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Abteilung für Byzanzforschung/Division of Byzantine Research

Account der Abteilung Byzanzforschung des Instituts für Mittelalterforschung der Österreichischen Akademei der Wissenschaften (ÖAW). Mediaevum multiplex.

Für die Nutzung gelten die Datenschutzbestimmungen der ÖAW: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/oeaw/datenschutz. Byzantium and the Eastern Mediterranean as a transitional region between Europe, Asia and Africa from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period (300-1500 CE)
The cultural, religious and political transformations that have altered Europe and the neighboring regions by the end of antiquity to the ear

ly modern period (4th-16th century) with significant impacts to the present time can be captured globally beyond the Western European Middle Ages only with a view on Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. With the excellent research at the Institute for Byzantine Studies, the Austrian Academy has a unique (in Europe and internationally) institution that covers exactly this temporal and geographical transition zone. The projects of the Institute examine these processes of transformation in their entirety on the cultural, religious, linguistic, political and economic level, both in their temporal and spatial dimension. The processing and analysis of the sources and monument evidence is combined with new methods of cultural, social, information and complexity sciences. The international recognition of this combination is reflected in the awarding of numerous national grants (FWF) and EU-funded projects as well as in numerous international co-operations. The accumulated research expertise is opening a new, global understanding of the transformation of the ancient to the modern world.

01/06/2026

The Vienna Project, housed at the of , is proud to announce the publication of in the Datathek of the Verlag of the :
A Checklist of Occasional in Printed Editions.

This consists of an extensive introduction, as well as a datababase in various dowloadable formats, where you can search for a large variety of keywords and prayer concerns, and be guided to major printed editions of these prayers.

We hope this will be of interest and use for anyone studying medieval (Christian) and culture.

DOI COPE https://doi.org/10.60887/w7bazz1bvvkc6m4q
DOI Introduction https://doi.org/10.60887/r9a1sv251u3cuwrb

11/05/2026

Our -colleague Mihailo Popović has edited a volume “Wilderness Revisited. Its Essence, Perception, Description and Image in Byzantium and Beyond”. It contains 12 articles and is a bottom-up endeavour based on actual, ongoing research in various academic fields providing expertise and new scholarly results and, thus, enabling meaningful comparisons between different countries, continents and cultures. It is by no means a preconceived concept imposed by somebody, but the embodiment of one of the core visions of the research initiative “Maps of Power” (https://maps-of-power.oeaw.ac.at/). Our starting point is twofold.

On the one hand, we have been inspired by an article of the geographer and environmental historian William Cronon with the title “The Trouble with Wilderness; Or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature” , who writes, amongst others, on the perception of “Wilderness”. On the other hand, the editor of this volume attended two workshops in Oxford in the years 2023 and 2024 which spurred him to delve deeper into the topic. The volume’s aim is to enrich further discussion in academia and to connect it to the public discourse in Central Europe (but also beyond).

Cf. https://akademskaknjiga.com/en/katalog/wilderness-revisited-its-essence-perception-description-and-image-in-byzantium-and-beyond

09/05/2026

The Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies (SPBS), in partnership with the Austrian Association for Byzantine Studies (ÖBG), is pleased to announce our 2026 joint hybrid lecture.

This year, we are honoured to host Margaret Mullett (OBE), Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, for a captivating look into the Byzantine imagination.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Byzantine Hybrids

Professor Mullett will explore the world of Byzantine hybrids, examining the “fantastic beasts” that occupied a unique space in the culture and art of the period. The lecture will be followed by a response from Markéta Kulhánková, Associate Professor at Masaryk University.

