THE FEAST - XVIII session of the Seminar “Three Cultures – Three Religions” 2016
THE FEAST
XVIII session of the Seminar “Three Cultures – Three Religions”
Organized by the Center for Religious Studies and Research at Vilnius University
Vilnius, June 20–25, 2016
Vilnius University
Faculty of Philosophy, Universiteto str. 9/1, Room 209
Programme
Working language: English
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
9.30–10.00 Registration of the participants
10.00 – 13.30 PANEL 1
Chaired by prof. Maurizio Pagano
Welcome address (prof. habil. dr. Rita Šerpytytė, Directress of the CRSR, prof. dr. Jacinto Choza Armenta, Director of the Seminar)
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Prof. dr. Jacinto Choza Armenta, University of Seville, Spain
The New Year Feast. An Interpretation
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Prof. dr. Juan Jose Padial Benticuaga, University of Málaga, Spain
Feast and the Experience of Enjoyment
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Discussion
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
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Prof. habil. dr. Rita Šerpytytė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Feast and Law: between Eunomia and Anomia
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Prof. Simona Chiodo, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
The Bacchantic Feast as a Dualism
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Discussion
13.30 – 15.00 Free time for lunch
15.00-17.00 PANEL 2
Chaired by prof. dr. Jacinto Choza
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Prof. Maurizio Pagano, University of Eastern Piedmont “A. Avogadro”, Italy
The Feast: Sense and Fullness in the Experience of the Finite
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Dr. Haris Ch. Papoulias, University of Eastern Piedmont “A. Avogadro”, Italy
"The Wolf as a Shepherd": Iconoclastic Readings on the Feast of Icons and its Legacy
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Kristian-Alberto Lykke Cobos, Aarhus University, Denmark
Løgstrup and the Ethical Demand
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Discussion
19.00 – 21.00 Welcome Reception at Alsetra, st. Jones str. 10, Grand Courtyard of Vilnius University
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
10.00 – 14.00 PANEL 3
Chaired by prof. Juan Jose Padial Benticuaga
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Assoc. prof. dr. Aušra Pažėraitė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Sabbath and Death
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Dr. Valdas Mackela, Vilnius University, Lithuania
What shall we eat and drink in the Great Banquet? Eschatological and Ecstatic Dimensions of the Eucharist
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Dr. Vaiva Daraškevičiūtė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Performativity and Re-Enchantment of the World: the Feast of Dew
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Discussion
12.00-12.30 Coffee break
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Dr. Witold Wolny, University of Virginia's College at Wise, USA
Religion is Fun: What Would Jesus Do if He was A Millennial?
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Dr. Xavier Escribano, International University of Catalonia, Spain
The Banquet as a Feast of Reconciliation. A Reflection based on Isak Dinesen’s Babette’s Feast
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Discussion
14.00 -15.00 Free time for lunch
15.00 – 16.30 PANEL 4
Chaired by assoc. prof. dr. Danutė Bacevičiūtė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
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Prof. habil. dr. Tomas Sodeika, Vilnius University, assoc. prof. dr. Lina Vidauskytė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Transforming Feast of Fools: from Carnival Laughter till Mickey Mouse’s Experience (Bakhtin and Benjamin)
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Prof. dr. Dalius Jonkus, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
The Feast, Play and Imagination Embodied
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Discussion
16.30 – 17.30
Assembly of the Seminar “Three Cultures – Three Religions”
19.00 – 21.00 Closing Reception at Aula Pilies str. 11
Thursday, June 23, 2016
10.00-16.00
Guided Tour to Kernavė and Trakai
Friday, June 24, 2016
11.00-13.00
Excursion in Vilnius Old Town (which is protected by the UNESCO) visiting all the most important sights:
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Cathedral Square with Vilnius Cathedral,
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Uzupis district
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The Ensemble of St. Anne`s and Bernardine`s Churches
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The Presidential Palace
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The complex of the Vilnius University, the oldest university in Lithuania
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The Town Hall Square
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The Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit and the Orthodox Monastery
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The Gates of Dawn with the picture of the Mother of Mercy of the Gates of Dawn