Jan N. Bremmer
Jan Bremmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jan Nicolaas Bremmer December 18, 1944 VU University Amsterdam |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Author, Editor |
| Years active | 1974-2009 |
| Known for | Research on ancient Greek religion and early Christianity |
| Notable work | The Early Greek Concept of the Soul, Interpretations of Greek Mythology |
Jan N. Bremmer (born 18 December 1944) is a Dutch academic and historian. He served as a professor of Religious Studies and Theology at the University of Groningen. He specializes in history of ancient religion, especially ancient Greek religion and early Christianity.[1]
Early life
Jan N. Bremmer was born during the
Bremmer studied Classics and Spanish at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1962–1970) and the University of Bristol (1969–1970). During 1970–1972, he did his military service with the Dutch Military Intelligence. He married Christine, a British citizen. They have one son and three daughters: Benjamin, Melissa, Rebecca and Daisy.[2]
Academic career
During 1972–74, Bremmer taught Classics at Christelijk Streeklyceum (Christian Regional
In 1990, Bremmer joined the University of Groningen as the Chair of Religious Studies, in Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies. He served as the dean of the Faculty during 1996–2005. He was the inaugural Getty Villa Professor at Malibu during 2006–2007.[2] He served as a visiting professor at several other places, including the University of Edinburgh (2007). He retired from teaching in December 2009. In his farewell lecture in January 2010, he discussed the rise of Christianity through the eyes of scholars Edward Gibbon, Adolf von Harnack and Rodney Stark.[1]
Works
Author
- 1983: The Early Greek Concept of the Soul, Princeton University Press
- 1994: Greek Religion, Oxford University Press
- 2002: The Rise and Fall of the Afterlife, Routledge
- 2008: Greek Religion & Culture, the Bible and the Ancient Near East, Brill
- 2010: The Rise of Christianity through the Eyes of Gibbon, Harnack and Rodney Stark, Barkhuis
- 2014: Initiation into the Mysteries of the Ancient World, De Gruyter
Editor
- 1987: Interpretations of Greek Mythology, Croom Helm
- 1989: From Sappho to De Sade, Routledge
- 1991: A Cultural History of Gesture, Polity (with Herman Roodenburg)
- 1992: Sacred History and Sacred Texts in Early Judaism, Kok Pharos (with F. García Martínez)
- 1995: Between Poverty and the Pyre. Moments in the History of Widowhood Routledge (with Lourens P. van den Bosch)
- 1996: The Apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla, Kok Pharos
- 1997: A Cultural History of Humour, Polity (with Herman Roodenburg)
- 1998: The Apocryphal Acts of Peter: Magic, Miracles and Gnosticism, Peeters
- 2000: The Apocryphal Acts of Andrew, Peeters
- 2001: The Apocryphal Acts of Thomas, Peeters
- 2003: The Metamorphosis of Magic from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, Peeters (with J. Veenstra)
- 2006: Cultures of Conversions, Peeters (with W.J. van Bekkum and A.L. Molendijk)
- 2006: Paradigms, Poetics and Politics of Conversion, Peeters (with W.J. van Bekkum and A.L. Molendijk)
- 2007: The Strange World of Human Sacrifice, Peeters
- 2007: The Visio Pauli and the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul, Peeters (with I. Czachesz)
- 2010: The Gods of Ancient Greece, Edinburgh University Press (with Andrew Erskine)
- 2010: The Pseudo-Clementines, Peeters
- 2012: Perpetua's Passions, Oxford University Press (with Marco Formisano)
- 2015: The Materiality of Magic (Morphomata Vol. 20), Wilhelm Fink (with Dietrich Boschung)
See also
References
- ^ a b c Hanneke Goudappel (30 January 2010). "Liberaal protestant zonder missiedrang zwaait af". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ ISBN 978-90-232-4609-1.
- ^ Klaas van der Zwaag (28 January 2010). "Van orthodox naar scepticus". Reformatorisch Dagblad.
- ^ "Bio of Jan N. Bremmer" (PDF). International Conference on the Ancient Novel. 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
External links
- Academia profile
- Profile on New York University website
