Philip A Harland
Biographic Data
| ID | 1205403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip A Harland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip A |
| FAMILY NAME | Harland |
| SIGNATURE | HARLAND P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-2121-1715 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Putting the Persian Back in “Magic”: Problems with Ignoring Ancient Ethnographic Discourses
This paper calls for careful consideration of the ethnographic connotations of ancient phenomena often designated “magic” as performed by “magicians” (especially μάγος, μαγεία, μαγικός ) and for the retirement of English terms related to “magic” in the study of antiquity altogether. Deployment of such terms obscures precisely the ostensibly foreign and specifically “Persian” aura which attended references to Magians and Magian skill (better terms…
Revisiting Wise “Barbarians” in the Hellenistic Era
The overriding sense of civilizational superiority among Greeks was encapsulated most potently in the concept of the “barbarian,” an uneducated foreigner who could do nothing more than babble nonsense, let alone contribute to civilization. The strong distinction between Greeks and barbarians was not always perfectly dichotomous, however, as seen in the wise barbarian theme that scholarship has long tracked, particularly in connection with ethnogr…
Subject Peoples and Civilizational Priority: Competition among Babylonians, Egyptians, and Judeans in the Hellenistic Era
This article proceeds on the principle that we need to decenter dominant ethnic groups—primarily Greeks and Greco-Macedonians in the early Hellenistic era—in order to understand other marginalized viewpoints and experiences, including but not limited to those of Judeans (Jews). An analysis of the Babylonian author Bel-re’ushu helps to provide a new angle on Judean (e.g., Artapanus) and Egyptian (e.g., Manetho) participation within ethnic discours…
“Syrians call you Astarte … Lycian peoples call you Leto”: Ethnic Relations and Circulating Legends in the Villages of Egypt
Juden, Christen und Vereine Im Römischen Reich
Ancient Ethnography: New Approaches, written by Almagor, E., Skinner, J
The Ancient Middle Classes: Urban Life and Aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CE , by Emanuel Mayer
North Coast of the Black Sea, Asia Minor
Banqueting Values in the Associations: Rhetoric and Reality
Article on banqueting within associations
Travel and Religion in Antiquity
Journeys in Pursuit of Divine Wisdom: Thessalos and Other Seekers
Familial Dimensions of Group Identity (II): Mothers" and "Fathers" in Associations and Synagogues of the Greek World
Fictive parental language (e.g. "mother of the synagogue," "father of the association") has drawn limited attention within two scholarly circles, namely, those who study diaspora synagogues, on the one hand, and ancient historians, on the other. is article brings these two scholarly interests together and argues, based on inscriptional evidence, that parental metaphors were more widespread and significant in cities and associations of the Greek E…
Acculturation and Identity in the Diaspora: A Jewish Family and 'Pagan' Guilds at Hierapolis
Article exploring Jewish or Judean groups in the context of associations at Hierapolis
Biblical exegesis in the apostolic period: 2Nd ed. Richard N. Longenecker Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans; Vancouver: Regent College, 1999. xli + 238 p
Elusive Apocalypse: Reading Authority in the Revelation of John. Greg Carey
Honours and worship: Emperors, imperial cults and associations at Ephesus (first to third centuries C.E)
Scholars have frequently underplayed the significance of the emperors within actual social and religious life in cities of the Roman empire and have portrayed imperial cults as predominantly political, lacking in religious dimensions. However, this view of imperial cults is misguided and acts as an obstacle to understanding the nature and significance of these cults at the local level. A fresh study of associations (local social-religious groups)…
Acculturation and Identity in the Diaspora: A Jewish Family and 'Pagan' Guilds at Hierapolis
Article exploring Jewish or Judean groups in the context of associations at Hierapolis
Honours and worship: Emperors, imperial cults and associations at Ephesus (first to third centuries C.E)
Scholars have frequently underplayed the significance of the emperors within actual social and religious life in cities of the Roman empire and have portrayed imperial cults as predominantly political, lacking in religious dimensions. However, this view of imperial cults is misguided and acts as an obstacle to understanding the nature and significance of these cults at the local level. A fresh study of associations (local social-religious groups)…
Honours and worship: Emperors, imperial cults and associations at Ephesus (first to third centuries C.E)
Scholars have frequently underplayed the significance of the emperors within actual social and religious life in cities of the Roman empire and have portrayed imperial cults as predominantly political, lacking in religious dimensions. However, this view of imperial cults is misguided and acts as an obstacle to understanding the nature and significance of these cults at the local level. A fresh study of associations (local social-religious groups)…
Elusive Apocalypse: Reading Authority in the Revelation of John. Greg Carey
Biblical exegesis in the apostolic period: 2Nd ed. Richard N. Longenecker Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans; Vancouver: Regent College, 1999. xli + 238 p
Acculturation and Identity in the Diaspora: A Jewish Family and 'Pagan' Guilds at Hierapolis
Article exploring Jewish or Judean groups in the context of associations at Hierapolis
Familial Dimensions of Group Identity (II): Mothers" and "Fathers" in Associations and Synagogues of the Greek World
Fictive parental language (e.g. "mother of the synagogue," "father of the association") has drawn limited attention within two scholarly circles, namely, those who study diaspora synagogues, on the one hand, and ancient historians, on the other. is article brings these two scholarly interests together and argues, based on inscriptional evidence, that parental metaphors were more widespread and significant in cities and associations of the Greek E…
Travel and Religion in Antiquity
Journeys in Pursuit of Divine Wisdom: Thessalos and Other Seekers
Banqueting Values in the Associations: Rhetoric and Reality
Article on banqueting within associations
The Ancient Middle Classes: Urban Life and Aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CE , by Emanuel Mayer
North Coast of the Black Sea, Asia Minor
Ancient Ethnography: New Approaches, written by Almagor, E., Skinner, J
Juden, Christen und Vereine Im Römischen Reich
“Syrians call you Astarte … Lycian peoples call you Leto”: Ethnic Relations and Circulating Legends in the Villages of Egypt
Subject Peoples and Civilizational Priority: Competition among Babylonians, Egyptians, and Judeans in the Hellenistic Era
This article proceeds on the principle that we need to decenter dominant ethnic groups—primarily Greeks and Greco-Macedonians in the early Hellenistic era—in order to understand other marginalized viewpoints and experiences, including but not limited to those of Judeans (Jews). An analysis of the Babylonian author Bel-re’ushu helps to provide a new angle on Judean (e.g., Artapanus) and Egyptian (e.g., Manetho) participation within ethnic discours…
Revisiting Wise “Barbarians” in the Hellenistic Era
The overriding sense of civilizational superiority among Greeks was encapsulated most potently in the concept of the “barbarian,” an uneducated foreigner who could do nothing more than babble nonsense, let alone contribute to civilization. The strong distinction between Greeks and barbarians was not always perfectly dichotomous, however, as seen in the wise barbarian theme that scholarship has long tracked, particularly in connection with ethnogr…
Putting the Persian Back in “Magic”: Problems with Ignoring Ancient Ethnographic Discourses
This paper calls for careful consideration of the ethnographic connotations of ancient phenomena often designated “magic” as performed by “magicians” (especially μάγος, μαγεία, μαγικός ) and for the retirement of English terms related to “magic” in the study of antiquity altogether. Deployment of such terms obscures precisely the ostensibly foreign and specifically “Persian” aura which attended references to Magians and Magian skill (better terms…
History (11 works) · Art (10 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (7 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works)