Psilakis Nikos

Psilakis Nikos

Position: Greece
Status: Writer
Country: Greece

Honorary event for Nikos Psilakis
An event dedicated to the work and memory of the great journalist, folklorist and writer Nikos Psilakis, with speakers Stavros Arnaoutakis, regional governor of Crete, Pantelis Boukalas, poet, essayist, translator and journalist, Thanasis Babanevas, representative of the Union of Journalists of Daily Newspapers of the Peloponnese, Epirus, and Islands and Maria Charalambaki, president of the Heraklion Prefecture Philologists’ Union. Moderation: Giorgos Patroudakis, journalist and photographer. The greeting will be delivered by Kyriakos Kortesis, President of the Union of Journalists of Daily Newspapers of the Peloponnese, Epirus, and Islands.

CO-ORGANIZED BY: Karmanor Publishing

4th Chania Book Festrival 2025

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The Europe of Crete, the Europe of Myth
Author Nikos Psilakis talks about the Europe of myths, their depictions in the rituals and worship of Cretan cities, their timeless influences on ancient and Western art, and the multifaceted symbolism of related narratives, inspired by his book “Cretan Mythology” (Karmanor Publishing). Moderated by Vassilis Kimoulis, Press Office and Communication Manager of the Chania Book Festival.

3rd Chania Book Festival 2024

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“Laikes teletourgies stin Kriti. Ethima ston kyklo tou chronou” (“Folk rituals in Crete. Customs in the cycle of time”) by Nikos Psilakis
40 years in… 40 minutes. Presentation of a luxurious volume (published by Karmanor Publishing), which is the fruit of 40 years of photography and ethnological study of ritual practices and customs that were the building blocks of Cretan cultural identity, from ritual purifications to the “milking” of goats and sheep on the day of Ascension. Unknown aspects of Crete, a Cretan folk culture that is still a living reality. The author Nikos Psilakis in conversation with Manolis Piblis, journalist, translator, Chania Book Festival director.

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

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“Folk Rituals in Crete: Customs Throughout the Year” by Nikos Psilakis
40 years in… 40 minutes. Presentation of a luxurious volume (published by Karmanor), the result of a forty-year photographic and ethnological study of ritual practices and customs that have been integral elements of Cretan cultural identity. The book covers a wide range of ceremonies, from ritual purifications to the “salting” of goats on the day of the Assumption. Revealing unknown aspects of Crete, it showcases a Cretan folk culture that remains a vibrant reality. Author Nikos Psilakis engages in conversation with journalist and translator Manolis Piblis.

“Mana patrida, kakia mitria” (“Motherland, evil stepmother”) by Yannis Siotos

The writer Yannis Siotos talks about his recent book with the writer Nikos Psilakis.

Co-organized by Kastaniotis Publishing

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

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Crete as a (meta)border: three historians discuss with a writer
The writer Nikos Psilakis, with the literary depiction of Crete as a starting point, discusses with the historians Ilias Kolovos, Associate Professor of Ottoman History at the Department of History and Archaeology of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Crete, Marinos Sarigiannis, researcher at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) and Yannis Skalidakis, lecturer at the University of Crete, on the modern history of Crete as a border island in the wider context of the Eastern Mediterranean. We will start from the years of the Ottoman conquest of Crete, and then discuss the relations between Christians and Muslims on the island until the years of the Greek Revolution, with particular reference to the history of Gramvousa as a pirate centre.

1st Chania Book Festival 2022

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