Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou
Biographic Data
| ID | 1023397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Faidon |
| FAMILY NAME | Moudopoulos-Athanasiou |
| SIGNATURE | MOUDOPOULOS-ATHANASIOU F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8019-4751 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Carved in stone and written as script. Material expressions of Bektashi identity in 19th c. Epirus (NW Greece)
Ottoman-era archaeology is gradually emerging in dialogue with art history and Ottoman studies. Yet aspects of material culture traditionally addressed by our discipline remain understudied and disjointed. This paper investigates stone carvings and Ottoman inscriptions from 19th-century Epirus, focusing on the town of Konitsa (NW Greece). We propose a synthetic approach that treats stone carvings and inscriptions as a distinct but complementary m…
A Contextualised and Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Stone Carvings in Ottoman Epirus
Stone carvings in the context of Ottoman-era Greece play an important role in folklore studies as well as vernacular architecture. They are associated with the history of itinerant stonemasons, their beliefs, as well as the cultural milieu of the building’s owners. However, research rarely contextualises them within the framework of the Ottoman era and the identities of local people who dwelled in these spaces. This contribution first provides an…
Crafting crossroads in Zagori (north-west Greece)
Reconstruction of a nineteenth-century cobbled pathway in the village of Aristi provides valuable insights into the material culture and settlement archaeology of Ottoman-era Greece. The authors argue that such small-scale pairing of restoration and archaeological practices in 'traditional' settlements could enhance our understanding of Ottoman archaeology without undermining the lived experience of such places
The Celebration of St. Viniri in Băeasă (Vovousa)
Pathways to Know and Sidetracks to Forget
The present essay addresses the different ways of walking in a cultural landscape as a tool to interpret its heritage. From the nineteenth-century travelers to the contemporary regional archaeological surveys, walking plays a crucial role in shaping our understanding of place. Past ways of walking archived in primary sources, contemporary interpretations of montane cultural landscapes, and the ways of walking in the present reveal different attit…
Fragments from Ottoman Zagori
This article discusses elite continuity and settlement pattern change in Zagori (NW Greece) from the late fourteenth to the nineteenth century. The peaceful assimilation of the regional and local elites into the Ottoman Empire (1430) led to adaptations in the montane landscape. Imperial and local archival research, ethnography, and landscape archaeology reveal that the Ottoman administration divided large decentralized settlements into smaller vi…
Ottoman archaeology between the Self and the Other
Religious syncretism alongside the coexistence of various groups of people and their shared material culture was a reality in the Ottoman-era Balkans. Such entanglements remain underrepresented in archaeological theory and practice because of the temporal proximity of the subject to the present and due to the cultural and identity politics of nation-state formation. This article offers a method to delve into the aforementioned archaeological cont…
Around the hut’
This article reflects on the experimental building of a Vlach hut that took place in the 14th Summer School of the Balkan Border Crossings Network. The approach took the form of an archaeological ethnography and addressed a variety of subjects from ethnographic and experimental fieldworkto videography and critical heritage, all emerging from the same point: thebuilding of a shepherd’s roundhut in the plain of Konitsa. From interdisciplinary metho…
Faidon Moudopoulos Athanasiou, Woodland Values in Zagori, NW Greece (19th–21st Century)
The present article exposes a conflict regarding the management of natural and cultural values through time, using the example of woodland management in Zagori (NW Greece) from the late 19th century to the present day (2018). The central question is how a cultural landscape now interpreted as significant enough for potential World Heritage nomination (2014 tentative list), was managed through time by the Greek State in a top-down approach that le…
Impossible is nothing (unless otherwise stated)
This article explores Parko Eleftherias (‘Liberty Park’) and Athens Polytechnic ( Polytechneio ), two historical places linked with the period of the Greek military Junta (1967–74), and their position in the urban life of contemporary Athens. Focus is placed on the limits of artistic expression tolerated in those two historical places, examining different attitudes towards them. We discuss the so-called public programmes organized in the framewor…
Fragments from Ottoman Zagori
This article discusses elite continuity and settlement pattern change in Zagori (NW Greece) from the late fourteenth to the nineteenth century. The peaceful assimilation of the regional and local elites into the Ottoman Empire (1430) led to adaptations in the montane landscape. Imperial and local archival research, ethnography, and landscape archaeology reveal that the Ottoman administration divided large decentralized settlements into smaller vi…
