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Christopher A. Faraone | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Classicist |
Title | Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor |
Awards | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Thesis | Talismans, voodoo dolls and other apotropaic images in ancient Greek myth and ritual (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | John J. Winkler |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Classics |
Institutions | University of Chicago |
Main interests | Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic |
Notable works | Faraone, Christopher A. (30 October 2001). Ancient Greek Love Magic. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674006966. |
Christopher A. Faraone (born 1955) is an American classicist. He is the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago. [1] His work largely covers the study of Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic, [2] from sources such as text, myths, rituals, [3] [4] and hymns, [5] and from objects such as pottery, [6] papyrus, [7] [8] inscriptions on gems, [9] curse tablets, [10] [11] [12] and figurines or effigies. [13] [14] [15] Faraone is considered to be a foremost scholar on ancient Mediterranean magic. [16]
Christopher A. Faraone received his Ph.D. at Stanford University in 1988, and wrote his dissertation, "Talismans, voodoo dolls and other apotropaic images in ancient Greek myth and ritual", [17] on apotropaic images in Greek myth and ritual under the direction of John J. Winkler. [18]
Since the 2021-2022 schoolyear, Faraone has been the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago. [1] He has previously been the Frank Curtis Springer and Gertrude Melcher Springer Professor in the Humanities and the College, and has taught at the University of Chicago since 1991. [19] His research focuses on Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic. [2] His work also encompases studying the materials used in Ancient Greek magic and Ancient Greek magic formulas, [9] [20] as well as the effects of different cultures and of gender on the use and applications of Ancient Greek magic. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] Additionally, Faraone founded the University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Ancient Religions, which he directed for 10 years from 2008-2018. [28] He has lectured at other universities as well, including the University of Toronto, [29] [30] the University of Texas at San Antonio, [31] and Tulane University. [32]
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Christopher A. Faraone | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Classicist |
Title | Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor |
Awards | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Thesis | Talismans, voodoo dolls and other apotropaic images in ancient Greek myth and ritual (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | John J. Winkler |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Classics |
Institutions | University of Chicago |
Main interests | Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic |
Notable works | Faraone, Christopher A. (30 October 2001). Ancient Greek Love Magic. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674006966. |
Christopher A. Faraone (born 1955) is an American classicist. He is the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago. [1] His work largely covers the study of Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic, [2] from sources such as text, myths, rituals, [3] [4] and hymns, [5] and from objects such as pottery, [6] papyrus, [7] [8] inscriptions on gems, [9] curse tablets, [10] [11] [12] and figurines or effigies. [13] [14] [15] Faraone is considered to be a foremost scholar on ancient Mediterranean magic. [16]
Christopher A. Faraone received his Ph.D. at Stanford University in 1988, and wrote his dissertation, "Talismans, voodoo dolls and other apotropaic images in ancient Greek myth and ritual", [17] on apotropaic images in Greek myth and ritual under the direction of John J. Winkler. [18]
Since the 2021-2022 schoolyear, Faraone has been the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago. [1] He has previously been the Frank Curtis Springer and Gertrude Melcher Springer Professor in the Humanities and the College, and has taught at the University of Chicago since 1991. [19] His research focuses on Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic. [2] His work also encompases studying the materials used in Ancient Greek magic and Ancient Greek magic formulas, [9] [20] as well as the effects of different cultures and of gender on the use and applications of Ancient Greek magic. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] Additionally, Faraone founded the University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Ancient Religions, which he directed for 10 years from 2008-2018. [28] He has lectured at other universities as well, including the University of Toronto, [29] [30] the University of Texas at San Antonio, [31] and Tulane University. [32]
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MOS:LISTSORT for more information. (April 2024) |