Preliminary Conference Program
Professionals and the Resilience Factor 'Ritual' - Ancient Greece and Present-Day
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Thursday, November 4th
6:00 pm Jan N. Bremmer (Groningen): Polytheism, Polis Religion and Professions
7:00 pm Reception
Friday, November 5th
9.15 am V. Lambrinoudakis (Athen), Asklepios, Ärzte und Kultpersonal. Interaktion des Transzendenten mit dem Wirklichen
9.45 am Discussion
10.00 am F. Steger (Ulm), Asklepiosmedizin. Ein plurales und integratives medizinisches Versorgungsangebot
10.30 am Discussion
10.45-11.15 am Break
11.15 am I. Leventi (Volos), Eileithyia and midwives. Obstetrics professionals and deities of pregnancy and childbirth in ancient Greece
11.45 am Discussion
12.00 pm A. Brown (Queensland), Pious Businessmen or Superstitious Rogues?: Rituals & Cults of Professional Mariners in Ancient Greece
12:30 pm Discussion
12.45-2:15 pm Lunch
2.15 pm K. Kottis (Thessaloniki), Protection of seafarers in the Greek Orthodox tradition: Panaghia Theotokos, the Archangels and Saint Nikolaos
2.45 pm Discussion
3.00 pm B. Kowalzig (New York), Merchant Religiosity
3:30 pm Discussion J. Mylonopoulos (New York), Craftsmen and Artisans as Dedicators
3.45-4.15 pm Break
4.15 pm J. Stroszeck (Athen), Berufsbezogene Kulte und Rituale: Das Beispiel der Töpfer
4.45 pm Discussion
5.00 pm
5.30 pm Discussion
6.30 pm Dinner
Saturday, November 6th
9.15 am A.-C. Gillis (Lille), Religious Practices in Work Spaces
9.45 am Discussion
10.00 am H. Frielinghaus (Mainz), Ritual und Herausforderung
10.30 am Discussion
10.45-11.15 am Break
11.15 am-1pm Roundtable with S. Grunwald (Berlin, VFG), D. Prechel (Mainz), R. van Dick (Frankfurt, Sozialpsychologie)
1.00-2.00 pm Lunch
3.00 pm Guided tour of the cathedral of Mainz and RGZM
Evening Dinner
Please note that the programme is subject to change, and will be updated continuously up to the conference.