New Books in Ancient History

632 Episodes

1. Genealogies of Modernity Episode 2: What Is Modernity?

   Published: 12/6/2023
2. David McMahan on Rethinking Meditation

   Published: 12/4/2023
3. J. Christopher Edwards, "Crucified: The Christian Invention of the Jewish Executioners of Jesus" (Fortress Press, 2023)

   Published: 12/2/2023
4. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation

   Published: 12/2/2023
5. Vedic Texts, Indus Script, Aryan Migration

   Published: 11/30/2023
6. Tony Spawforth, "What the Greeks Did for Us" (Yale UP, 2023)

   Published: 11/28/2023
7. Greg Bailey, "The Brahmavaivarta Purana (Ganesa Khanda): Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology" (Motilal Banarsidass, 2022)

   Published: 11/23/2023
8. Dominik A. Haas, "Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas" (Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2023)

   Published: 11/22/2023
9. Raj Balkaran and McComas Taylor, "Visions and Revisions in Sanskrit Narrative: Studies in the Sanskrit Epics and Purāṇas" (ANU Press, 2023)

   Published: 11/21/2023
10. Meghan Henning, "Hell Hath No Fury: Gender, Disability, and the Invention of Damned Bodies in Early Christian Literature" (Yale UP, 2021)

    Published: 11/17/2023
11. Mira Balberg, "Fractured Tablets: Forgetfulness and Fallibility in Late Ancient Rabbinic Culture" (U California Press, 2023)

    Published: 11/16/2023
12. Richard S. Ascough, "Early Christ Groups and Greco-Roman Associations: Organizational Models and Social Practices" (Cascade Books, 2022)

    Published: 11/16/2023
13. Steven B. Bowman, "Sepher Yosippon: A Tenth-Century History of Ancient Israel" (Wayne State UP, 2022)

    Published: 11/15/2023
14. Steven E. Lindquist, "The Literary Life of Yājñavalkya" (SUNY Press, 2023)

    Published: 11/9/2023
15. Vanessa R. Sasson, "The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women" (Equinox, 2023)

    Published: 11/8/2023
16. Megan Nutzman, "Contested Cures: Identity and Ritual Healing in Roman and Late Antique Palestine" (Edinburgh UP, 2022)

    Published: 11/5/2023
17. Austin Surls, "Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus: From Etymology to Literary Onomastics" (Eisenbrauns, 2017)

    Published: 11/5/2023
18. Carson Bay, "Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

    Published: 11/4/2023
19. Yigal Bronner, "A Lasting Vision: Dandin's Mirror in the World of Asian Letters" (Oxford UP, 2023)

    Published: 11/4/2023
20. David Alan Parnell, "Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian" (Oxford UP, 2023)

    Published: 11/4/2023