Constantine Cavarnos and the hellenic tradition

Authors

  • Sergio González A. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Abstract

Constantine Cavarnos has completed a life devoted to the researchand diffusion of Hellenism, holding this term to include the ancient, medieval orByzantine, and modern period. His extensive production spans Greek philosophy,religion, art, history, literature and language, and has been carried through books,articles, booklets, lectures, and book reviews. His role as founder of the Institute forByzantine and Modern Greek Studies was vital to make the Hellenic cultural traditionknown in an integral and diachronic manner.    

Keywords:

C. Cavarnos, biography, Orthodoxy, Hellenism, Byzantine culture, Byzantine art