Fri 11 Nov 2005
My SBL paper for the “Meals in the Greco-Roman World” section
Posted by Phil Harland. Categories: Associations , Conferences , Greco-Roman religions and culture , Meals and banqueting[3] Comments
A paper I have written will be among those discussed in the Meals in the Greco-Roman World seminar at SBL on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 19). Since the papers will not be read at the conference, I have made a draft of the paper available online here (pdf). It deals with wild banquets, including those that involve accusations of human sacrifice and cannibalism, a topic I have touched on in earlier entries on ethnography on this blog. The paper explores ethnographic discourses as reflected in Greek and Roman novels as well as historical works, and places the discussion within the framework of actual associations’ meals as known from inscriptions. It also sheds light on the supposed Oedipean unions (incest) and Thyestean feasts (cannibalism) of the early Christians. If you will attend, you may wish to read the paper in advance.
S19-118 Meals in the Greco-Roman World
11/19/2005 (SATURDAY)
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Washington A – Loews Hotel
Theme: Meals in Greco-Roman Associations
Dennis Smith, Phillips Theological Seminary, Presiding (5 min)
Richard Ascough, Queen’s Theological College
Eating with the Gods: Strengthening the Bonds of Community in Greco-Roman Associations (10 min)
Philip Harland, Concordia University
Culturally Transgressive Banquets in Reality and Imagination: Banqueting Values and the Associations (10 min)
Discussion (45 min)
Break (15 min)
Discussion (45 min)
Other (20 min)
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September 17th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Dear Sir,
I am a doctoral student at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel. I am writing my dissertation on pre-battle banquet motifs in the Bible and the Ancient Near East, and it looks as though your PDF, “Meals in the Greco-Roman World,” would be quite helpful to me. Unfortunately, I was not able to download it. Is it not an active link? I would also appreciate any guidance you might be able to give me, if you have the time and it interests you. My thesis is basically that the messianic banquet motif has its origin in much older pre-battle banquet motifs from the Levant. Thank you.
September 18th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Hello Matthew,
I fixed that link to the paper, so you should be able to access it now. Hope that helps.
Phil H.
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