CfP: The International Conference on Amulets (ICA 2024)
The study of amulets in archaeology, folklore and the history of science is a fascinating process that sheds light on the beliefs, religious practices, and cultural symbolism of ancient and […]
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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 […]
In-Person Colloquium in Texas: Prophecy, Divination, and Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
Convener: Heath Dewrell (University of Texas, Austin) November 15-16, 2023, RLP 1.302E, University of Texas, Austin Across the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, there were a variety of ways in […]
New Collected Volume on Ancient ‘Magic’
Attilio Mastrocinque, Joseph Sanzo, Marianna Scapini, Ancient magic: then and now. Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beitraege, 74. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2020. Pp. 451. ISBN 9783515127967. €82,00. Reviewed by Elaine C. Sanderson on BMCR.
BMCR: Dosoo on Iaô sabaôth
Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2021.07.35: Roxanne Sarrazin Bélanger, Alain Delattre, Daniel Demaiffe, Natasja De Winter, Alain Martin, Georges Raepsaet, Marie-Thérèse Raepsaet-Charlier, Iaô sabaôth: pratiques magiques dans la cité des Tongres: une […]
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 […]
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 […]
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