
Damaskinos Olkinuora
University Lecturer
My tasks include teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses and conducting research in Systematic Theology and Patristics. Additionally, I teach liturgical Greek and to some extent also courses in Orthodox church music.
School of Theology, Philosophical Faculty
damaskinos.olkinuora@uef.fi | +358 50 572 5530
During my academic career, I have studied music, Classics and theology. Accordingly, my research concentrates mainly on Middle Byzantine patristic material, especially liturgical texts (sermons and hymnography) and the context of their performance in worship. I am also interested in the theology of friendship and in the use of new research methodologies, such as performance theory, in patristic studies. I also produce translations of source texts, primarily from Greek to Finnish.
– Matrication Examination, 2004 (Ressu Upper Secondary School, Helsinki)
– Diploma of Byzantine Music, Central Conservatory of Thessaloniki (Greece), 2008
– Master of Theology, University of Joensuu (Finland), 2009 (major: Orthodox Church Music)
– Master of Music, Sibelius Academy (Helsinki, Finland), 2012 (major: Music Education)
– Bachelor of Arts, Metropolia University of Applied Science (Helsinki, Finland), 2013 (major: Early Music)
– Doctor of Theology, University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Finland), 2015 (major: Systematic Theology and Patristics)
– Master of Arts, University of Helsinki (Finland), 2017 (major: Greek language and literature)
Research groups
Publications
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Orthodox Chanters as Divine Instruments: Pseudo-Dionysios and Beyond
Fr Damaskinos (Olkinuora) of Xenophontos. Teoksessa: Holm, Henrik; Varkøy, Øivind(toim.) , 2022. Musikk og religion: Tekster om musikk i religion og religion i musikk. s. 183-200. Cappelen Damm -
Profeetta Elia bysanttilaisessa hymnografiassa
Ksenofontoslainen, Damaskinos (Olkinuora). Teoksessa: Bergman, Andreas (Mika)(toim.) , 2022. Kristityt ennen kristittyjä: Vanhan liiton pyhät kirkkoisien silmin. s. 193-216. Suomen patristinen seura -
Tracing Hymnographic Exegesis: (A) Byzantine Canon(s) on the Annunciation
of Xenophontos, Fr Damaskinos (Olkinuora). Teoksessa: Buchinger, Harald; Leonhard, Clemens (toim.) , 2022. Liturgische Bibelrezeption/Liturgical Reception of the Bible. s. 291-312. Vandenhoeck & ruprecht -
Bysanttilainen hymnirunous Neitsyt Marialle
Pappismunkki Damaskinos (Olkinuora) Ksenofontoslainen. Teoksessa: Houni, Pia; Knaapi, Kalle(toim.) , 2021. Tuhannen vuoden kirjavuori : Kirjallisia näkökulmia bysantin kulttuuriin. s. 235-253. Bysantin tutkimuksen seura -
Byzantine Liturgical Commentaries and the Notion of Performance
Olkinuora, Damaskinos. Teoksessa: Vinzent, Markus; Chiriatti, Mattia; Olkinuora, Damaskinos(toim.) , 2021. Papers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019. Volume 27: From the Fifth Century Onwards (Latin Writers); Female Power and its Propaganda; Theologizing Performance in the Byzantine Tradition; Nachleben. s. 353-370. Peeters -
Johdanto
Olkinuora, Damaskinos. Teoksessa: Olkinuora, Damaskinos(toim.) , 2021. Romanos Melodos : Kontakkeja. s. 7 - 21. Suomen patristinen seura -
Kirkollinen retoriikka Bysantissa. Andreas Kreetalaisen Lasarus-saarna
Pappismunkki Damaskinos (Olkinuora) Ksenofontoslainen. Teoksessa: Houni, Pia; Knaapi, Kalle(toim.) , 2021. Tuhannen vuoden kirjavuori : Kirjallisia näkökulmia bysantin kulttuuriin. s. 255-278. Bysantin tutkimuksen seura -
Papers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019. Volume 27: From the Fifth Century Onwards (Latin Writers); Female Power and its Propaganda; Theologizing Performance in the Byzantine Tradition; Nachleben
Vinzent, Markus; Chiriatti, Mattia; Olkinuora, Damaskinos. 2021. Studia patristica. . Peeters -
Romanos Melodos : Kontakkeja
Olkinuora, Damaskinos. 2021. Studia Patristica Fennica. . Suomen patristinen seura -
Andreas Kreetalaisen saarna Kristuksen ympärileikkauksesta ja Basileios Suuresta
Damaskinos (Olkinuora) Ksenofontoslainen. Teoksessa: Seppälä, Serafim(toim.) , 2020. Sanan saattajat: Kirkkoisät reetoreina. s. 147-168. Suomen patristinen seura