International conference "Around Lake Nemi: James Frazer and others"

Nemi (RM)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "AROUND LAKE NEMI: JAMES FRAZER AND OTHERS"

On the centenary of the first Italian translation of The Golden Bough (1925), the National Museums Lazio Regional Directorate and the Museum of Roman Ships in Nemi are hosting an interdisciplinary conference dedicated to James G. Frazer and the cultural, historical and symbolic richness of Lake Nemi.

Two days of talks, dialogues and visits among anthropology, history of religions, archaeology, art and literature.

PROGRAM

Saturday, October 25

10:00 - Institutional greetings
Elisabetta Scungio, Daniela De Angelis

10:30 a.m. - The rex nemorensis
Luigi Capogrossi Colognesi

11:30 - The Sanctuary of Diana in Nemi between history and archaeology
Filippo Coarelli, Francesca Diosono, Giuseppina Ghini

12:30 p.m. - James Frazer and Giacomo Boni
Fabiana Dimpflmeier, Andrea Paribeni, Myriam Pilutti Namer

15:30 - Thinking Magic. Frazer and de Martino
Fabio Dei

16:30 - The Golden Bough: translations, circulations, influences
Fabrizio Bagatti, Fabiana Dimpflmeier, Elisa Bizzotto

17:30 - Turner's Lakes. Pictorial and literary geophanies
Margherita Fratarcangeli, Paola Caretta

Sunday, October 26

Moderator: Elisabetta Pallottino

10:00 a.m. - The Museum of Religions "Raffaele Pettazzoni"
Igor Baglioni

10:30 a.m. - Presentation of La Rivista di Engramma, No. 228, October 2025
Edited by Ilaria Grippa and Christian Toson
with the editors and authors of the issue

11:30 a.m. - Visit to the Sanctuary of Diana
By the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the metropolitan area of Rome and the province of Rieti

Scientific coordination:
Maddalena Bassani, Monica Centanni, Daniela De Angelis, Fabiana Dimpflmeier, Elisabetta Pallottino, Paola Porretta

Scientific and organizational secretariat:
Ilaria Grippa, Agostina Incutti, Christian Toson

Under the patronage of the Municipality of Nemi

To mark the occasion, the Museum will be open to the public on October 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.