Ancient Egyptian Burial Practices at the British Museum
A review of my visit to the Ancient Egyptian gallery at the British Museum, London, England.
Maidens, Matrons, and Magicians: Women and Personal Ritual Power in Late Antique Egypt
The majority of this study consists of a series of case studies of different types of women’s rituals of power, which emphasize examples of significant trends in ritual iconography, praxis, and context, both those which were typical of late antique Egyptian magic as a whole, and those which were uniquely female in character.
Emperors Accused: A Study of Accusations of Necromancy in the Late Republic and Early Empire
Why were politicians, especially emperors, accused of necromancy? If the accusations were true, why would emperors have resorted to illegal means? What were the accusations like, and in what context were they uttered?
Mysticism and Urology in Ancient Egypt
Conclusion: Our presentation will give an overview of the practice of urology in ancient Egypt, both in terms of pharmacologic and surgical intervention but also with a look into the religion of medicine practiced at that time.
Symbolic Perceptions of New Kingdom Watercraft: Building Boats from Gods
I contribute an anthropological perspective to the well attested association between Egyptian watercraft and interment, illuminating the use of symbolic watercraft by the deceased.
Nightmares in Ancient Egypt
This paper will focus on nightmares in Ancient Egypt from the earliest times through to the Third Intermediate Period.
Demons In Ancient Egypt
While much has been written on the topic of deities and the dead in Ancient Egypt, the systematic study of demons has only recently come to the fore of scholarly studies.
Got Druids? Ghastly reads on Halloween and the Ancients!
Got Druids? Ghastly reads on Halloween and the Ancients!
Magic in Ancient Greek Sport
According to the myth, Eubatos from Kyrene trusted so much the answer from an oracle, which promised him his victory as a sprinter, that in 408 B.C. he carried at once all alone his statue to Olympia, which was unique in history of ancient sport.
Religious Toleration and Political Power in the Roman World
From the beginning of the Roman republic to the end of the empire, a theory of religious toleration never existed to give the people ruled by Rome a choice as to which deities and rituals they wanted to believe in.