Material Remnants as Cultural Signifiers: A Roman Lamp – Practical or Sacral...
By Philip L. Tite As an historian who studies ancient religious traditions, I am constantly concerned about how we evaluate and use our sources. Although source analysis tends to be seen as a key...
View ArticleScholarship From The Road: Archaeology and Vandalism at the Sea of Galilee
By Alyssa Beall Earlier this summer, I had the unexpected opportunity of participating in an archaeological dig on the Sea of Galilee. Before two weeks of early, early mornings and hot days on our dig...
View ArticleField Notes: Colloquium on Material Culture and Ancient Religion (COMCAR) 2013
This year’s Colloquium on Material Culture and Ancient Religion (COMCAR) will focus on sites in the north Aegean region, with consideration also of broader temporal and cultural contexts. The theme...
View ArticleNEW BOOK SERIES! “Studies in Ancient Religion and Culture”
Equinox Publishing has launched a new book series for its line of books in the study of religion and invites manuscripts and book proposals. Both single author and multi-author works are welcome....
View ArticleNow Published – Bulletin for the Study of Religion 45.2 (June 2016)
The June issue of the Bulletin has now been published and is available both online and in print. Below is the table of contents of this issue, which includes a panel of papers engaging two seminal...
View ArticleWindows and Mirrors: Texts, Religions, and Stories of Origins
The following is the introduction to the June 2016 issue of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion (the full table of contents having already been posted). We offer this editorial here on the blog in...
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