When Gods and Demons Learn to Read: Inscribed Greek Amulets of the Roman Imperial Period

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Christopher Faraone, Frank and Gertrude Springer Professor in the Humanities and the College Department of Classics at the University of Chicago, examined the so-called ‘wing-‘ and heart-shaped’ texts found both on amulets and in non-amuletic magical material of ancient Greece.

Thursday, April 23 | 7:00–8:30 PM