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Selected publications

  1. Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture (Book - 2016)
  2. Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World (Book - 2015)
  3. Aelius Aristides as Informed Patient and Physician (Chapter - 2015)
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2024

Death, Rebirth, and Pilgrimage Experience in Aelius Aristides’ Hieroi Logoi

Petridou, G. (n.d.). Death, Rebirth, and Pilgrimage Experience in Aelius Aristides’ Hieroi Logoi. Religions, 15(8), 899. doi:10.3390/rel15080899

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10.3390/rel15080899
Journal article

Calling upon gods, offering bodies and the antonine plague

Petridou, G. (2024). Calling upon gods, offering bodies and the antonine plague. In Calling Upon Gods, Offering Bodies: Strategies of Human-Divine Communication in the Roman Empire from Individual Experience to Social Reproduction (pp. 239-263).

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2023

Epiphany and Divination Reconsidered

Petridou, G. (2023). Epiphany and Divination Reconsidered. In Divination and Revelation in Later Antiquity (pp. 136-158). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009328777.008

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10.1017/9781009328777.008
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‘Apollo’s Arrow’, Aelius Aristides, and the Antonine Plague: Ancient Epidemics and the ‘Wisdom of the Past’

Petridou, G. (n.d.). ‘Apollo’s Arrow’, Aelius Aristides, and the Antonine Plague: Ancient Epidemics and the ‘Wisdom of the Past’. In B. Hurwitz, M. Meeusen, & M. Trapp (Eds.), Healing Classics: Medical Humanities and the Graeco-Roman Tradition. Peter Lang, Medical Humanities: Criticism and Creativity series.

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Epiphany and Personal Greek Religion

Petridou, G. (n.d.). Epiphany and Personal Greek Religion. In J. Kindt (Ed.), Personal Religion in the Ancient Greek World: A Critical Guide. Cambridge University Press.

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Magnification and Miniaturization in Religious Communication in Antiquity and Modernity. Materialities and Meanings

Begemann, E., Pavel, D., Petridou, G., Raja, R., Rieger, K., & Rüpke, J. (2023). Magnification and Miniaturization in Religious Communication in Antiquity and Modernity. Materialities and Meanings. In Magnification and Miniaturization in Religious Communication in Antiquity and Modernity (pp. 1-6). Brepols Publishers. doi:10.1484/m.cs-eb.5.132963

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10.1484/m.cs-eb.5.132963
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The Eyes Have It: Materialities, Monumentality, and Meanings in Eye-Shaped Modern Greek <i>tamata</i> and Ancient Greek <i>anathemata</i>

Petridou, G. (2023). The Eyes Have It: Materialities, Monumentality, and Meanings in Eye-Shaped Modern Greek <i>tamata</i> and Ancient Greek <i>anathemata</i>. In Magnification and Miniaturization in Religious Communication in Antiquity and Modernity (pp. 197-209). Brepols Publishers. doi:10.1484/m.cs-eb.5.132975

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10.1484/m.cs-eb.5.132975
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2022

Divine Ophthalmology: From St Paraskevi to Demeter and Kore

Petridou, G. (2022). Divine Ophthalmology: From St Paraskevi to Demeter and Kore. In C. Prêtre, & P. Charlier (Eds.), «C’est un peu de moi que je vous abandonne...»Maladies, gestes et objets (votifs) de l’Antiquité à nos jours. VIIIe colloque international de pathographie. (pp. 155-176). Editions de Boccard- Collection Pathographie 16.

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Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation

Petridou, G. (2022). Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation. In Unknown Book (pp. 95-114). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. doi:10.5040/9781350042742.ch-005

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10.5040/9781350042742.ch-005
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2021

People and Competencies

Petridou, G., & Rüpke, J. (2021). People and Competencies. In J. Rüpke, & G. Woolf (Eds.), Religion in the Roman Empire (pp. 107-140). Kohlhammer Verlag.

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The Impact of Textual Production on the Organisation and Proliferation of Religious Knowledge in the Roman Empire

Petridou, G., & Rüpke, J. (2021). The Impact of Textual Production on the Organisation and Proliferation of Religious Knowledge in the Roman Empire. In J. Rüpke, & G. Woolf (Eds.), Religion in the Roman Empire (pp. 234-261). Kohlhammer Verlag, Die Religionen der Menschkeit Bd 16.2.

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'There is a pain-so utter-': Narrating chronic pain and disability in antiquity and modernity

Petridou, G. (2021). 'There is a pain-so utter-': Narrating chronic pain and disability in antiquity and modernity. In Disability Studies and the Classical Body: The Forgotten Other (pp. 67-87).

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Mapping Medicine onto Mysteries in Aelius Aristides’ <i>Hieroi Logoi</i>

Petridou, G. (2021). Mapping Medicine onto Mysteries in Aelius Aristides’ <i>Hieroi Logoi</i>. In Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Sciences Religieuses (pp. 217-242). Brepols Publishers. doi:10.1484/m.behe-eb.5.125924

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10.1484/m.behe-eb.5.125924
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2020

7 Article from the ERC-project

7 Article from the ERC-project (2020). In Religiöse Individualisierung in historischer Perspektive / Religious Individualisation in Historical Perspective (pp. 155-181). De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110696493-008

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10.1515/9783110696493-008
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MAPPING MEDICINE ONTO MYSTERIES IN AELIUS ARISTIDES’ HIEROI LOGOI

Petridou, G. (n.d.). MAPPING MEDICINE ONTO MYSTERIES IN AELIUS ARISTIDES’ HIEROI LOGOI. In N. Belayche, F. Massa, & P. Hoffmann (Eds.), Les « mystères » au IIe siècle de notre ère: un ‘mysteric turn’? (pp. 1-26). Turnhout, Belgium: Bibliothèque de l’École des Hautes Études, Sciences religieuses, Brepols..

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‘The ‘Lived’ Body in Pain. Illness and Initiation in Lucian’s Podagra and Aelius Aristides’ Hieroi Logoi’

Petridou, G. (2020). ‘The ‘Lived’ Body in Pain. Illness and Initiation in Lucian’s Podagra and Aelius Aristides’ Hieroi Logoi’. In V. Gasparini, M. Patzelt, R. Raja, A. -K. Rieger, J. Rüpke, & E. Urciuoli (Eds.), Lived Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World: Approaching Religious Transformations from Archaeology, History and Classics (pp. 237-259). DeGruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110557596-013

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10.1515/9783110557596-013
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From Tomb to Womb: Mimetic Re-birth and Adoption in a Golden Leaf from Thurii (A1 Zuntz)

Petridou, G. (n.d.). From Tomb to Womb: Mimetic Re-birth and Adoption in a Golden Leaf from Thurii (A1 Zuntz). In G. Pedrucci, & C. Bergmann (Eds.), Pregnancies, Childbirths, and Religions: Rituals, Normative Perspectives, and Individual Appropriations. A Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Perspective from Antiquity to the Present (pp. 165-184). Scienze e Lettere.

Chapter

Divine Epiphany in Homer

Petridou, G. (2020). Divine Epiphany in Homer. In CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO HOMER (pp. 325-328). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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2019

Literary Remedies and Rhetorical Prescriptions in Aelius Aristides

Petridou, G. (2019). Literary Remedies and Rhetorical Prescriptions in Aelius Aristides. In Medicine and Paradoxography in the Ancient World (pp. 183-198). De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110661774-009

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10.1515/9783110661774-009
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Literary Therapies and Rhetorical Prescriptions in Aelius Aristides: Medical Paradoxography or Common Practice

Petridou, G. (2019). Literary Therapies and Rhetorical Prescriptions in Aelius Aristides: Medical Paradoxography or Common Practice. In G. Kazantzidis (Ed.), Medicine and Paradoxography in the Ancient World (pp. 183-197). De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110661774-009

