Lisa Scilipoti

F1 Lisa Scilipoti (CARDIFF UNI)

Lisa Scilipoti is a doctoral candidate at Cardiff University (UK), working under the supervision of Nicholas Baker-Brian. She holds an MA in Classical Philology and Ancient History from the University of Pisa (Italy). Her main research interests include Greek and Roman medicine, health and disease in late antiquity, and Manichaean studies. She has also a strong interest in storytelling, narrative medicine, and the phenomenology of illness. Her project entitled ‘The Concept of Healing from Galen to Mani: A Linguistic Inspection on the Historical and Religious Origins of Mani as Medicus-magus and its Impact on Late Antique Culture’ aims to explore the historical persona of Mani as a healer and the interconnection between soul-body and health-Illness. This study involves a systematic linguistic analysis of Manichaean healing terminology in close connection with ancient Greek medical knowledge – particularly the technical writings of Galen – and extends to the theological reinterpretations of health and illness motifs in the broader framework of late antique culture.