Colloquium - Prophecy, Divination, and Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East

UT Austin presents a conference on the phenomenon of prophecy as a subset of the broader category of divination.

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Across the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, there were a variety of ways in which specialists manipulated the supernatural realm, either to obtain knowledge via the divine realm or to manipulate the natural world via supernatural means. In recent years, scholars have examined the phenomenon of prophecy as a subset of the broader category of divination, comparable to practices such as astrology or haruspicy. This November, in an effort further to expand our view and our body of comparative material, the University of Texas at Austin will host a colloquium on “Prophecy, Divination, and Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East.” Internationally recognized scholars from both North America and Europe will gather to present original research from fields such as Assyriology, Hebrew Bible, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity. Participants include keynote speaker Martti Nissinen, as well as Joseph E. Sanzo, Ryan Schroeder, Hanna Tervanotko, Jonathan Stökl, Michael Swartz, and Leslie Virnelson.

Sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Huehnergard Gift, Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, and The Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins.

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