Review of Walter (ed.), The temporality of festivals

BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: The temporality of festivals: approaches to festive time in ancient Babylon, Greece, Rome, and Medieval China.

Anke Walter, The temporality of festivals: approaches to festive time in ancient Babylon, Greece, Rome, and Medieval China. Chronoi, 10. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2024. Pp. vi, 94. ISBN 9783111364865.

Review by
Xianhua Wang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. wangxianhua@mail.sufe.edu.cn

... Although the volume has compiled chapters on ancient festivals, it appears that not much attention has been given to Temporality, the key concept that presumably integrates all parts into a whole. ...

I noted the publication of the book here. For PaleoJudaica posts on the Akitu festival, the celebration of the ancient Mesopotamian New Year, see here and links. There is now a modern annual festival inspired by the ancient one. For posts on the important manuscript discoveries at Dunhuang and the closely related site Turfan, start here and follow the links.

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