CfP: Ancient Pharmacology in Bologna
This is a kind reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for the conference Exploring Ancient Pharmacology: Drugs, Words, and Practices, to be held in Bologna on 24-26 November 2025, is […]
Tag Archives: Ancient Magic
Workshop: ‘Cosmic Magic. Astronomy, Astrology and Graeco-Aegyptian Cultural Interactions’, at UCL, June 3-4, 2024
The UCL Department of Greek and Latin, the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham, Palladion/Graecoaegyptiaca and the Ourania Network are organising a conference entitled […]
April Granada Conference on Magic and Thought
This conference looks fascinating, and jumps all over the timeline, so there is a lot to interest students of ancient magic here. Plus, any excuse to go to Granada is […]
New lecture series: MAGO. Making Gods: the role of ritual practice in the construction of divinities
Please note the presentation of the research Project «MAGO» (“Making Gods: the role of ritual practice in the construction of divinities”) and of the first cycle of its Seminars (“Rituals […]
Call for Contributions: The Christian and the Supernatural in Late Antiquity
Charlotte Spence and Ryan Denson of the University of Exeter are preparing what looks to be a fascinating volume for publication. Here is their pitch: Magical spells, even for so […]
MagEIA Research Fellowships!
Students of ancient esotericism with their ear to the ground will have heard about the new MagEIA project, which promises to be a doozy of a cross-cultural research-project into ancient […]
Conference: Late Antique Magic Handbooks (July 3rd, 2023) – Norwegian Institute at Athens
Late Antique Magic Handbooks: Contents, Scribal Characteristics, and Contacts July 3rd, 2023, Norwegian Institute at Athens Organizers: Chris A. Faraone & Sofía Torallas Tovar (Chicago) Anastasia Maravela (Oslo) 9:00 Introduction […]
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