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2nd International Conference of Mediterranean Worlds: The Mediterranean of the Myths, the Myths of the Mediterranean Istanbul, Turkey, June 3-6, 2010 An international conference organized by the department of History of the Eastern Mediterranean University & Department of Historical and Social Sciences of the University of Salerno & Department of History of Istanbul Sehir University The idea, and the ideal, of 'Mediterranean' have always been hotly debated. From the Pirennian disruption of Mohammed (vis-à-vis Charlemagne), via the Braudelian concept of unity in the long durèe, to the more recent ecological and geographical approaches of Horden and Purcell, 'Mediterraneanism' (the peculiar characteristics that the cultures living around the Mediterranean had, and still have, in common), has stimulated and perplexed the scholarly mind. Historians in particular are often on the lookout for unity, distinctiveness and connectivity binding together peoples, cultures and imaginaries, inhabiting its coastlines. The 'Mediterranean world' therefore, traversing different historical periods, has given rise to an impressive volume of extraordinary interpretations, life-world strategies, and symbolic constructions. Such activity manifests itself in the remarkable literature, art, philosophies, religions, archaeological readings, political theories and economic practices, of the region. The conference organisers seek thought-provoking papers exploring the mythological, symbolic and ideational peculiarities of the 'Mediterranean world' across these different historical periods. We invite participation in an interdisciplinary conference, revolving around the following themes: Byzantium and the Mediterranean: Myth or reality?  The Mediterranean as the “Ottoman Territorial Sea”: Myth or Reality? The Ottomans in the Mediterranean: Violent Encounters vs Peaceful Interactions The Contestation of Identities: Gender, sexual, ethnic, regional Memory and Dream: Writing, reading, imaging, tuning the Mediterranean Myth Mapping the Mediterranean: Soft centres and shifting borders Archaeological readings: Urban and suburban Legends within the Mediterranean 'Poliad' vocation Childhood Memories