Welcome to the webpage of the Byzantine Studies conference on Mapping the Sacred in Byzantium: Construction, Experience and Representation!

The conference brings together scholars of Byzantium to explore novel ways to conceptualize and evaluate the production and representation of (sacred) space in the Byzantine world, aiming to contribute to the broader research on spatial paradigms and practices. It addresses spatial themes from the varying disciplinary perspectives of archaeology, art history, literature, and theology.  

Date: Friday and Saturday | 20–21 September 2019 | 9:00–18:00

Venue: School of History, Classics and Archaeology | Newcastle University | Keeton-Lomas Lecture Theatre | Armstrong Building, G.09

For further information, please contact the organiser:

Mihail Mitrea
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow

School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Room 6.23, Daysh Building
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

E-mails: mihail.mitrea@newcastle.ac.uk
             mihail.mitrea@yahoo.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 4696

Image: Mosaic of the Creation from the cycle of the Genesis, 12th century, Monreale Cathedral
(photo courtesy of Dr Marco Aimone)