Reading In and Out of Order in the Roman Mediterranean
What did it mean to read ‘in order’ in the Roman Mediterranean? Readers in the early centuries CE used a variety of conceptual strategies (e.g., pedagogy, sortilege, lectionaries) and material technologies (e.g., sectioning, tables of contents, cross-references) to orient encounters with written texts. These practices invite us to interrogate broader ideas of ‘order’—of language, of time, of cosmos, of society—that shaped textuality and knowledge in Mediterranean antiquity. This workshop brings together scholars of classics, early Judaism, and early Christianity. To facilitate a rich discussion, written materials will be precirculated to registered participants.
Date:
11 November 2021, 16:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue:
Online
Speakers:
Professor C. Mike Chin (University of California (Davis)),
Professor AnneMarie Luijendijk (Princeton University),
Dr Jeremiah Coogan (University of Oxford),
Dr Dan Batovici (KU Leuven)
Organising department:
Faculty of Theology and Religion
Organiser:
Dr Jeremiah Coogan (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
jeremiah.coogan@theology.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-in-and-out-of-order-in-the-roman-mediterranean-tickets-193342481567
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Jeremiah Coogan
