A new book on ‘Imperial Eschatology’ and early Islam
A new book is out, which may be worth checking out for those interested in the intersections between politics, eschatology, and religious currents of late antiquity: Stephen J. Shoemaker, The […]
A new book is out, which may be worth checking out for those interested in the intersections between politics, eschatology, and religious currents of late antiquity: Stephen J. Shoemaker, The […]
A conference on the figure of the Devil, and on the process of ‘demonization’, is coming at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Depending on who signs […]
There is a call for papers out for a one-day conference with the promising title Mind, Body, Magic: Sensory And Emotional Approaches To Magic In The Roman World, organised by […]
Sadly, the call for papers for this one is long past, but the conference looks very interesting to lovers of ancient esotericism. No registration is necessary! A short description follows, […]
A one-day conference on the fascinating subject of coërcive magical practices in the ancient world has been announced: June 17, Biblioteca Umanistica, Sala Comparetti, Piazza Brunelleschi, 4 – 50121 Firenze […]
A call for papers has just gone out for a conference on magic and medicine in antiquity to be held in Spain in September. With its broad temporal (looking back […]
For anyone interested in alchemy in the (broadly) ancient world, why not apply to do a PhD under the rubric of the project “Alchemy in the Making: From ancient Babylonia […]