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  Zlatko Plese<br>
  Associate Professor<br>
  Ancient Mediterrean Religions 
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  Curriculum Vitae </p>

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  Department of Religious Studies 505-C Coolidge Street<br>
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3004<br>
  CB# 3225, 101 Saunders Hall tel. 919/967 3039<br>
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3225<br>
  tel. 919/962 3936<br>
  plese@email.unc.edu </p>
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  <b>Special Interests:</b><br>
  Plato and Platonism<br>
  Gnosticism<br>
  Ancient Rhetoric and Hermeneutics<br>
  Coptic Language and Literature<br>
  Greco-Roman Religions<br>
  Greek Literature of the Hellenistic and Roman periods<br>
  Ancient Medicine<br>
  Latin Literature in Early Modern Europe </p>
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  <b>Education:</b><br>
  Ph.D., Yale University, 1996 (Classics)<br>
  Ph.D., University of Zagreb, 1996 (Philosophy, Theology, Philology)<br>
  M. Phil., Yale University, 1990 (Classics)<br>
  M. A., University of Zagreb, 1989 (History)<br>
  B.A., University of Zagreb, 1985 (Classics and Philosophy) </p>
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  <b>Languages</b>:<br>
  Coptic (all dialects)<br>
  Ancient and Byzantine Greek<br>
  Latin (Classical, Medieval, Early Modern)<br>
  Church Slavonic<br>
  French (fluent)<br>
  Italian (fluent)<br>
  Croatian (native)<br>
  Other South Slavic languages (fluent)<br>
  German (reading proficiency)<br>
  Russian (reading proficiency)<br>
  Spanish (reading proficiency) </p>
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  <b>Professional Experience</b>:<br>
  Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill (July 
  2005-)<br>
  Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill (1999-2005)<br>
  Visiting Professor, Institute for Philosophy, Zagreb University (1998-9)<br>
  Lector, Department of Near Eastern Languages, Yale University (1997-8)<br>
  Visiting Professor, Department of Classics, Wesleyan University (Spring 1995)<br>
  Visiting Instructor, Department of Classics, Wesleyan University (Spring 1994)<br>
  Instructor, Department of Classics, Yale University (1992-5)<br>
  Teaching Fellow, Department of Classics, Yale University (1989-1992)<br>
  Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts Division, National Library, Zagreb (1985-7) 
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  <b>Honors</b>:<br>
  Visiting Fellow, Department of Classics, Yale University (2000-2001)<br>
  Fellow, Institute of Christian Oriental Research, Catholic Univ. of America 
  (1998-9)<br>
  Visiting Fellow, Department of Classics, Yale University (1996-8)<br>
  Whiting Dissertation Fellowship (1993-1994)<br>
  Richter Fellowship, Pierson College, Yale University (1989)<br>
  Yale University Fellowship (1987-1991)<br>
  Goethe Institut Fellowship, Freiburg (1985)<br>
  Zagreb Univ. M.A. Fellowship (1984-1986) </p>
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  <b>Bibliography</b>: </p>
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  <i>Books and Book Chapters</i>:<br>
  -Sinuthii Archimandritae Logorum Liber VII , ed. and trans. with introduction 
  and notes by Zlatko Plese. Vol. 7 of Sinuthii Archimandritae Logorum quae supersunt. 
  Leuven: Peeters, 2006-7.<br>
  -Poetics of the Gnostic Universe: Narrative and Cosmology in the Apocryphon 
  of John. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies vol. 52. Leiden: Brill, 2005.<br>
  -Paulus Ritter Vitezovic. Croatia Rediviva. Responsio ad postulata A. Ferdinando 
  Marsilio. Ed. and trans. with annotations by Zlatko Plese. Zagreb: Golden Marketing, 
  1997, 20002, pp. 59-235.<br>
  -John Chrystostom. Homily on the Resurrection and the Apostles, ed. and trans. 
  into English by Z. Plese. Chap. 6 of Homiletica from the Pierpont Morgan Library. 
  Seven Coptic Homilies. Leo Depuydt, gen. editor. CSCO vol. 522: Scriptores coptici, 
  t. 43. (Louvain: Peeters, 1991) vol. 1:56-76, 2:57-80.<br>
  -General Introduction. In: Plutarch's Lives, trans. Z. Dukat. Zagreb: Cesarec 
  1988, pp. 29-36. </p>
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  <i>Articles</i>:</p>
<p>-Deformity (anap?i&gt;ria): Plutarch's Views of Reproduction and Imperfect 
  Generation in the Moraliaand Lives. In: Acts of the 7th International Plutarch 
  Society Congress (Rethymno, May 4-8, 2005), ed. A.Nikolaidis (2006)<br>
  -Plutarch on Techne: Middle Platonist Views of Art and Craft. In: Zbornik Klasicne 
  Gimnazije (Essays in Honor of the Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb). Zagreb 2005.<br>
  -Platonist Orientalism. In: Historical and Biographical Values of Plutarch's 
  Works. Studies devoted to Professor Philip Stadter by the International Plutarch 
  Society, ed. Aurelio P?z Jim?z and Frances Titchener, pp. Leuven-Madrid 2005, 
  pp. 245-271.<br>
  -Gnostic `Dualism'. In: Lange, A., E. Meyers, R. Styers, eds. Light against 
  Darkness: Dualism in Ancient Mediterranean Religion and the Contemporary World, 
  Numen Series, Leiden: Brill, 2005. (Forthcoming)<br>
  -Lamprias' `Homage to Plato' in Plutarch's On the Decline of Oracles (427a-431a). 
  In: Plutarch, Plato and Aristotle. Proceedings of the International Plutarch's 
  Society, Madrid-Cuenca, May 4-7, 1999. Madrid: Ediciones Cl?cas, 2000, pp. 445-462.<br>
  -Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli of Bologna, Pavao Ritter Vitezovic, and the 
  Establishment of the New Ottoman-Hapsburg Borders in the Balkans (1699-1700). 
  In Croatian, with English Summary. Croatica Christiana Periodica 24, no. 46 
  (2000) 49-76.<br>
  -Review article of Les religions orientales dans la Pannonie romaine, by Petar 
  Selem. EPRO 85 (Leiden: Brill, 1989.) Vjesnik Arheoloskog muzeja 18 (1985) 99-103.<br>
  -Minucius Felix. Latina &amp; Graeca 11 (1978) 97-100.<br>
  -Marcus Aurelius. Latina &amp; Graeca 9 (1977) 79-84.<br>
  -Pliny the Younger. Latina &amp; Graeca 8 (1976) 72-74. </p>
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  <i>Work in Progress:<br>
  </i>-Astrology and Magic in Gnosticism. MHNH. International Journal of Research 
  on Ancient Magic and Astrology vol. 6 (2006). (Refereed article accepted for 
  publication)<br>
  -Plato, Cicero, and Plutarch on Prophetic Inspiration. In: &#147;I Am No Prophet&#148;. 
  Papers from the International Symposium on Functions of Prophecy in Holy Books 
  and Beyond. (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, October 16th-17th 2004), ed. A. Lange and 
  R. Styers. Numen Book Series. Leiden: Brill, 2005. (Accepted for publication)<br>
  -Female Principles in Platonism and Gnosticism. (Monograph. Preface and Chapters 
  One to Three are completed; Chapters Four to Five are in preparation). </p>
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  <i>Unpublished Oral Presentations/Abstracts</i>:<br>
  -Deformity (anap?i&gt;ria): Plutarch's Views of Reproduction and Imperfect Generation 
  in the Moralia and Lives. 7th International Plutarch Society Congress, University 
  of Crete, Rethymno, May 4-8, 2005.<br>
  -Plato, Cicero and Plutarch on Prophetic Inspiration. International Conference 
  I Am No Prophet: The Function of Prophecy in Holy Books and Beyond. Duke University 
  and UNC-Chapel Hill, October 16, 2004.<br>
  -Gucetic's Manuscript De daemonibus. Conference organized by the Philosophy 
  Section of Matica Hrvatska, The Legacy of Renaissance: Philosophy, Arts, Sciences. 
