The ancient Akkadian cultures, following the lead of the Sumerians, regarded the heavenly bodies as gods, and observed them assiduaously, accidentally inventing mathematised astronomy in the process. But they also […]
A new book which might interest lovers of ancient katabasis-narratives: Judith Fletcher, Myths of the Underworld in Contemporary Culture: The Backward Gaze. Classical presences. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, […]
A new book is out from Annette Yoshiko Reed, who has done a lot of great work on apocalyptic literature. Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism Annette Yoshiko […]
May be of interest to anyone in the UK in March: “We are delighted to advertise the full programme for this one-day day conference on Roman Magic, which will be […]
A conference in June of this year at Trinity College, Dublin on all aspects of cosmic ascent narratives. Papers are very welcome from scholars working on any aspect of this […]
A new book is out, which may be worth checking out for those interested in the intersections between politics, eschatology, and religious currents of late antiquity: Stephen J. Shoemaker, The […]
A conference on the figure of the Devil, and on the process of ‘demonization’, is coming at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Depending on who signs […]
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