Midwestern Consortium on Ancient Religions

March 10 - March 12, 2017

12:00AM - 1:00AM

University Hall 386B

Add to Calendar 2017-03-10 01:00:00 2017-03-12 01:00:00 Midwestern Consortium on Ancient Religions Founded in 2002 by the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan and The Ohio State University, the Consortium meets once a year, usually in March, for a one-day faculty and graduate student conference on a topic relevant to a range of ancient Mediterranean religions (Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Jewish, etc.). This year's conference will be held March 10-12, 2017 at The Ohio State University. Keynote speaker: William Hansen (Indiana University, Classics & Folklore, emeritus) "Myth and One-Dimensionality."A copy of the Conference Program is available upon request. Please email religion@osu.edu to request a copy.For further information, contact Carolina López-Ruiz or Tina Sessa.Previous conferences have been:November 2002: "Religion-Philosophy-Poetry: Rethinking Early Greek Hexametrical Texts," University of Chicago.April 26, 2003: "Sacred Texts," The Ohio State University.March 20, 2004: "Communication with the Divine," University of Michigan.March 4-6, 2005: "The Spirit Within: Inspiration, Possession and Disease in the Ancient Mediterranean Basin," University of Chicago.April 28-30, 2006 "Ritual Texts for the Afterlife," The Ohio State University.March 16-17, 2007 "The Soul in Ancient Thought and Cult," University of Michigan.April 11-13, 2008 "The Centrality of Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion: Ancient Reality or Modern Construct?," University of Chicago.March, 2009 "The Construction of Sacred Space," Ohio State University.April 9-11, 2010 "Religion and Magic in Greco-Roman Egypt," University of Michigan.April 8-10, 2011 "Imagined Beginnings: The Poetics and Politics of Theogony and Anthropogony in the Ancient World," University of Chicago.February 24-26, 2012 "The Stuff that Dreams are Made of': The Interpretation, Divination and Use of Dreams in Ancient Mediterranean Religions," The Ohio State University.November 1-2, 2013 "The Religion of Things" University of MichiganMarch 7, 2015: " The Revival or Reinvention of Non-Roman Religion under Roman Imperial Rule" The University of Chicago[pdf] - Some links on this page are to Adobe .pdf files requiring the use of Adobe Reader. If you need them in a more accessible format, please contact classics@osu.edu. University Hall 386B OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

2017-03-10 00:00:00 2017-03-12 01:00:00 Midwestern Consortium on Ancient Religions Founded in 2002 by the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan and The Ohio State University, the Consortium meets once a year, usually in March, for a one-day faculty and graduate student conference on a topic relevant to a range of ancient Mediterranean religions (Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Jewish, etc.).  This year's conference will be held March 10-12, 2017 at The Ohio State University. Keynote speaker: William Hansen (Indiana University, Classics & Folklore, emeritus) "Myth and One-Dimensionality."A copy of the Conference Program is available upon request. Please email religion@osu.edu to request a copy.For further information, contact Carolina López-Ruiz or Tina Sessa.Previous conferences have been:November 2002: "Religion-Philosophy-Poetry: Rethinking Early Greek Hexametrical Texts," University of Chicago.April 26, 2003: "Sacred Texts," The Ohio State University.March 20, 2004: "Communication with the Divine," University of Michigan.March 4-6, 2005: "The Spirit Within: Inspiration, Possession and Disease in the Ancient Mediterranean Basin," University of Chicago.April 28-30, 2006 "Ritual Texts for the Afterlife," The Ohio State University.March 16-17, 2007 "The Soul in Ancient Thought and Cult," University of Michigan.April 11-13, 2008 "The Centrality of Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion: Ancient Reality or Modern Construct?," University of Chicago.March, 2009 "The Construction of Sacred Space," Ohio State University.April 9-11, 2010 "Religion and Magic in Greco-Roman Egypt," University of Michigan.April 8-10, 2011 "Imagined Beginnings: The Poetics and Politics of Theogony and Anthropogony in the Ancient World," University of Chicago.February 24-26, 2012 "The Stuff that Dreams are Made of': The Interpretation, Divination and Use of Dreams in Ancient Mediterranean Religions," The Ohio State University.November 1-2, 2013 "The Religion of Things" University of MichiganMarch 7, 2015: " The Revival or Reinvention of Non-Roman Religion under Roman Imperial Rule" The University of Chicago[pdf] - Some links on this page are to Adobe .pdf files requiring the use of Adobe Reader. If you need them in a more accessible format, please contact classics@osu.edu. University Hall 386B America/New_York public

Founded in 2002 by the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan and The Ohio State University, the Consortium meets once a year, usually in March, for a one-day faculty and graduate student conference on a topic relevant to a range of ancient Mediterranean religions (Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Jewish, etc.).

This year's conference will be held March 10-12, 2017 at The Ohio State University. Keynote speaker: William Hansen (Indiana University, Classics & Folklore, emeritus) "Myth and One-Dimensionality."

A copy of the Conference Program is available upon request. Please email religion@osu.edu to request a copy.

For further information, contact Carolina López-Ruiz or Tina Sessa.

Previous conferences have been:

November 2002: "Religion-Philosophy-Poetry: Rethinking Early Greek Hexametrical Texts," University of Chicago.
April 26, 2003: "Sacred Texts," The Ohio State University.
March 20, 2004: "Communication with the Divine," University of Michigan.
March 4-6, 2005: "The Spirit Within: Inspiration, Possession and Disease in the Ancient Mediterranean Basin," University of Chicago.
April 28-30, 2006 "Ritual Texts for the Afterlife," The Ohio State University.
March 16-17, 2007 "The Soul in Ancient Thought and Cult," University of Michigan.
April 11-13, 2008 "The Centrality of Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion: Ancient Reality or Modern Construct?," University of Chicago.
March, 2009 "The Construction of Sacred Space," Ohio State University.
April 9-11, 2010 "Religion and Magic in Greco-Roman Egypt," University of Michigan.
April 8-10, 2011 "Imagined Beginnings: The Poetics and Politics of Theogony and Anthropogony in the Ancient World," University of Chicago.
February 24-26, 2012 "The Stuff that Dreams are Made of': The Interpretation, Divination and Use of Dreams in Ancient Mediterranean Religions," The Ohio State University.
November 1-2, 2013 "The Religion of Things" University of Michigan
March 7, 2015: " The Revival or Reinvention of Non-Roman Religion under Roman Imperial Rule" The University of Chicago

[pdf] - Some links on this page are to Adobe .pdf files requiring the use of Adobe Reader. If you need them in a more accessible format, please contact classics@osu.edu.