2012: Associations in Context: Rethinking associations and religion in the post-classical polis

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Thursday 11th October Friday 12th October Saturday 13th October 09.00-09.30 co!ee & registration 09.00-09.15 09.30-10.15 address by Prof. Flemming Besenbacher, Chairman of the Carlsberg Foundation CHAIR: John S. Kloppenborg (University of Toronto) 09.15-10.45 PHILIP A. HARLAND (YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO) ‘The economics of ritual in the associations’ 09.30-09.45 word of welcome by Prof. Vincent Gabrielsen, Director of the Copenhagen Associations Project 09.45-10.00 introduction (Annelies Cazemier & Stella Skaltsa) 10.00-10.45 CHAIR: Vincent Gabrielsen (University of Copenhagen) ANNELIES CAZEMIER (UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN) ‘Group identity and the gods: theophoric names of associations’ 10.45-11.15 co!ee & tea 11.15-12.45 CHAIR: Vincent Gabrielsen (University of Copenhagen) ASSOCIATIONS IN CONTEXT International Symposium University of Copenhagen 11th-13th October 2012 MARIO C.D. PAGANINI (UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN) ‘"So that, after building a gymnasium and a hall, we may perform sacri%ces on behalf of the Kings..." Religion and leisure: a gentry association of Hellenistic Egypt’ Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation http://copenhagenassociations.saxo.ku.dk/symposium-2012/ 10.45-12.15 10.45-11.15 co!ee & tea PHILIP F. VENTICINQUE (CORNELL COLLEGE) ‘The economics of association funerals and commemoration’ 11.15-12.45 CHAIR: Thomas Heine Nielsen (University of Copenhagen) BARBARA KOWALZIG (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) ‘Religious associations in a world of interactive polytheisms’ ANDREW MONSON (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) ‘Political and sacred animals: religious associations in Greco-Roman Egypt’ 12.45-13.45 lunch break 12.45-13.45 lunch break 13.45-16.00 13.45-16.00 CHAIR: Anders Holm Rasmussen (University of Copenhagen) MONIKA TRÜMPER (UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL PARASKEVI MARTZAVOU (OXFORD UNIVERSITY) ‘I Beroia 27: a cultic group around Zeus Hypsistos in its HILL) ‘The role of religion in Delian associations: sacred space in socio-cultural and historical context’ SARA M. WIJMA (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN) meeting places of associations’ ‘The Thracian managers of Bendis' cult in Piraeus: STELLA SKALTSA (UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN) ‘The religious and social landscape of private associations orgeones as o"cial mediators in Athenian polis religion’ CHAIR: Kristina Winther-Jacobsen (University of Copenhagen) in Hellenistic Thera’ 10.15-10.45 co!ee & tea ONNO M. VAN NIJF (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN) ‘Staying Roman – becoming Greek: associations of Romaioi in Greek cities’ PASCHALIS PASCHIDIS (INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH KERA, ATHENS) ‘Civic cults and (other) religious associations: in search of collective identities in Roman Macedonia’ HANNA STÖGER (UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN) ‘Ostia's guild seats - fact or %ction?’ MICHAŁ GAWLIKOWSKI (UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW) ‘The marzeḥa of the priests of Bel and other religious associations in Palmyra’ 16.00-16.30 co!ee & tea 16.00-16.30 co!ee & tea 16.30-18.00 16.30-18.00 CHAIR: Signe Isager (University of Southern Denmark) CHAIR: So%a Zoumbaki (Institute of Historical Research KERA, Athens) ILIAS N. ARNAOUTOGLOU (ACADEMY OF ATHENS – KEIED) ‘Cult and craft. Variations on a (neglected) theme…’ CHRISTIAN A. THOMSEN (UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN) ‘Before Gods and Men - the public relations of private associations’ Organized by Dr Annelies Cazemier & Dr Stella Skaltsa CHAIR: Peter Fibiger Bang (University of Copenhagen) CLAIRE HASENOHR (UNIVERSITY OF BORDEAUX) ‘The Italian associations at Delos: cult, social integration and POLITICS’ MATT GIBBS (UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG) EMANUEL MAYER (UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO) ‘Artisans and their gods: cult, religion, and ritual in the ‘Pillars of Society: the public face of collegia in the Roman trade associations of Roman Egypt’ Empire’ 19.30 dinner at Madklubben Bistro-de-Luxe (for speakers and 19.00 dinner at Café Alma (for speakers and registered registered participants) participants) CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 28TH SEPTEMBER 2012 CHAIR: John S. Kloppenborg (University of Toronto) STÉPHANIE MAILLOT (UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL, CLERMONT-FERRAND) ‘Funerary aspects of religious associations in the Hellenistic period’ 12.15-13.15 lunch break 13.15-13.45 conclusion (VINCENT GABRIELSEN) 13.45-14.00 closing of the conference (ANNELIES CAZEMIER & STELLA SKALTSA) CONFERENCE VENUE: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Humanities, 2300 Copenhagen S Building 27, Auditorium 9, ground floor (27.0.9)