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Member: Elhector76

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TagsTheology (181), History (159), Christianity (130), Ancient History (118), Early Christianity (99), Classics (98), Patristics (82), Comic Book-Graphic Novel (77), Philosophy (72), Roman History (71) — see all tags

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GroupsAlexander the Great, Ancient Egypt, Ancient History, Arthurian Legends, Byzantinistik, Christianity, Classical Greek, Coptic, Hellas, Lingua Latina — show all groups , Philosophy and Theory, Readings in the Humanities

Favorite authorsSt. Augustine, Peter Brown, Catullus, Homer, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Friedrich Nietzsche, Origen, Ovid, J. R. R. Tolkien (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBook House, Harvard Book Store, Schoenhof's Foreign Books, The Harvard Coop, Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore, University of Minnesota Bookstore at Coffman Union

Favorite librariesAndover-Harvard Theological Library, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum - Library & Archives, Boston Public Library (Central Library, Copley Square), Cambridge Public Library - Main Branch, Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, Houghton Library, New York Public Library, The Huntington Library, University of Minnesota (West Bank) - Wilson Library

Other favoritesLos Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts (museum and shop)

About meEducation: University of Minnesota (B.A)
Harvard University, Divinity School (M.T.S.)

My interests include the intellectual and social history of the ancient Mediterranean world. I am particularly interested in the intersection of Rome with early Christianity from the first to the seventh century CE. Specific areas of interest include the Christianization of the ancient Mediterranean, ritual and magic, theological controversy, hagiography, and monastic practices. I want to further explore the development of rituals, practices and theology in early Christianity and their effects upon the social and religious sphere of Roman antiquity. Other interests include ancient philosophy, Roman Egypt, the Syriac Christian tradition, Hellenistic studies, mythology, and the religions of the late antique Mediterranean.

About my libraryMy library reflects my interests. But you'll also find a lot and a little bit of everything, (sort of). Putting everything onto the website is a work in progress. This is going to take a while.

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Real nameHéctor G. Amaya

LocationCambridge, MA

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Member sinceSep 14, 2009

Currently readingThe Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives (Penguin Classics, L286) by Plutarch
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman