New Book: Formen und Nebenformen des Platonismus in der Spätantike
I am particularly excited to have just heard of the publication of the first volume arising from the project, “The Dark Side of Antiquity” (which has appeared in this space […]
New books: Piovanelli, Apocryphités; Mimouni and Scopello (eds.), La mystique théorétique et théurgique
This year has seen a flood of publications from Brepols related to Gnosticism, mysticism, and apocrypha in antiquity. Two more I have just caught wind of are the following: Pierluigi […]
Postdocs available at Munich Graduate School for Ancient Studies (LMU)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is one of the leading European universities, with a tradition reaching back more than 500 years. In 2012, the university established the Munich Graduate School for […]
Syriac and Armenian Summer School
Dumbarton Oaks / HMML Syriac and Armenian Summer School When: July 10-August 12, 2017 Location: St. John’s University, Minnesota Website Dumbarton Oaks and the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library have […]
Islamic Occultism: In Theory and Practice
Courtesy of Liana Saif: here you find a description of the upcoming conference “Islamic Occultism: In Theory and Practice.” Not exactly ‘ancient’ in orientation (no pun intended), but absolutely relevant […]
Sensing Divinity: Incense, Religion and the Ancient Sensorium
Sensing Divinity: Incense, Religion, and the Ancient Sensorium Where: British School at Rome and the École française de Rome When: June 23-24, 2017 Website From the organizers: This conference will […]
New text of Philostorgius’ Ecclesiastical History
Writing in the first quarter of the fifth century CE, Philostorgius‘ Ecclesiastical History (preserved in a medieval epitome and other references) is an important work in many respects: it is […]
