Robert Parker (ancient historian)
Robert Christopher Towneley Parker (* 1950 ) is a British ancient historian and religious scholar .
Robert Parker studied Ancient History and Classical Philology at the University of Oxford . He completed his studies with a master’s degree and was then awarded a doctorate in DPhil . From 1976 he worked as a tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at Oriel College , Oxford. In 1996 he was appointed Wykeham Professor of Ancient History at New College (Oxford) . He has been a member of the British Academy since 1998 . In 2011 he was elected a member of the Academia Europaea . In 2012/2013 he was Sather Professor at the University of California, Berkeley .
Parker explores ancient Greek society particularly from an anthropological perspective. His special research focus is the Greek religion , its influence on the thinking and acting of the Greeks and their relationship to other polytheistic religions.
Fonts (selection)
- Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion . Oxford 1983
- Athenian religion. A history . Oxford 1996
- Polytheism and Society at Athens . Oxford 2005
- On Greek Religion . Ithaca (NY) 2011
Web links
- Robert Parker at New College Oxford (English) ( Memento June 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Robert CT Parker at the University of Oxford (English)
- Robert Parker at the British Academy (English)
- academia.edu
Individual evidence
- ^ Membership directory: Robert CT Parker. Academia Europaea, accessed January 5, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parker, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parker, Robert Christopher Towneley; Parker, Robert CT |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ancient historian and religious scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |