CHristos Merantzas

Christos Merantzas is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Patras, where he teaches the history of civilizations. He has studied archaeology and art at the University of Ioannina, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), and Paris I (France). His written works include the following books: 1. "Luminous Crypticity. Interpretative Approaches to the Conceptualization of the Ineffable God, the Utopian City, and Death in Byzantine Culture," Smili, Athens 2018. 2. "Departure(-ation). Forms of Otherness in Byzantine Culture," Smili, Athens 2014. 3. "The Cultural Components of the 'Place of Holiness.' The Icon Collection of the Vyliza Monastery in Matsouki," Smili, Athens 2012 [Award for Best Research Work (2013) in the field "Nature and Culture in Mountainous Areas in Greece and Europe" by the Development Foundation of the Metsovion Interdisciplinary Research Center (M.I.R.C.) of the National Technical University of Athens]. 4. "The Inverted Dionysus. Sketch of a Somatic Theory of Algesic Self-Compulsion," Smili, Athens 2011. 5. "The 'Place of Holiness' and Its Images. Examples of Reading the Local History of Epirus during the Post-Byzantine Period," University of Ioannina, Ioannina 2007. 6. "A Treasured Memory. Ecclesiastical Silver from Late Ottoman Istanbul in the Sevgi Gönül Collection," Vehbi Koç Foundation-Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul 2006 [in collaboration with CNRS (France) researcher Dr. Brigitte Pitarakis (in English and Turkish)]. 7. "The Illustration of Hymns in Post-Byzantine Monumental Painting in Greece (16th-18th centuries). The Symbolic View of the Concept of Time in the Oecumene and the Universe," Olkos–Center for Research on Tradition & Culture, Ioannina 2005. 8. "From Post-Byzantine to Modern Greek Culture. Examples of Artistic Production (16th-20th centuries)," Hellenic Academic Electronic Textbooks and Aids, Athens 2015 [in collaboration with Iliana Zarra and Stefanos Tsiodoulos]. He has edited the Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference on Tzoumerka: The Place, Society, and Culture. Durations and Breaks, University of Ioannina-Historical and Folklore Society of Tzoumerka, Ioannina 2009. He has also translated the following books into Greek: 1. Pierre Vidal-Naquet, "Atlantis. A Brief History of a Platonic Myth," Olkos, Athens 2006 [reprint 2007], 2. P. Vidal-Naquet, "The Shattered Mirror. Athenian Tragedy and Politics," Olkos, Athens 2003 [reprint 2007], 3. Françoise Frontisi-Ducroux, "Daedalus. The Mythology of the Craftsman in Ancient Greece," Olkos, Athens 2002.