" In his sixth satire, Juvenal deplores the pastimes of Roman women, foremost of which is
superstition. Speculating about how wives busy themselves while their husbands are away …

" In In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece, Jessica
Lamont provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized …

The utility of “magic” as an analytical category has been the subject of a robust debate within
the Humanities and Social Sciences over the past several decades. 1 This debate has …

In the conventional historical narrative, the medieval Middle East was composed of
autonomous religious traditions, each with distinct doctrines, rituals, and institutions. Outside …

L'existence de femmes exerçant une activité thérapeutique dans l'Antiquité grecque et
romaine a peu à peu été pleinement reconnue par les chercheurs au cours de la deuxième …

This chapter looks at magic as a discourse of suspicion, accusation, imagination, as well as
deployments of ritual materials that arise in situations of social tension. The chapter first …

Although the association between women, funerary ritual and 'magic'in a burial context may
initially seem atypical, it should be acknowledged that women have been related to birth and …

Prophecy was one of the very few professional roles in the ancient world that was not
gender-specific. The ancient Near Eastern sources provide an ample evidence of both male …

Death culture is a fundamental aspect of human existence, with the primary purpose of
commemorating and preserving the identity of the deceased. Epitaphs, a physical object …

While feminist interpretations of the Book of Revelation often focus on the book's use of
feminine archetypes—mother, bride, and prostitute, this commentary explores how gender …