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Ritual Boundaries is part of the Christianity in Late Antiquity Series.By Joseph E. Sanzo, author of Ritual Boundaries: Magic and Differentiation in Late Antique ChristianityWhat do you do when you get sick? What do you do when you are afraid? The COVID-19 pandemic required many of us to

We are delighted to welcome Kristina Sessa to the editorial team for the journal, Studies in Late Antiquity. Sessa is Professor of History at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, OH. She has degrees from Princeton and Berkeley, and has taught at Claremont McKenna College as well as OSU. She is

By Michael Hollerich, author of Making Christian History: Eusebius of Caesarea and His ReadersAs I was finishing work on my new book, Making Christian History, Christopher Beeley—who at the time was the editor of the Christianity in Late Antiquity series—commented that I had been preparing my wh

We’re proud to share that author Maria E. Doerfler has won the 2021 Best First Book in the History of Religions from the American Academy of Religion for her book, Jephthah’s Daughter, Sarah’s Son: The Death of Children in Late Antiquity. In this interview with Doerfler, we take a deeper look at the

By Mary K. Farag, author of What Makes a Church Sacred? Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late AntiquitySt. Laurentius has been celebrated for his wit in a time of grave distress. In the mosaic featured on the front cover of my new book, What Makes a Church Sacred?, he stands prominently, carry

This post is part of our Editor Spotlight Series.For this year’s virtual American Historical Association conference, we connected with UC Press Premodern World History Senior Editor Eric Schmidt to talk about our program and what new projects he’s most excited about. Eric also shares how he

This guest post is published as part of our blog series related to the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion & Society for Biblical Literature November 23-26 in San Diego. #aarsbl19By Maria E. Doerfler, author of Jephthah’s Daughter, Sarah’s Son: The Death of Children in Late A