Delivered November 2005 at the International Congress on Greek Civilization, presented under the auspices of the Hellenic Open University and the Democritus University of Thrace, under the theme of The Public Festival: A Diachronic Glimpse at Its Socio- economic and Political Role.
THE PUBLIC FESTIVAL
A DIACHRONIC GLIMPSE AT ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC & POLITICAL ROLE
A conference which in its invitation states that “It is about a very old social institution whose original meaning in its Greek context (Panegyri) was people's general assembly.”