Science, Faith, and Superstition
-Workshop-
Ljiljana Radenović
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Petitionary prayer in (Dis)Enchanted Universe |
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David Lloyd Dusenbury
Budapest's Danube Institut, Eötvös Loránd University Freedom and Sexuality in the First Christian Anthropology: Nemesius of Emesa's On Human Nature |
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Dejan Dželebdžić
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Aporretos Gnosis: Michael Psellos on the Secret Knowledge |
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Il Akkad
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Popular Beliefs in the Monastic Literature of Late Antiquity: The Case of John Moschus |
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Dragana Dimitrijević
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Dreams and Predicting the Future in Cicero's De Divinatione |
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Dimitar Iliev
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski The Making of an Intellectual in Late Antiquity: Between Scholarship, Magic,and Religion |
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Miloš Vuletić
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade Science and Metaphysics in the 17th-Century Witchcraft Debate |
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Jonathan Greig
KU Leuven Faith, Science, and Epistemic Authority in Middle Byzantium |
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Laboratory for Experimental Psychology Tour
led by Professor Oliver Tošković from the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. Creating of Collection of old scientific instruments of Laboratory for experimental psychology, Faculty of philosophy, University of Belgrade is an attempt to preserve a part of history of science in Serbia. There are around 100 instruments in Collection, which mostly came to Belgrade within German war reparations to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, after the World War I. Most of the instruments were made in workshop of E. Zimmermann, precise mechanic of the first psychology laboratory in the world, founded in 1879 by Wilhelm Wundt in Leipzig. They can be grouped on those aimed for examining visual and auditory perception, memory and learning, kimography and ergography and those designed for investigating emotions. Together with books and journals from 19th and beginning of 20th century, instruments create an ensemble based on which it is possible to reconstruct one psychological laboratory from the very beginning of development this scientific discipline (Tošković, 2017). |
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Manasija Monastery Fieldtrip
The Manasija Monastery, also known as Resava, is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near Despotovac, Serbia, founded by Despot Stefan Lazarević between 1406 and 1418. Dedicated to the Holy Trinity, it stands as a significant monument of medieval Serbian culture, representing the "Morava school." The monastery is fortified with massive walls and towers. Soon after its establishment, it became the cultural center of the Serbian Despotate, renowned for its School of Resava, which was famous for its manuscripts and translations during the 15th and 16th centuries, even after the Ottoman conquest. In 1979, the Manasija complex was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance and is protected by the Republic of Serbia. In 2010, it was included in the UNESCO Tentative List. |
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