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Christopher A. Faraone

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Christopher A. Faraone is an American classicist. He is the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago. His work largely covers the study of Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic, from sources such as text, myths, rituals, and hymns, and from objects such as pottery, papyrus, inscriptions on gems, curse tablets, and figurines or effigies. Faraone is considered to be a foremost scholar on ancient Mediterranean magic.

Books

Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World
Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World
Laura K. McClure, Christopher A. Faraone
Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World
Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World
Laura K. McClure, Christopher A. Faraone, Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures Christopher A Faraone
Magika Hiera
Magika Hiera
Dirk Obbink, Christopher A. Faraone
Magika Hiera
Magika Hiera
Dirk Obbink, Christopher A. Faraone
Initiation in Ancient Greek Rituals and Narratives
Initiation in Ancient Greek Rituals and Narratives
David Dodd, Christopher A. Faraone
The Getty Hexameters
The Getty Hexameters
Dirk Obbink, Christopher A. Faraone
Talismans and Trojan Horses
Talismans and Trojan Horses
Christopher A. Faraone
Greek and Roman Animal Sacrifice
Greek and Roman Animal Sacrifice
F. S. Naiden, Christopher A. Faraone
The Stanzaic Architecture of Early Greek Elegy
The Stanzaic Architecture of Early Greek Elegy
Christopher A. Faraone
The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times
The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times
Christopher A. Faraone
Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World
Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World
Laura K. McClure, Christopher A. Faraone

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