Freedom of Expression vs Academic Freedom

The Syndrome in Archaeology, Under the Spell of Constantine, 2024

Archaeologists are beginning to accept the great antiquity of certain structures. This is since Gobleki Tepe was dated to 9,600 B.C.E. and thanks to Graham Hancock's efforts. Not many people realize that this means the so-called 300 temples, at this site, existed before the Atlantean cataclysms dated by Plato 9,564 B.C., and that it is likely they were covered up and destroyed by a mud flood in connection with the Black Sea, called 'of Zalpa' by the Hittites, that was confirmed to have taken place by some scientists in 2011. The Black Sea was a fresh water lake and the melting of the ice of the Ice Age poured into it, causing a Flood of sea water and a flooding of lands that are now Turkey, parts of which close to Edessa, are regarded as the ancient Eden. Archaeology was born in the 19 th century with explorers who were interested in collecting treasures. It developed into a science that uses facts rather than speculation, and invented models to piece together the puzzles of the past. The first well-known model was the three-age system-the belief that civilizations developed gradually through the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, but they came upon the discovery of an influx of people of whom they never discovered the origin and they called it 'Celts'. In my work Beyond the Veil of the Lost Holy Grail, I contend they were of the Lost Tribes of Israel.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE 75 YEAR JUBILEE OF THE INSTITUTE OF ART HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. 12th – 14th October 2022 Dojran, Macedonia. Book of Proceedings (eds. Antonio Jakimovski & Elizabeta Dimitrova), 2024

During the second half of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century, the composition of the Last Judgement was enriched with additional themes and contents. Among the striking contents are the three so-called apocalyptic scenes derived from the Book of Revelation where the main protagonists are the Righteous Enoch, the Prophet Elijah, the Antichrist and the Archangel Michael. Although, long before the scenes were included in the Last Judgement, there had been a great interest in Revelation in the Western world since the 9th century. Hence, we are tracking the oldest depictions, as well as the visualization of the scenes regarding the above-mentioned protagonists in the medieval illuminated manuscripts, and also in the Athonite Apocalypse cycles, representing a significant source of inspiration. Furthermore, we present the examples of the Last Judgement incorporating the three scenes in chronological order from 1754(94) to 1873, depicted on icons, paper icons and wall painting.

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Tuer, rendre muet, anéantir les récoltes : tel est le pouvoir qu’on prête au regard. On appelle cela le mauvais œil. Au Moyen Âge, philosophes, médecins et théologiens s’interrogent sur ses causes. Pour eux, ce n’est ni une superstition, ni une merveille de la nature. C’est un problème à résoudre, un défi à relever. Avicenne, dans son Traité sur l’âme, n’affirme-t-il pas que l’homme est capable d’agir au-delà des limites de son corps par la seule force de son regard ? Cette théorie a connu une impressionnante postérité. Elle a été louée, critiquée, condamnée, modifiée. L’histoire de sa réception constitue le fil conducteur de cette formidable enquête. Parcourant trois siècles de débats, Béatrice Delaurenti montre ainsi comment des intellectuels se sont saisis de cette croyance. Leurs réflexions interrogent, avec une étonnante modernité, la place respective du corps et de l’âme dans les interactions humaines. Une analyse inédite et cruciale pour notre société ; le regard critique d’une époque passée sur un phénomène encore actuel. Cet essai sur le mauvais œil puise sa matière dans l'étude extensive publiée en octobre 2023 (Fascination. Une histoire intellectuelle du mauvais oeil, 1140-1440)