S21-336 Mysticism, Esotericism, and Gnosticism in Antiquity; Religious Experience in AntiquityThe paper abstracts are available in the Program Book and I have also posted mine here.
Joint Session With: Mysticism, Esotericism, and Gnosticism in Antiquity, Religious Experience in Antiquity
11/21/2015
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Room TBD - Hotel TBD
Theme: Revisiting Shamanism
Celia Deutsch, Barnard College, Presiding
April D. DeConick, Rice University
Shamanism and Gnostic Ritual (25 min)
James R. Davila, University of St. Andrews
Hekhalot Mysticism and Jewish Shamanism: Where Do We Stand Now? (25 min)
Jeffrey Pettis, Fordham University
Shamans in the Desert: Mark 1.12-13 Jesus and the Spirit World (25 min)
Pieter F Craffert, University of South Africa
Shamanism As A Cross-Cultural Interpretive Tool: Jesus, Paul And Early Christianity (25 min)
Dan Merkur, Respondent (20 min)
Michael Winkelman, Arizona State University, Respondent (20 min)
Discussion (10 min)
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Monday, June 01, 2015
SBL Program Book
NOW ONLINE: Society of Biblical Literature 2015 Annual Meeting. Searchable too. I am presenting a paper in the following session: