Publications
Selected publications
- Divine Epiphany in Greek Literature and Culture (Book - 2016)
- Homo Patiens - Approaches to the Patient in the Ancient World (Book - 2015)
- Aelius Aristides as Informed Patient and Physician (Chapter - 2015)
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
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).
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
Peisistratus' processional performance
Petridou, G. (2023). Peisistratus' processional performance. In Processions and the Construction of Communities in Antiquity (pp. 14-31). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003301646-2
‘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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
'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).
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
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
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..
‘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
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.
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/
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
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
EXPERIENCING PAIN IN IMPERIAL GREEK CULTURE
Petridou, G. (2019). EXPERIENCING PAIN IN IMPERIAL GREEK CULTURE. PHOENIX-THE JOURNAL OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, 73(1-2), 222-224. doi:10.7834/phoenix.73.1-2.0222
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
2018
Religion in the making: the Lived Ancient Religion approach
Albrecht, J., Degelmann, C., Gasparini, V., Gordon, R., Patzelt, M., Petridou, G., . . . Weiss, L. (2018). Religion in the making: the Lived Ancient Religion approach. RELIGION, 48(4), 568-593. doi:10.1080/0048721X.2018.1450305
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
Resounding mysteries
Petridou, G. (n.d.). Resounding mysteries. Body and Religion, 2(1), 68-87. doi:10.1558/bar.36485
"One Has To Be So Terribly Religious To Be An Artist": Divine Inspiration and theophilia in Aelius Aristides' <i>Hieroi Logoi</i>
Petridou, G. (2018). "One Has To Be So Terribly Religious To Be An Artist": Divine Inspiration and theophilia in Aelius Aristides' <i>Hieroi Logoi</i>. ARCHIV FUR RELIGIONSGESCHICHTE, 20(1), 257-271. doi:10.1515/arege-2018-0015
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
Asklepios: Medicine and Cult
Petridou, G. (2018). Asklepios: Medicine and Cult. JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES, 138, 282-283. doi:10.1017/S0075426918000332
Introduction
Petridou, G., & Platt, V. (2018). Introduction. ARCHIV FUR RELIGIONSGESCHICHTE, 20(1), 185-187. doi:10.1515/arege-2018-0011
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.
2017
Beyond Priesthood: Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire
Gordon, R. L., Petridou, G., & Rüpke, J. (2017). Beyond Priesthood: Religious Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Roman Empire. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. doi:10.1515/9783110448184
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
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.
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/
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.
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
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.
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
Religion of the Roman Empire
Petridou, G. (Ed.) (2017). Religion of the Roman Empire (Vol. 3).
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
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
Healing Shrines
Petridou, G. (2016). Healing Shrines. In Unknown Book (pp. 434-449). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118373057.ch27
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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