April 24, 2025
New Open Access Publication by CeMAR Director Prof. Stavroula Constantinou CeMAR is pleased to announce the open access publication of a new book chapter by Director […]
April 8, 2024
Call for Submissions: Special Issue of the Diamond Open Access Journal Eventum: A Journal of Medieval Arts & Rituals “The Arts and Rituals of Medieval Mothering” Deadline for Submission: 31 December 2024. Contact: Stavroula Constantinou ([email protected])
March 28, 2024
The director of CeMAR Stavroula Constantinou presents NetMAR during the CYBC radio programme entitled “The Latin Community of Cyprus” (in Greek). 23 March 2024 https://radio.rik.cy/show/oi-latinoi-tes-kuprou/ The […]
March 27, 2024
The German network Arbeitskreis für hagiographischen Fragen celebrates its 30-year anniversary with a conference entitled ‘Interdisciplinary Hagiography: Current Topics and Tendencies in Hagiographical Studies’ which will take place between 10-13 April 2024 at Akademie der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart in Germany. The Director of CeMAR, Stavroula Constantinou, will give a paper with the title: ‘Holy Mothers: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Hagiographical Motherhood’.
December 30, 2023
By Stavroula Constantinou, Centre for Medieval Arts & Rituals (CeMAR, UCY)
Chanting, poetry recitation, and storytelling played a key role in Byzantine rituals, while rituals and ritual languages and structures constituted important elements of poetry and prose. This blog post brings to the fore the strong interrelationships between arts and rituals in Byzantine literature.December 13, 2023
The Concluding Conference of the “Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals” (NetMAR) took place in a hybrid mode, at the Ceremonial Hall of the University of Cyprus and online on the 4th of December 2023. The conference featured welcomes from several dignitaries; the launch of the network’s journal; a round table presenting the experiences of NetMAR Early Stage Researchers (ESRs); a musical performance; presentations by the EU partners’ Team Leaders; and two keynote lectures.
November 30, 2023
By Florian Abe, Tucher Kulturstiftung / Freie Universität Berlin
This blog post delves into Bamberg's late medieval Stations of the Cross, exploring their unique arrangement mirroring Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa. These types of ensembles offered an immersive pilgrimage experience by intertwining art, architecture, and rituals that allowed visitors to physically follow Christ's steps, forging a profound connection between faith and experience that can still be grasped in the city today.November 1, 2023
The Concluding Conference of the Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals (NetMAR) will take place on Monday, the 4th of December 2023 at the Ceremonial Hall of the University of Cyprus.
November 1, 2023
To τελικό συνέδριο του ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος NetMAR της ΕΜοΜεΤ του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην Αίθουσα Τελετών του ιδίου πανεπιστημίου (Καλλιπόλεως 75, Λευκωσία) τη Δευτέρα 04 Δεκεμβρίου 2023
