Post by Rose on Mar 6, 2008 17:36:20 GMT -5
For those in the Vancouver area...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 7:30 pm
The Astrologer's Apparatus: A Picture of Professional Practice in Greco-Roman Egypt
Where: Buchanan Building Room A204, 1866 Main Mall, UBC Campus, Vancouver
(James Evans, University of Puget Sound (Webster Lecture))
James Evans is Director of the Program in Science, Technology and Science at the University of Puget Sound. His research and teaching interests are primarily in the history of science, with a specialization in ancient Greek astronomy. His books include The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy (Oxford University Press, 1998) and (with J. Lennart Berggren), Geminos’s Introduction to the Phenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy (Princeton University Press, 2006). Recent research projects have been devoted to the material culture of ancient astronomy and astrology. This includes everything from ancient astronomical sundials and gearwork mechanisms to astrologers’ boards and objects that expressed the cultural, political and religious connections of astronomy.
Lecture Abstracts
The Astrologer's Apparatus: A Picture of Professional Practice in Greco-Roman Egypt
Astrology swept through the Greek world starting in the second or first century B.C.E. Its great success was due to the fact that it resonated so strongly with other aspects of the culture, including astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and popular religion. Although we know a good deal about the history of astrological doctrine, till recently we have known little about actual practice. Who were the practitioners? Where did they practice? What sort of apparatus did they use? By drawing on a wide range of evidence, including literary texts, papyri, engraved gems, coins, statuary, and mummy portraits, we can now sketch a surprisingly detailed picture of the professional practice of astrology in Greek Egypt in the second century C.E.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 7:30 pm
The Astrologer's Apparatus: A Picture of Professional Practice in Greco-Roman Egypt
Where: Buchanan Building Room A204, 1866 Main Mall, UBC Campus, Vancouver
(James Evans, University of Puget Sound (Webster Lecture))
James Evans is Director of the Program in Science, Technology and Science at the University of Puget Sound. His research and teaching interests are primarily in the history of science, with a specialization in ancient Greek astronomy. His books include The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy (Oxford University Press, 1998) and (with J. Lennart Berggren), Geminos’s Introduction to the Phenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy (Princeton University Press, 2006). Recent research projects have been devoted to the material culture of ancient astronomy and astrology. This includes everything from ancient astronomical sundials and gearwork mechanisms to astrologers’ boards and objects that expressed the cultural, political and religious connections of astronomy.
Lecture Abstracts
The Astrologer's Apparatus: A Picture of Professional Practice in Greco-Roman Egypt
Astrology swept through the Greek world starting in the second or first century B.C.E. Its great success was due to the fact that it resonated so strongly with other aspects of the culture, including astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and popular religion. Although we know a good deal about the history of astrological doctrine, till recently we have known little about actual practice. Who were the practitioners? Where did they practice? What sort of apparatus did they use? By drawing on a wide range of evidence, including literary texts, papyri, engraved gems, coins, statuary, and mummy portraits, we can now sketch a surprisingly detailed picture of the professional practice of astrology in Greek Egypt in the second century C.E.