Joel Christensen
Ancient Greece
What Witches From Ancient Greece Tell Us About Modern Witchcraft
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From ancient Greece through Puritan New England, witches functioned as easy targets for cultural anxieties about gender, power, and mortality.
By Joel Christensen
Living on the North Shore in Boston in the fall brings the gorgeous turning of the leaves and...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greeks Also Blamed their Leaders for the Plague Pandemic
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Ancient Greeks blamed their leaders for the misfortune of the plague, just as many Americans do today in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Joel Christensen
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a scholar of ancient Greek literature, I...