Álvarez on Kotwick, Der Papyrus von Derveni
Below you find a review from Bryn Mawr Classical Review on an important, recent edition (with introduction, text, commentary) of the Derveni Papyrus, as important a source for ancient Orphism […]
R.I.P. Thomas Lambdin
Some readers of this site may recognize Lambdin as the translator of the Gospel of Thomas in Robinson’s classic volume The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Lambdin’s Introduction to Sahidic […]
Online Egyptological Bibliography: [Temporary] Free Access
Lovers of things ancient-Egyptian may wish to check out the University of Oxford’s Online Egyptological Bibliography, which is being made open-access during the Covid-19 crisis.They catalogue basically everything which is […]
PhD Scholarship in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins at Groningen
courtesy of Prof. Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta: PhD Scholarship in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins (B076220) Scholarship opportunities The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, […]
Andrei Timotin on Platonic and Platonist Prayer in Antiquity: Review
Andrei Timotin, who keeps producing cool stuff on ancient Platonism, including some great contributions on the theory of δαίμονες, has released a volume on philosophic ideas of prayer in the […]
A medieval astrological Latinate autobiography published
A new book is reviewed (in German) here; thirteenth-century astrologues are perhaps outside the scope of ancient esotericism, but a look at the editorial team of this volume will raise […]
A new book on Roman material culture for magic
The study of the material culture of magic is sort of the new frontier, as people have worked over the literary remains of antique magical traditions with a pretty fine-toothed […]