For more information and registration: https://www.byzantium.ac.uk/spbs-oebg-joint-lecture/spbs-obg-joint-lecture-2026/

28/04/2026

The new "Mitteilungen aus der Österreichischen Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik" for 2026, edited by Angelika Hudler and Krystina Kubina, are now online - learn about forthcoming publications and ongoing projects of and Studies in (especially ahead of the big International Congress for Byzantine Studies in Vienna in August 2026 :).

https://byzneo.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_byzneo/Mitteilungen_ByzNeo/Mitteilungen_ByzNeo_40_2026.pdf

24/04/2026

Der Streit um die Seelen - die letzte von vier neuen Folgen im - " - die ganz Geschichte", in denen Mariella Gittler, Alexander Apostolidis und Johannes Preiser-Kapeller jeweils anhand von Münzen die "dunklen Jahrhunderte" der Geschichte Österreichs zwischen dem Untergang Roms im 5. Jh. und der Entstehung von Ostarrichi im 10. Jh. erkunden - diesmal über eine byzantinische Kupfermünze des 9. Jh.s, die in Salzburg gefunden wurde, und was sie über den Streit um die Christianisierung des Donauraums zwischen Rom und Konstantinopel erzähl - auch aus Anlaß des 25. Internationalen Byzantinistik-Kongresse in Wien im August 2026.

Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations

https://sound.orf.at/podcast/tv/oesterreich---die-ganze-geschichte/der-streit-um-die-seelen

21/04/2026

The Lab "Shaping Knowledge in the Middle Ages / Wissensgestaltung im Mittelalter" at the Institute for Medieval Research (IMAFO) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences cordially invites you to the international workshop "Shaping Knowledge in the Medieval World: Cross-Cultural Perspectives."
The workshop will take place on 24 April 2026, from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM at IMAFO.
For program details and practical information, please follow the link in the workshop title.
We look forward to welcoming you to the workshop.

10/04/2026

Das Gold des Khans - die zweite von vier neuen Folgen im - " - die ganz Geschichte", in denen Mariella Gittler, Alexander Apostolidis und Johannes Preiser-Kapeller jeweils anhand von Münzen die "dunklen Jahrhunderte" der Geschichte Österreichs zwischen dem Untergang Roms im 5. Jh. und der Entstehung von Ostarrichi im 10. Jh. erkunden - diesmal über einen geheimnisvollen , der in den 1830ern in der Nähe von Linz gefunden wurde, das Volk der und die Belagerung von im Jahr 626.
Bis Ende April jeweils am Freitag eine neue Folge - auch aus Anlaß des 25. Internationalen Byzantinistik-Kongresse in Wien im August 2026.

Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations

https://sound.orf.at/podcast/tv/oesterreich---die-ganze-geschichte/das-gold-des-khans

03/04/2026

Pest, Gold und ein Kaiser - die erste von vier neuen Folgen im - " - die ganz Geschichte", in denen Mariella Gittler, Alexander Apostolidis und Johannes Preiser-Kapeller jeweils anhand von Münzen die "dunklen Jahrhunderte" der Geschichte Österreichs zwischen dem Untergang Roms im 5. Jh. und der Entstehung von Ostarrichi im 10. Jh. erkunden - und die oft überraschend weitreichenden Verbindungen in alle Welt in dieser Zeit.
Ab heute bis Ende April jeweils am Freitag eine neue Folge - auch aus Anlaß des 25. Internationalen Byzantinistik-Kongresse in Wien im August 2026.

Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations

https://sound.orf.at/podcast/tv/oesterreich---die-ganze-geschichte/pest-gold-und-ein-kaiser

02/04/2026

The programme of side-events, exhibitions and guided tours for the 25th International in in August 2026 is now online (https://www.icbs2026.org/ - Activities)

If you are aleady registered for the Congress, you have received a link to register also for these events. Otherwise, you have to register first for the Congress via https://www.icbs2026.org/congress/registration/ - then will you receive a registration link for the side-events.

Please be aware that the number of participants is limited for many of these events - and first come, first serve.

01/04/2026

Aus Anlass des 25. Internationalen -Kongresses in Wien im August 2026 wird der Veranstaltungsort, das Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien, im byzantinischen Stil umgebaut. Nach einem aufwändigen Architekturwettbewerb wurde ein Siegerprojekt ausgewählt (siehe unten), die Bauarbeiten werden in Kürze beginnen.

To mark the 25th International of Studies in in August 2026, the venue, the main building of the University of Vienna, will be renovated in the Byzantine style. Following a complex architectural competition, a winning project has been selected (see below), and construction works will begin shortly.

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Mittwoch	08:00 - 17:00
Donnerstag	08:00 - 17:00
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