A Celebration of the Work of Martin P. Nilsson

A Celebration of the Work of Martin P. Nilsson.

28th November 2017 – Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene

Parthenonos 14, Athens

Organizers: Gunnel Ekroth and Jenny Wallensten

The Swedish Institute at Athens is happy to announce a one-day symposium celebrating the work of Martin P. Nilsson. In 2017, 50 years have passed since his death and we have invited four distinguished scholars of Ancient Greek Religion for a discussion of Nilsson’s scholarly contribution.

Program.

10-10.30 Coffee
10.30-10.45 Gunnel Ekroth & Jenny Wallensten: Introduction
10.45-11.30 Jon D. Mikalson: “Martin P. Nilsson and the Geschichte, Vol. 1”
11.30-11.45 Discussion
11.45-12.30 Eftychia Stavrianopoulou: “Hellenistic religion(s): Revisiting Martin P. Nilsson’s Geschichte der griechischen Religion. II: Die hellenistische und römische Zeit”
12.30-12.45 Discussion

15.00-15.45 Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge: “To be ‘popular’ or not to be… Nilsson’s Greek folk religion and afterwards”
15.45-16.00 Discussion
16.00-16.45 Matthew Haysom: “Nilsson in the Bronze Age: The place of prehistory in the history of Greek religion”
16.45-17.00 Discussion

17.00 Reception at the Swedish Institute