Books of Interest: Studies in Hellenistic Religions
Luther H. Martin (author), Panayotis Pachis (editor). Studies in Hellenistic Religions (Cascade Books, 2018).
This selection of essays by Luther Martin brings together studies from throughout his career—both early as well as more recent—in the various areas of Graeco-Roman religions, including mystery cults, Judaism, Christianity, and Gnosticism. It is hoped that these studies, which represent spatial, communal, and cognitive approaches to the study of ancient religions might be of interest to those concerned with the structures and dynamics of religions past in general, as well as to scholars who might, with more recent historical research, confirm, evaluate, extend, or refute the hypotheses offered here, for that is the way scholars work and by which scholarship proceeds.
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2018 NAASR Conference Program
Gender and Sexuality – Megan Goodwin (Northeastern University)
Chair: Tenzan Eaghll (Mahidol University)
Respondents:
Tara Baldrick-Morrone (Florida State University)
Emily D. Crews (University of Chicago)
Jennifer A. Selby (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Tim Langille (Arizona State University)
Citizenship and Politics – Michael McVicar (Florida State University)
Chair: Stacie Swain (University of Victoria)
Respondents:
Tenzan Eaghll (Mahidol University)
Jessica Radin (University of Toronto)
Lauren Horn Griffin (University of Oklahoma)
Daniel Miller (Landmark College)
Race and Ethnicity – Richard Newton (University of Alabama)
Chair: Candace Mixon (University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill)
Respondents:
Craig Prentiss (Rockhurst University)
Robyn Faith Walsh (University of Miami)
Rudy Busto (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Martha Smith Roberts (Denison University)
Class and Economy – Suzanne Owen (Leeds Trinity College)
Chair: Rebekka King (Middle Tennessee State University)
Respondents:
Johan Strijdom (University of South Africa)
James Dennis LoRusso (Princeton University)
Thomas J. Carrico, Jr. (Florida State University)
Neil George (York University)
Remembering J.Z. Smith
Chair: Russell T. McCutcheon (University of Alabama)
Panelists:
Stephanie Frank (Columbia College Chicago)
Sam Gill (University of Colorado Boulder)
James Tabor (UNC Charlotte)
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