R.I.P. Robert Rittner
Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, via AGADE (see original post here): July 26, 2021 The OI community mourns the loss of our dear friend and […]
Tag Archives: magic
Doctoral position in the study of of Coptic magic (Würzburg)
23-month Position in the Study of Coptic Magic (doctoral) The project The Coptic Magical Papyri: Vernacular Religion in Roman and Early Islamic Egypt at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg is pleased to […]
Webinar: Ancient Jewish Magic and its Wider Contexts (3 and 6 June)
The Sixth Annual Workshop on Ancient Jewish Magic and its Wider Contexts 3 and 6 June 2021Israel time (GMT+3)(via Zoom) Thursday, 3 June17:00 – 18:30Marco Moriggi (Università di Catania): Syriac […]
E-lecture on ‘Magic in Mesopotamia’ this Wednesday
Traditions of Magic in Near East and Caucasus Seminar SeriesInstitute of Oriental and Classical Studies (HSE University, Moscow) Magic in MesopotamiaDr. JoAnn Scurlock Wednesday, March 243:30 pm (GMT)Register at <https://docs.google.com/document/d/101rp6ZxM-uoySu1tEuPHKgjG1CYdGXwpsldE78NhO58/edit> […]
how to make your own magical papyrus
Prof. Geoffrey Smith (UT Austin) will show you everything you need to know about how to make your own magical papyrus over at Ancient Jew Review – see here.
review of Pachoumi, Edwards, Praying and Contemplating in Late Antiquity
BMCR has posted a review by Mark Roblee (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) of the recent volume of Eleni Pachoumi and Mark J. Edwards (eds.), Praying and contemplating in late antiquity: […]
Call for contributions to a new collection of Roman magic
A call for contributions to a collection on Roman magic can be found on the publisher’s website: the proposed title is ‘There Is No One Who Does Not Fear To Be […]
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