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10.1515/9783110661774-009
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Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture by Daniel King

Petridou, G. (2019). Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture by Daniel King. Phoenix, 73(1-2), 222-224. doi:10.1353/phx.2019.0038

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10.1353/phx.2019.0038
Journal article

2018

Laughing Matters: Chronic Pain and Bodily Fragmentation in Lucian’s<i>Podagra</i>

Petridou, G. (2018). Laughing Matters: Chronic Pain and Bodily Fragmentation in Lucian’s<i>Podagra</i>. Illinois Classical Studies, 43(2), 488-506. doi:10.5406/illiclasstud.43.2.0488

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10.5406/illiclasstud.43.2.0488
Journal article

Resounding mysteries

Petridou, G. (n.d.). Resounding mysteries. Body and Religion, 2(1), 68-87. doi:10.1558/bar.36485

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10.1558/bar.36485
Journal article

Introduction

Petridou, G., & Platt, V. (2018). Introduction. In Unknown Book (Vol. 20, pp. 185-187). Walter de Gruyter GmbH. doi:10.1515/arege-2018-0011

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10.1515/arege-2018-0011
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Asklepios: Medicine and Cult

Petridou, G. (2018). Asklepios: Medicine and Cult. JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES, 138, 282-283. doi:10.1017/S0075426918000332

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10.1017/S0075426918000332
Journal article

Introduction

Petridou, G., & Platt, V. (2018). Introduction. ARCHIV FUR RELIGIONSGESCHICHTE, 20(1), 185-187. doi:10.1515/arege-2018-0011

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10.1515/arege-2018-0011
Journal article

Resounding Mysteries: Sound and Silence in the Eleusinian Soundscape

Petridou, G. (2018). Resounding Mysteries: Sound and Silence in the Eleusinian Soundscape. In Sensual Religion: Religion and the Five Senses (pp. 153-174). Equinox.

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2017

Contesting religious and medical expertise: The therapeutai of Pergamum as religious and medical entrepreneurs

Contesting religious and medical expertise: The therapeutai of Pergamum as religious and medical entrepreneurs (2017). In Beyond Priesthood (pp. 185-214). De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110448184-008

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10.1515/9783110448184-008
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Contesting Religious and Medical Expertise in the Hieroi Logoi: The therapeutai of Pergamum as religious and medical entrepreneurs

Petridou, G. (2017). Contesting Religious and Medical Expertise in the Hieroi Logoi: The therapeutai of Pergamum as religious and medical entrepreneurs. In G. Petridou, J. Rupke, & R. Gordon (Eds.), Beyond Priesthood: Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire (pp. 183-208). De Gruyter.

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Demeter as an ophthalmologist? Eye votives and the cult of Demeter and Kore

Petridou, G. (2017). Demeter as an ophthalmologist? Eye votives and the cult of Demeter and Kore. In BODIES OF EVIDENCE: ANCIENT ANATOMICAL VOTIVES PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE (pp. 95-111). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Introduction

Petridou, G., Gordon, R., & Rupke, J. (2017). Introduction. In Beyond Priesthood: Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire (pp. 5-12). De Gruyter.

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Introduction: Lived Ancient Religion and the Body

Petridou, G. (2017). Introduction: Lived Ancient Religion and the Body. Religion in the Roman Empire, 3(2), 137. doi:10.1628/219944617x15008820103405

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10.1628/219944617x15008820103405
Journal article

Poésie pour l'esprit, rhétorique pour le corps: Remèdes littéraires et cautions épistolaires dans les Hieroi Logoi d’Aelius Aristide

Petridou, G. (2017). Poésie pour l'esprit, rhétorique pour le corps: Remèdes littéraires et cautions épistolaires dans les Hieroi Logoi d’Aelius Aristide. Métis : História e Cultura.

