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Research interests
- Ancient Mediterranean Religion (primarily, but not exclusively, Greek), including in particular divination and mystery cults.
- Religion and cognition (Cognitive Science of Religion).
- Alexander the Great, with a particular interest in questions of religion.
- Greek history of the archaic and classical period, including Herodotus and Xenophon.
Research interests (short)
- Greek religion
- Religion and Cognition
- Alexander the Great
- archaic and classical Greek history (fifth and fourth centuries BC)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
Bowden, H., Jul 2014, Oxford University Press. 144 p. (Very Short Introductions)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Mystery Cults in the Ancient World
Bowden, H., 2010, Thames & Hudson.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle Divination and Democracy
Bowden, H., 2005, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Imagine That! Imaginative Suggestibility Affects Presence in Virtual Reality
Jicol, C., Clarke, C., Tor, E., Yip, H. L., Yoon, J., Bevan, C., Bowden, H., Brann, E., Cater, K., Cole, R., Deeley, Q., Eidinow, E., O'Neill, E., Lutteroth, C. & Proulx, M. J., 19 Apr 2023, CHI 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 397. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
A Cognitive Approach to Ancient Greek Animal Sacrifice
Bowden, H., 28 Jul 2022, Cognitive Approaches to Ancient Religious Experience. Eidinow, E., Geertz, A. & North, J. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 19-43 25 p. (Ancient Religion and Cognition).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 3 Finished
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The Virtual Reality Oracle (VRO): An Immersive Experience of the Ancient Greek Oracle at Dodona
Bowden, H. (Primary Investigator) & Deeley, Q. (Co-Investigator)
AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/06/2020 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research
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Daily Devotion: Material Religion in the Ancient Roman Household
Bowden, H. (Primary Investigator)
1/09/2014 → 31/08/2017
Project: Research
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Classical antiquity/ ancient history
Bowden, H. (Primary Investigator)
1/10/2008 → 30/09/2011
Project: Research
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Thames & Hudson (Publisher)
Bowden, H. (Editor)
2005 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Edinburgh University Press Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History (Journal)
Bowden, H. (Editor)
2001 → 2004Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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JOURNAL OF HELLENIC STUDIES (Journal)
Bowden, H. (Peer reviewer)
2001 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Bowden, H. (Peer reviewer)
1999 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review