Programme
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology
The Sophia Centre
Annual Conference 25-26 June 2016
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
SATURDAY 25 JUNE
9.00
Registration and Refreshments
9.30
Dr Nick Campion
Worshipping the Stars
Worshipping the Stars
10.15
Reinhard Mussik
Why do people connect supposed prehistoric sacred places in virtual space at the summer solstice?
Why do people connect supposed prehistoric sacred places in virtual space at the summer solstice?
11.15
TEA AND COFFEE
11.45
Hannelore Goos
Sun and Moon in Germanic Religion - from the Viking Age to Modern Germanic Paganism
Sun and Moon in Germanic Religion - from the Viking Age to Modern Germanic Paganism
12.15
Astrid Leimlehner
Ancient Deities and New Meanings: The Role of Myths in Twentieth Century Astrology
Ancient Deities and New Meanings: The Role of Myths in Twentieth Century Astrology
12.45
LUNCH (OWN ARRANGEMENTS). There many cafes, restaurants and
sandwich bars nearby
3.45
TEA AND COFFEE
6.00
SOPHIA CENTRE PRESS: WINE AND NIBBLES
SUNDAY 26 JUNE
9.45
Arrive and refreshments
10.00
Meira Epstein
Cosmic Order, The Heavens and the Special Role of the Luminaries in Jewish Calendric Cycles in Art, in Sacred Literature and Rituals Throughout the Ages
Cosmic Order, The Heavens and the Special Role of the Luminaries in Jewish Calendric Cycles in Art, in Sacred Literature and Rituals Throughout the Ages
10.30
Rachel Schmid
Practical Depictions: Interpreting Images of Divinity in the Heavens in Late Antique Eretz Israel
Practical Depictions: Interpreting Images of Divinity in the Heavens in Late Antique Eretz Israel
11.00
TEA AND COFFEE
12.00
Dragana Van de
Moortel-Ilić
Images of the Sun, the Moon and Planets in Serbian Medieval Churches
Images of the Sun, the Moon and Planets in Serbian Medieval Churches
12.30
LUNCH (OWN ARRANGEMENTS). There many cafes, restaurants and
sandwich bars nearby
2.30
Stavroula Konstantopoulou
Hubris in the Skies: Expelling the Sacred in Aristophanes' Birds and Clouds
Hubris in the Skies: Expelling the Sacred in Aristophanes' Birds and Clouds
3.30
Dr Nick Campion
Closing Comments
Closing Comments
POST-CONFERENCE RELAXATION
Join us at the popular All Bar One.
Join us at the popular All Bar One.