new book: The Gospel of Judas
There is no shortage of editions and translations of infamous The Gospel of Judas. (On Judas’s Gospel, see here.) Why another? Because it is a relatively newly-published text, having been […]
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ancient esotericism at the 2019 ESSWE in Amsterdam
Korshi Dosoo (Würzburg) has written up a terrific post detailing the papers concerned with antiquity at the 7th meeting of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism, which […]
New book: Dufault, Early Greek Alchemy, Patronage and Innovation in Late Antiquity
…I am finishing a project of my own this summer and so have been a delinquent blogger, and will remain so for a while longer. However, I cannot let pass […]
forthcoming book: Savoirs prédictifs et techniques divinatoires de l’ Antiquité tardive à Byzance
Below you find a notice regarding a forthcoming volume on foreknowledge and divinatory techniques in late antiquity and Byzantium: Savoirs prédictifs et techniques divinatoires de l’ Antiquité tardive à Byzance, edited […]
A new critical edition of ‘The Books of Jeu’
With its descriptions of celestial topography, mysterious sigils and diagrams, and a baptism of fire, the so-called ‘Books of Jeu’ in the Bruce Codex (itself a misnomer, as the ‘codex’ […]
conference: Ancient Revelation: Divination, Prophecy and Epiphany
On 25-27 June 2019, Durham University will host the conference ‘Ancient Revelation: Divination, Prophecy and Epiphany.’ The speakers will focus on Greek and Christian literature, mainly produced in the Roman […]
Sinatti on Neoplatonic Demons and Angels
A new book on demons and angels in Neoplatonism has just been reviewed in BMCR by Cesare Sinatti – you can read the review here. The book is: Luc Brisson, […]
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