  Slano, October 6, 2004. (paper read in absentia).<br>
  -Plutarch on Art&#151;Metamorphoses of the Craft Metaphor. APA Panel Plutarch 
  and Aesthetics, American Philological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 
  January 2004.<br>
  -How Dualistic is Gnosticism? International Conference Light against Darkness: 
  Dualism in Ancient Mediterranean Religion and the Contemporary World, Duke University 
  and UNC-Chapel Hill, June 3, 2003.<br>
  -Human Sacrifice and Ancient Theories of Culture. Workshop on Human Sacrifice, 
  UNC-Chapel Hill, October 6, 2002.<br>
  -Modes of Procession in Gnosticism. 7th International Congress of Coptic Studies, 
  Leiden University, September 1, 2000.<br>
  -Plutarch and Alien Wisdom. International Conference Sage and Emperor: Plutarch 
  and Trajan. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 24, 2000.<br>
  -Lamprias' Homage to Plato in Plutarch's De defectu oraculorum. 5th International 
  Conference of the International Plutarch Society, Plutarch, Plato, and Aristotle. 
  Madrid-Cuenca, May 5, 1999. </p>
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  <i>Courses/Seminars Taught:</i></p>
<p>Undergraduate: Introduction to Gnosticism<br>
  Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World<br>
  New Testament Greek<br>
  Varieties of Early Christianity<br>
  Myth, Philosophy, and Science in Antiquity<br>Introduction to New Testament </p>
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<p>Graduate: Ancient Rhetoric and Early Christianity<br>
  Gnostic Scriptures<br>
  Shenoute's Discourses<br>
  Topics in Religion: Ancient and Modern Theories of Sacrifice Ancient Philosophy 
  and Early Christianity<br>
  Readings in Greco-Roman Religions<br>
  Topics in Religion: Pagan Monotheism<br>Pagans, Jews, and Christians in Roman Egypt 
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  <i>Undergraduate Senior Honors Theses Directed</i>: </p>
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<p>Genesis Chapter 6:1-4: A Look at the Fruits of Obscurity. By Jamaal Edwards, 
  Senior Honors Thesis (Highest Honors), May 2004.<br>
  The David-Goliath Pericope (1 Sam 17:1-18:5) `als literarische Groesse und Einheit'. 
  By Aaron Sayne. Senior Honors Thesis (Highest Honors), May 2001. </p>
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  <i>Undergraduate Papers Awarded</i>: </p>
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<p>Whence Evil: An Analysis of the Gnostic Theodicy. By Nina Poe. Daniel H. Moore 
  Award. </p>
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  <i>Recent Doctoral Dissertations Read/Advised</i>: </p>
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<p>Dissertation Reader for Carl Cosaert, The New Testament Text of Clement of 
  Alexandria. Fall 2005. Dept. of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill. </p>
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<p>Dissertation Reader for Jeremy Schott. Pagan Polemics, Christian Apologetics, 
  and `Barbarian Wisdom' in the Making of Christian Imperialism. Spring 2005. 
