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Susan Ashbrook Harvey is the Willard Prescott Annie McClelland Smith Professor at Brown University. She specializes in late antique Byzantine Christianity and Syriac studies, with a particular focus on topics such as asceticism, hagiography, women and gender, hymnography, homiletics, and piety in late antique Christianity. Her academic work is characterized by a deep engagement with the intersections of religion, social history, and sensory experiences in ancient Christianity. Currently, she is investigating biblical women in Syriac hymnography and homiletics, as well as the sensory rhetoric used to enhance the emotional aspects of late antique religious texts. Throughout her career, Harvey has published widely on various themes within ancient Christianity, particularly regarding the role of women in religious practices and texts. She has co-edited several significant volumes and contributed extensively to scholarly articles and book chapters, focusing on the relational dynamics between gender, religion, and culture in early Christian contexts.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Teaching courses on ancient Mediterranean religions and sacred stories, focusing on the intersection of gender and religious study.
Department: Department of Economics