The aim of this scientific forum is to discuss different approaches to the study of the concepts of emotion and intellect as represented in the languages and cultures of the Balkans and neighbouring regions.
Both the emotional and the rational levels are enduring parts of the inner human being and have been a constant object of interest throughout the history of different civilisations. Our understanding of this non-material world is mainly based on the way it is represented in human language in its oral or written forms. Moreover, written culture has a particular interest in these matters, whether they are perceived in a religious (i.e. theological) perspective or as part of the perennial poetic narratives.
The temporal scope of the conference ranges from Classical and Late Antiquity, through the Mediaeval period, to Early Modernity and the Contemporary epoch. Although the main focus is on Balkan languages, proposals concerning the materiality of texts and their transmission and reception are also welcome.
The papers are going to be published in peer-reviewed journals – Linguistique Balkanique (Scopus), Starobălgarska Literatura (Scopus), and Philological Forum (Journal in the Humanitites for young scholars).
The event is organized with the financial support of the Bulgarian Natioanl Science Fund (BNSF), contract No. KP-06-MНФ/42 of 26.09.2024.
BNSF is not responsible for the content of the papers presented at the scientific forum, as well as for the content of the promotional and other materials for it.
Conveners:
Ivan Petrov
Bilyana Mihaylova
Lora Taseva
Veronika Kelbecheva
Dimitar Iliev