Historian of religion\s at University of Fribourg (CH). linktr.ee/drMBrand PhD, first book: http://tinyurl.com/5n7kt5fs. Interested in Religion, Alternative Histories, History, Comparison, Theory - and sometimes in Manichaeans. #Schweiz
Mattias Brand
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Did anyone of you ever assign a student project about religion and secrecy-based practices?
Not on the picture, the conspiracy theory books... (maybe on purpose?!)
Soon in Basel! www.kbhg.ch/de/1641d/Aus...
A palimpsest containing an excerpt from Matthew’s Gospel overwritten with magical drawings. (Mich.Pap.918)
I bought so many books... But it made me think about the number of American books I have. Aren't there sales at the European publishers as well?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZpi...
So, we just published our special issue on "bringing religion home," about religious objects at home, and now my mailbox is being flooded with predatory journals and other spam...
is this a sign?
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfmr20/2...
Let me translate: «Without thinking about the consequences, and based on the exploitation of labor and resources on a planetary scale, we rolled out a faulty technology that completely disrupts all sectors of society – and now you have to deal with it while we figure out a way to make money.»
I have been giving talks on my book for over a year now and the one thing that is guaranteed to get an audience reaction is the Berenike Buddha in Egypt. People seem amazed it exists and then what it tells us about the ancient world.
So I wrote the whole thing up as a Bad Ancient article:
“In a preliminary MIT Media Lab study, 83% of participants who wrote essays using ChatGPT couldn’t quote a single sentence from what they’d submitted moments earlier. “It passed from the computer screen onto the homework assignment without ever entering their brain,” So said.”
Mattias Brand
Mattias Brand
Mattias Brand
Mattias Brand
Mattias Brand
Mattias Brand
With the growth of Buddhism in ancient India, there were claims that the religion spread out towards the Mediterranean; but is there any clear proof this was the case?
