ReMeDHe: Religion, Medicine, Disability, Health, and Healing in Late Antiquity
ReMeDHe (pronounced “Remedy”) is a working group for Religion, Medicine,
Disability, Health, and Healing in Late Antiquity. Scholars of late
antique religion have become increasingly interested in topics
of illness, injury, disease, disability, health, and healing, while
historians of medicine are becoming increasingly aware of the overlap
between medical, philosophical, and religious practices and ways of
knowing. In this moment, scholarly trajectories that had formerly been
distinct are coming together. Thus many of us working on healing and
health in late antiquity–and particularly on the intersections between
and influence of various healing domains–have been building a community
to track and coordinate our research projects, to provide feedback on
works-in-progress, and to explore potential avenues for collaboration.
Co-Directors of the ReMeDHe working group, Kristi Upson-Saia (Occidental
College) and Heidi Marx (formerly Marx-Wolf, University of Manitoba),
along with the ReMeDHe Board, are working on creating opportunities for
conversation and collaboration. If you are interested in joining,
please join the group’s listserv. and Facebook group.
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