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 […]
Tag Archives: early Christianity
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 […]
Mystery Cults and Heresies in the Roman Empire: Polemics, Identities and Interactions
The latest issue of Religion in the Roman Empire has a nice bevy of articles on the polemical use of terminology about ‘mystery (cults)’ in connexion with heresiography. I copy […]
Conference: Dis/embodiment and Im/materiality
Dis/embodiment and Im/materiality: Uncovering the Body, Gender and Sexuality in Philosophies of Late Antiquity – In Memoriam Marianne Saghy (1961‒2018) Audience: Open to the Public Speakers: Susanna Elm Grace Ledbetter […]
Zellmann-Rohrer on Faraone, The Transformation of Greek Amulets
Michael Zellmann-Rohrer (Oxford University) has just published a review at BMCR of a Christopher Faraone, The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times. Empire and after (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania […]
Doctoral position: Graeco-Coptic lexicography, Berlin
Notice is very short, but all interested parties should contact the project leader, Prof. Richter, as soon as possible. Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften / Altertumswissenschaften / Egyptological Seminar research assistant […]
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