Around the hut’
This article reflects on the experimental building of a Vlach hut that took place in the 14th Summer School of the Balkan Border Crossings Network. The approach took the form of an archaeological ethnography and addressed a variety of subjects from ethnographic and experimental fieldworkto videography and critical heritage, all emerging from the same point: thebuilding of a shepherd’s roundhut in the plain of Konitsa. From interdisciplinary metho…
Impossible is nothing (unless otherwise stated)
This article explores Parko Eleftherias (‘Liberty Park’) and Athens Polytechnic ( Polytechneio ), two historical places linked with the period of the Greek military Junta (1967–74), and their position in the urban life of contemporary Athens. Focus is placed on the limits of artistic expression tolerated in those two historical places, examining different attitudes towards them. We discuss the so-called public programmes organized in the framewor…
Faidon Moudopoulos Athanasiou, Woodland Values in Zagori, NW Greece (19th–21st Century)
The present article exposes a conflict regarding the management of natural and cultural values through time, using the example of woodland management in Zagori (NW Greece) from the late 19th century to the present day (2018). The central question is how a cultural landscape now interpreted as significant enough for potential World Heritage nomination (2014 tentative list), was managed through time by the Greek State in a top-down approach that le…
Around the hut’
This article reflects on the experimental building of a Vlach hut that took place in the 14th Summer School of the Balkan Border Crossings Network. The approach took the form of an archaeological ethnography and addressed a variety of subjects from ethnographic and experimental fieldworkto videography and critical heritage, all emerging from the same point: thebuilding of a shepherd’s roundhut in the plain of Konitsa. From interdisciplinary metho…
The Celebration of St. Viniri in Băeasă (Vovousa)
Pathways to Know and Sidetracks to Forget
The present essay addresses the different ways of walking in a cultural landscape as a tool to interpret its heritage. From the nineteenth-century travelers to the contemporary regional archaeological surveys, walking plays a crucial role in shaping our understanding of place. Past ways of walking archived in primary sources, contemporary interpretations of montane cultural landscapes, and the ways of walking in the present reveal different attit…
Fragments from Ottoman Zagori
This article discusses elite continuity and settlement pattern change in Zagori (NW Greece) from the late fourteenth to the nineteenth century. The peaceful assimilation of the regional and local elites into the Ottoman Empire (1430) led to adaptations in the montane landscape. Imperial and local archival research, ethnography, and landscape archaeology reveal that the Ottoman administration divided large decentralized settlements into smaller vi…
Ottoman archaeology between the Self and the Other
Religious syncretism alongside the coexistence of various groups of people and their shared material culture was a reality in the Ottoman-era Balkans. Such entanglements remain underrepresented in archaeological theory and practice because of the temporal proximity of the subject to the present and due to the cultural and identity politics of nation-state formation. This article offers a method to delve into the aforementioned archaeological cont…
Crafting crossroads in Zagori (north-west Greece)
Reconstruction of a nineteenth-century cobbled pathway in the village of Aristi provides valuable insights into the material culture and settlement archaeology of Ottoman-era Greece. The authors argue that such small-scale pairing of restoration and archaeological practices in 'traditional' settlements could enhance our understanding of Ottoman archaeology without undermining the lived experience of such places
A Contextualised and Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Stone Carvings in Ottoman Epirus
Stone carvings in the context of Ottoman-era Greece play an important role in folklore studies as well as vernacular architecture. They are associated with the history of itinerant stonemasons, their beliefs, as well as the cultural milieu of the building’s owners. However, research rarely contextualises them within the framework of the Ottoman era and the identities of local people who dwelled in these spaces. This contribution first provides an…
Carved in stone and written as script. Material expressions of Bektashi identity in 19th c. Epirus (NW Greece)
Ottoman-era archaeology is gradually emerging in dialogue with art history and Ottoman studies. Yet aspects of material culture traditionally addressed by our discipline remain understudied and disjointed. This paper investigates stone carvings and Ottoman inscriptions from 19th-century Epirus, focusing on the town of Konitsa (NW Greece). We propose a synthetic approach that treats stone carvings and inscriptions as a distinct but complementary m…
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