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I love Google Books! A quick simple search for something unrelated turned up the below… Below is an entry concerning the hedgehog. I’ve previously posted about some of what is said, but thought the rhyme interesting and is something I don’t recall coming across before. The entry comes from Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult [...] Forgotten where I saw mention of this news article, but thought it was interesting. I was unaware of the papyrus in question, and the below article would lead one to believe that the contents have never been published. Hoping to read more about the material, I did a quick Google search and the first result yielded [...] Betz, Hans Dieter One new review, plus one from last year. The Song of Songs Series: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement Series, 17 Authors: Stoop-van Paridon P.W.T. Summary: Caught this on a mailing list: “…sponsored by The Seattle Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Department of Classics at the University of Washington and are free.” Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 7:30 pm. Dr. Lea Stirling, “Dinners for the Dead: Food Offerings in the Roman Cemeteries of North Africa,” Kane Hall, Room 210″ Sounded [...] Two new titles from Oxford… The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun * Deployment of new methods, such as the anthropology of religion and the cognitive science of religion The Ancient Egypt Studies Association presents: Susan Redford The women of pharaoh’s household lived in secluded quarters of the palace. They were, in every respect, the property of the king [...] Spent some time this weekend researching more hedgehog folklore. In the process, I found a number of great articles regarding dog folklore, all of which pointed to Pliny’s Natural History. Natural History is available on the www in English at Perseus here and in Latin here. This appears to be essential reading. Coming from Oxford, due soon (listed as Feb 10th)… Doesn’t appear to have a listing on Amazon yet, Noticed that Faraone has an essay in this, “The Masculine Arts of Ancient Greek Courtesans: Male Fantasy or Female Self-Representation?” The Courtesan’s Arts: Cross-Cultural Perspectives 400 pages; 52 halftones, 11 music examples; 6-1/8 x [...] Amazon now lists Faraone and McClure’s book Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World being available on February 9th. For months I’ve looked forward to buying this title for myself on my birthday (previously it was listed to be released the day before I turned another year older). Oh well. From the Amazon listing: Review |
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