Journal article

Poésie pour l’esprit, rhétorique pour le corps

Petridou, G. (2017). Poésie pour l’esprit, rhétorique pour le corps. In Dossier : Soigner par les lettres (pp. 69-94). Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales. doi:10.4000/books.editionsehess.4648

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10.4000/books.editionsehess.4648
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Religion of the Roman Empire

Petridou, G. (Ed.) (2017). Religion of the Roman Empire (Vol. 3).

Edited special journal issue

What is Divine about Medicine? Mysteric Imagery and Bodily Knowledge in Aelius Aristides and Lucian

Petridou, G. (2017). What is Divine about Medicine? Mysteric Imagery and Bodily Knowledge in Aelius Aristides and Lucian. Religion in the Roman Empire, 3(2), 242. doi:10.1628/219944617x15008820103333

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10.1628/219944617x15008820103333
Journal article

2016

At the Limits of Art. A Literary Study of Aelius Aristides' Hieroi Logoi

Petridou, G. (2016). At the Limits of Art. A Literary Study of Aelius Aristides' Hieroi Logoi. MNEMOSYNE, 69(6), 1074-1077. doi:10.1163/1568525X-12342262

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10.1163/1568525X-12342262
Journal article

Healing Shrines

Petridou, G. (2016). Healing Shrines. In Unknown Book (pp. 434-449). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118373057.ch27

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10.1002/9781118373057.ch27
Chapter

Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture

Petridou, G. (2016). Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723929.001.0001

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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198723929.001.0001
Book

Introduction: Towards a History of the Ancient Patient's View.

Petridou, G., & Thumiger, C. (2016). Introduction: Towards a History of the Ancient Patient's View.. Studies in ancient medicine, 45, 1-20.

Journal article

Introduction: Towards a History of the Ancient Patient’s View

Petridou, G., & Thumiger, C. (2016). Introduction: Towards a History of the Ancient Patient’s View. In Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World (pp. 1-20). Brill Academic Publishers. doi:10.1163/9789004305564_002

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10.1163/9789004305564_002
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Speaking Louder with the Eyes: Eye-shaped Ex-Votos in Context

Petridou, G. (2016). Speaking Louder with the Eyes: Eye-shaped Ex-Votos in Context. Religion in the Roman Empire, 2(3), 372. doi:10.1628/219944616x14770583541562

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10.1628/219944616x14770583541562
Journal article

2015

Aelius Aristides as Informed Patient and Physician

Petridou, G. (2015). Aelius Aristides as Informed Patient and Physician. In G. Petridou, & C. Thumiger (Eds.), Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World (Vol. 45, pp. 451-470). Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004305564_020

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10.1163/9789004305564_020
Chapter

Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World

Petridou, G., & Thumiger, C. (2015). Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World (Vol. 45). Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004305564

DOI
10.1163/9789004305564
Book

Emplotting: the Divine Epiphanic Narratives as Means of Enhancing Agency

Petridou, G. (2015). Emplotting: the Divine Epiphanic Narratives as Means of Enhancing Agency. Religion in the Roman Empire, 1(3), 321. doi:10.1628/219944615x14448150487274

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10.1628/219944615x14448150487274
Journal article

2013

‘Blessed Is He, Who Has Seen’: The Power of Ritual Viewing and Ritual Framing in Eleusis

Petridou, G. (2013). ‘Blessed Is He, Who Has Seen’: The Power of Ritual Viewing and Ritual Framing in Eleusis. Helios, 40(1-2), 309-341. doi:10.1353/hel.2013.0015

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10.1353/hel.2013.0015
Journal article

2009

<i>Artemidi to ichnos</i>: divine feet and hereditary priesthood in Pisidian Pogla

Petridou, G. (2009). <i>Artemidi to ichnos</i>: divine feet and hereditary priesthood in Pisidian Pogla. Anatolian Studies, 59, 81-93. doi:10.1017/s0066154600000909

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10.1017/s0066154600000909
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