Christopher A. Faraone | |
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Born | 1955 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Classicist |
Title | Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor |
Awards | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Thesis | Talismans, voodoo dolls and other apotropaic images in ancient Greek myth and ritual (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | John J. Winkler |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Classics |
Institutions | University of Chicago |
Main interests | Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic |
Notable works | Faraone, Christopher A. (30 October 2001). Ancient Greek Love Magic. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674006966. |
Christopher A. Faraone (born 1955) 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.[1] His work largely covers the study of Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic,[2] from sources such as text, myths, rituals,[3][4] and hymns,[5] and from objects such as pottery,[6] papyrus,[7][8] inscriptions on gems,[9] curse tablets,[10][11][12] and figurines or effigies.[13][14][15] Faraone is considered to be a foremost scholar on ancient Mediterranean magic.[16]
Christopher A. Faraone received his Ph.D. at Stanford University in 1988, and wrote his dissertation, "Talismans, voodoo dolls and other apotropaic images in ancient Greek myth and ritual",[17] on apotropaic images in Greek myth and ritual under the direction of John J. Winkler.[18]
Since the 2021-2022 schoolyear, Faraone has been the Edward Olson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago.[1] He has previously been the Frank Curtis Springer and Gertrude Melcher Springer Professor in the Humanities and the College, and has taught at the University of Chicago since 1991.[19] His research focuses on Ancient Greek poetry, religion and magic.[2] His work also encompases studying the materials used in Ancient Greek magic and Ancient Greek magic formulas,[9][20] as well as the effects of different cultures and of gender on the use and applications of Ancient Greek magic.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Additionally, Faraone founded the University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Ancient Religions, which he directed for 10 years from 2008-2018.[28] He has lectured at other universities as well, including the University of Toronto,[29][30] the University of Texas at San Antonio,[31] and Tulane University.[32]