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Dr. Monika Amsler is a Senior Research Assistant in the Department of Ancient History and the Classical Tradition at the University of Bern's Institute of History. Her research focuses on the intersection of late antique religious texts, medical practices, and literary culture, with a particular emphasis on the Babylonian Talmud and intertextuality. She explores topics such as Talmudic medical recipes, magical practices, and the material culture of late antiquity, including incantation bowls and manuscripts.
Her work bridges disciplines like religious studies, medical history, and book culture, analyzing how knowledge was constructed and transmitted across textual and ritual practices. She actively reviews scholarly works, contributing to debates on comparative religion, critical theory, and queer methodologies in religious studies.
Key research areas include the analysis of Talmudic legal texts, the role of magic in household medicine, and the interplay between imperial discourse and magical language. Her publications highlight innovative approaches to understanding late antique epistemology and the dynamics of textual communities.
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