The Humanities and the Modern Politics of Knowledge

This book addresses the shifting status of the humanities through a national case study spanning two centuries. The societal function of the humanities is considered from the flexible perspective of knowledge politics in order to historicize notions of impact and intellectual organization that tend to be taken for granted. The focus on modern Sweden enables an extended but still empirically coherent historical analysis, inviting critical comparisons with the growing literature on the history of the humanities from around the world. In the Swedish case, the humanities were instrumental to the construction of modern societal institutions, political movements, and professional education in the second half of the 19th century, while in the 20th century, the sense of future-making shifted towards science and medicine, and later technology and economy. The very rationale of the humanities was thus put under pressure as their social contract required novel negotiations. Their state and connections to society were nevertheless of a complex and ambiguous character, as is demonstrated by this volume whose contributions explore the many faces and places of the modern humanities

Археологічна освіта у Львівському університеті: здобутки минулого, завдання сьогодення

У статті розглянуто процес викладання на теологічному та, у різний час, на філософському, гуманітарному та історичному факультетах Львівського університету курсів з таких напрямків археологічної науки як біблійна, християнська, класична, праісторична та слов’янська археологія.Традиция преподавания археологии во Львовском университете, одном из старейших университетов страны, относится к первой половине ХIХ в., когда студентам теологического факультета читали курс библейской археологии. В дальнейшем свой вклад в становление археологии на философском факультете внесли И. Шараневич, М. Грушевский, Л. Цвиклинский. Первую кафедру классической археологии и праистории в университете возглавил К. Гадачек (1905—1914). Расцвет археологии в университете произошел в 1916—1939 гг., когда тут функционировали две кафедры археологии во главе с Э. Буляндой и Л. Козловским. В советское время университетская археологическая наука переживала как времена подъема (1940-ые, 1960-ые и 1980-ые гг.), так и упадка (1950-ые гг.). С утверждением украинской независимости в университете началось формирование новой генерации археологов. Базисом для их профессиональной подготовки должны стать не только традиции прошлого, но и усвоение новых методик и методологий, интердисциплинарность, активизация деятельности студентов в рамках научных семинаров, привлечение к преподаванию работников академических институтов.The tradition of archaeological studies in Lviv Universities extends to first half of the 19th century. At that time a course of the Biblical Archaeology was taught to the students of Theological Faculty. Professors of Philosophic Faculty I. Sharanevych, M. Grushevsky, L. Zviklinsky made a huge contribution into becoming of archaeological science. First department of the Classical Archaeology and Ancient History in University was headed by K. Hadaczek in 1905—1914. Archaeological studies flourished in Lviv University in 1916—1939. There were already two archaeological departments headed by E. Burlianda and L Kozlovsky. In Soviet period archaeological science survived. It thrived in 1940-ies, 1960-ies, 1980-ies but it was also largely suppressed in 1950-ies. New generation of archaeologists emerged with Ukraine Independence. Their source is formed on the basis of previous traditions and on the newest achievements as well. They implement new methods and methodology, support interdisciplinary studies, outline students activity, enroll academic scientists to the process of education

Recent Research Concerning the Walls at Asea

Papers from the third international seminar on Ancient Arcadia, held at the Norwegian Institute at Athens, 7-10 May 2002The fortification walls of Asea Paleokastro in Arcadia have recently been studied in several different aspects. Thus, the parts of the walls which are still visible above the ground have been documented in detail. Furthermore, an attempt has been made to trace the course of the lower city walls which are covered by modem alluvium with the help of various geophysical methods. As a result we suggest that the acropolis walls should be dated to the classical period, whereas the lower city walls probably were constructed during the Kleomenic war (229/28-222 B.C.) Cleaning work done around the main gateway of the acropolis indicates that the road leading up to the acropolis originallly was constructed for carts. During the Late Byzantine period the acropolis was refortified, and some walls belonging to this phase are still to be seen at the main gateway and the summit of the acropolis. Preliminary results of the geophysical prospection finally indicate that the lower circuit wall may have had a total length of ca. 1 km, enclosing an area of about 11 ha

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Les dieux d’en haut et les dieux d’en bas chez Homère : une question à réexaminer

Il existe une opposition très connue, maintes fois utilisée par plusieurs Modernes, qui classe les différentes puissances divines en deux groupes séparés, « olympiennes » (ou, plus rarement, « ouraniennes ») et « chthoniennes ». Parfois on fait même la distinction entre « religion olympienne » et « religion chthonienne », pour établir ainsi une sorte de dichotomie rigide entre un rituel adressé aux soi‑disant « Olympiens/Ouraniens » et d’autres rites qui auraient concerné seulement des entités « chthoniennes », qu’il s’agisse de dieux ou de héros. En choisissant ce titre, plutôt général et neutre (Dieux d’en haut et d’en bas), ce texte vise à sortir de cette opposition tranchée, et à saisir la façon dont les Grecs eux‑mêmes concevaient leurs dieux, en l’occurrence dans l’épopée homérique, en scrutant le vocabulaire, le sens des mots utilisés pour qualifier une divinité, un espace, un mode d’action.A well-known opposition used by a number of scholars classifies the different divine powers into two distinct groups, the “Olympians” (occasionally known as the “Heavenly”), and the “Chthonians”. Sometimes, a distinction is even drawn between “Olympian religion” and “Chthonian religion”, in order to establish a kind of rigid dichotomy between rituals addressed to the so‑called “Olympians” or “Heavenly” gods, and other rites concerning only “Chthonian” entities. This paper, under a more general and neutral title (Gods of the Above, Gods of the Below), aims to withdraw from this clear‑cut opposition and to perceive how the Greeks themselves conceived their gods. The paper surveys the case of the Homeric epic, examining the vocabulary, and the sense of the words used to define a divinity, space, and modes of action

La constitución de la religión cívica en Atenas arcaica

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Illumination matters. Revisiting the Roman house in a new light

Interpreting the social complexity of the Roman house requires a careful evaluation of existing evidence. With this in mind, recent work in the field has proposed a variety of different approaches, focusing each time on a specific type of source (architecture and décor, ancient texts, material evidence from excavated houses), each in turn recursively deemed more adequate for the purpose or more fruitful and less biased. This opposition of approaches and critiques between scholars has yielded an extraordinarily rich picture that, however, leaves some of the social dynamics of domestic space out of our reach. This dissertation, focusing on the case study of the House of the Greek Epigrams in the northern part of Insula V 1 in Pompeii, suggests a further level of understanding that combines the aforementioned types of sources with simulations and digital analyses to support archaeological interpretation. Everything visible in the house, including its architecture and its decorations, actively participated in the construction of the social identity of the owner of the house and the Romanitas of his family. However, everything visible is so by virtue of light, which is not a mere medium, but actively partakes in social dynamics and can be manipulated to meet certain demands. In this dissertation, light is considered in its dual aspect as a physical and as a visual and sensory phenomenon. Starting from the assumption that light is a powerful social agent, the study investigates, through historically grounded and physically accurate lighting simulations and analyses, the intertwined spatial and social circulation patterns in order to derive new insights into the social dynamics of the Roman house. In particular, this study argues that the social space of the Roman house was characterized by a greater complexity than that conveyed by ancient sources. It suggests a more nuanced picture, one of light and shadow but also of activity at different times of the day and year, and richer in people both in the foreground and in the background

Pure and Impure Ancestors at Selinous: a note on Greek theology

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