The Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales asks for expressions of interest from Master's level students (or students that will attend a Master's course next academic year), PhD students, and post-docs who are interested in attending a proposed 7th Summer School on Byzantine Studies. The course would be held in Thessaloniki, July 3–14, 2016. The EHESS, in association with various Greek Institutions, including the Municipality of Thessaloniki, have organized six previous summer schools.

The proposed theme for the 7th Summer School is “Religion d’Etat, religion pour l’Etat.” The tentative list of instructors includes Bernard Heyberger (Introduction), Michel Kaplan (Sainteté et pouvoir), Jean-Claude Cheynet (La religion dans la pratique des sceaux et des monnaies), Paul Magdalino (La religion et l’Etat à Byzance), Polymnia Katsoni (L’économie dans le reflet de la religion), Beatrice Caseau (L’homme byzantin et la religion), Marie-Helene Congourdeau (Les contestations habillées en religion), Athanasios Semoglou (La religion dans le reflet des images), Inmaculada Perez Martin (Ecriture et religion), Marina Falla Castelfranchi (Les lieux de culte), and Antony Kaldellis (Les guerres saintes, les guerres homicides). Additional presentations on the following topics are planned: Les objets de la religion, Les mouvements hérétiques, and La religion et le droit à Byzance.

The approximate cost of the course will be 450€, which will cover hotel and meals.

Expressions of interest should be sent as soon as possible to Paolo Odorico, Directeur d’études à l’EHESS.