The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies (ed., with Barbara Graziosi and Phiroze Vasunia). Oxford University Press 2009. (ToC and Preface.) (original) (raw)

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The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies, edited by Barbara Graziosi and Phiroze Vasunia, provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving field of Hellenic Studies, emphasizing its dynamic nature and the need for flexible approaches in understanding ancient Greece within contemporary, multicultural contexts. The volume incorporates various methodologies and perspectives, highlighting new areas of inquiry, including the roles of marginalized groups in ancient Greek society, and the lasting cultural and intellectual contributions of ancient Greece to modernity.

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Rediscovering the Greeks

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The article explores the impact of Byzantines on Istrian Humanism and Renaissance. In the introduction author describes the alienation of the territories which used to be Eastern and Western part of the Roman Empire and, congruently, the fate of the classical (particularly Greek) heritage in the Dark and Middle Ages in those territories. This is followed by a description of the historical events that led to rapprochement of the East and West, with particular emphasis on the Byzantine exodus to Italy. The author then provides a methodological framework by analyzing the main aspects of „rediscovering” Greek cultural heritage and the influence of the Byzantine immigrants on them. The author than turns to Istria, providing, first, a short summary of Istrian contacts with the Greek cultural heritage throughout history and then the settlement of the Byzantines in Istria. The main part of the article follows, containing a detailed analysis of the described elements of „rediscovering” Greek...

Introduction [to Scholars, travels, archives: greek history and culture through the British School at Athens: proceedings of a conference held at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, 6-7 October 2006]

2009

promote the study of Greece in all its aspects.'3 3. Statute no 1 of the current statutes is as follows: 'The purpose of the British School at Athens shall be to promote the study of Greece in all its aspects. It shall be its aim in particular to provide facilities for those engaged in research into the anthropology, archaeology, archaeometry, architecture, art, environment, geography, history, language, literature, religion and topography of Greece in all periods to modern times...' The alphabetical order seems consciously designed to avoid privileging any discipline, although in practice archaeology remains pre-eminent.

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