  Dept. of Religion, Duke University. </p>
<p>Dissertation Reader for Diane Wudel, The Seduction of Self-Control: Desire 
  and Restraint in the Conversion Tales of Thecla, Hermas, and Aseneth, Spring 
  2005, Dept. of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill. </p>
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<p>Dissertation Reader for Stephanie Cobb, Dying to Be Men: The Construction of 
  Martyr in Early Christian Literature. Fall 2003, Dept. of Religious Studies, 
  UNC-Chapel Hill. </p>
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<p>Dissertation Reader for Frank Judd, The Making of a Saint: Pontius Pilate in 
  Early Christian Literature, Fall 2003, Dept. of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel 
  Hill. </p>
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<p>Dissertation Reader for Judy Yates Siker, Polemical Language and the Social 
  World of Matthew, Fall 2000, Dept. of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill. </p>
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<p>Member of the Dissertation Proposal Committee and Dissertation Reader for Kristi 
  Upson-Saia. Making an Appearance: Sexual renunciation and gender revision in 
  the attire of early Christian female ascetics. Fall 2004. Dept. of Religion, 
  Duke University. </p>
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<p>Member of the Ph.D. Examination Committee and Dissertation Reader for Catherine 
  Burris. Greco-Roman Religion and Greek Language. Fall 2004. Dept. of Religious 
  Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill. </p>
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<p>Member of the Dissertation Proposal Committee and Dissertation Reader for Leroy 
  Huizenga, Of Eco and Echoes: Sacrifice and Servanthood in the Gospel of Matthew, 
  Spring 2004. Dept. of New Testament Studies, Duke University </p>
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  <i>Grants</i>: </p>
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<p>Junior Faculty Development Grant, UNC-Chapel Hill. $5,000. (December 2002) 
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<p>Faculty Travel Grant, UNC-Chapel Hill. $1,000. (September 2000) </p>
<p>`Croatian Studies' Grant, University of Zagreb. $10,000. (1998-1999) </p>
<p>Research Grant, Ministry of Education, University of Zagreb. $4,000. (1993) 
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<p>Julian Biddle Travel Fellowship, Yale University. $2,500. (1991) </p>
<p>Mellon Western European Project Grants, Yale University. $1,000. (1990) </p>
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  <i>Professional Service</i>: </p>
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<p>Service to Discipline </p>
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<p>Editorial Committee, Collected Works of Shenoute of Atripe (2005&#151;) </p>
<p>Referee, Journal of Early Christian Studies, Duke University (2002&#151;) </p>
<p>Member, SBL Conference Panel &#147;Rethinking Plato's Parmenides&#148; (2002&#151;) 
</p>
<p>Referee, Harvard University Press (2002) </p>
<p>Executive Committee, Center for Late Ancient Studies, Duke University (2001&#151;) 
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<p>Editorial Board, Prolegomena, Journal of Philosophy, Zagreb (2001&#151;) </p>
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  <i>Current Professional Memberships</i>: </p>
<p>American Philological Association (1990&#151;) </p>
<p>American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature (1999&#151;) </p>
<p>International Association for Coptic Studies (1991&#151;) </p>
<p>International Plutarch Society (1996&#151;) </p>
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<p><i>Service within UNC-Chapel Hill</i>: </p>
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<p>Faculty, Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, UNC-Chapel 
  Hill (2002&#151;) </p>
<p>Joint Faculty, Department of Classics, UNC-Chapel Hill (1999&#151;) </p>
<p>Divisional Course Committee in Humanities (Spring 2004) </p>
<p>Department of Religious Studies Equal Opportunity Officer (Spring 2004, Fall 
  2003) </p>
<p>Graduate Studies Committee, Dept. of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill (Fall 
  2004, Fall 1999 to Spring 2001) </p>
<p>Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel 
  Hill (Spring 2002 to Fall 2003) </p>
<p>The New Testament Search Committee, Dept. of Religious Studies, Duke Univ. 
  (Spring to Fall 2003) </p>
<p>The Hebrew Bible Search Committee, Dept. of Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill 
  (Fall 2001) </p>
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  <i>Service to the Broader Community</i>: </p>
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<p>Ancient Orientalism. Public Lecture, University of North Carolina at Chapel 
  Hill, Department of Religious Studies, November 17, 2004 </p>
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<p>Imperial Platonism and Alien Wisdom. Public Lecture, Cornell University, Department 
  of Classics, April 16, 2004 </p>
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<p>Numenius the Orientalist. Greco-Roman Lunch Lecture Series, Yale University, 
  November 18, 2001. </p>
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<p>Poetics of the Gnostic Myth. Early Christian Studies Luncheon, Catholic University 
  of America, Institute of Christian Oriental Research, Washington, DC, January 
  1999. </p>
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<p>Middle Platonism. Public lecture, Institute for Philosophy and Hermeneutics, 
  University of Zagreb, November 19, 1998. </p>
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<p>Origins of Hellenistic Mystery Cults: The Case of Isis. Public lecture. Department 
  of Classical Studies, Wesleyan University., December 1, 1994. </p>

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