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2023-09-29 06:25 PM
Announcements:

Alternative Rationalities and Esoteric Practices from a Global Perspective (CAS-E), lecture series starting Oct. 17, 2023 at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (www.cas-e.de). The schedule for the lectures is here: All lectures can be attended via zoom (link on the top right corner of the poster).

The politics of authenticity in esoteric practices, second annual conference of CAS-E, November 15-17, 2023, Forschungscampus Waischenfeld in Bavaria, Germany. The conference programme in a short and a long version (the latter equipped with abstracts of all presentations) is here. (First page contains a zoom link.)

Recent books by members
On the Christian Religion, by Marsilio Ficino, translated by Dan Attrell, Brett Bartlett. and David Porreca, (University of Toronto Press, 2022).
Magic in the Middle Ages, 3rd ed., Richard Kieckhefer (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
The Magic of Roguesa new sourcebook by Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright (Penn State Press, 2021).

If you have published a book in the last two years and want to post a notice here, email the secretary with title and publication data.

Fall 2023 newsletter is out! We continue to invite proposals for future issues. We are looking for lead articles (1500-2500 words) announcing new developments deriving from research in the study and teaching of magic and its related topics dealing with all regions and time periods. We are also looking for smaller pieces for our notes and queries column. News about dissertations in progress or completed, manuscript discoveries, or other such items are welcomed. Send your proposals to newsletters@societasmagica.org.

Don't forget that we have a Travel Bursary available for members presenting papers relevant to our interests at conferences. (It can be any conference).

 

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