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 […]
With its descriptions of celestial topography, mysterious sigils and diagrams, and a baptism of fire, the so-called ‘Books of Jeu’ in the Bruce Codex (itself a misnomer, as the ‘codex’ […]
On 25-27 June 2019, Durham University will host the conference ‘Ancient Revelation: Divination, Prophecy and Epiphany.’ The speakers will focus on Greek and Christian literature, mainly produced in the Roman […]
A new book on demons and angels in Neoplatonism has just been reviewed in BMCR by Cesare Sinatti – you can read the review here. The book is: Luc Brisson, […]
Dis/embodiment and Im/materiality: Uncovering the Body, Gender and Sexuality in Philosophies of Late Antiquity-In Memoriam Marianne Saghy When: June 6 to June 8, 2019 Where: Central European University (Hungary) Abstract […]
