Rus Research, Dr
T. L. Vilkul.

Tel.: +38 097 544 90 88; e-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Unfortunately the organizing Committee is unable to offer the participants
accommodation in Kyiv and travel expenses. The hotel booking could be done
online via the site:
http://www.homehotel.com.ua/<https://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehomehotel%2Ecom%2Eua%2F&urlhash=flrL&_t=tracking_anet>

Kyiv, 3.04. 2014

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