The Centre for Magic and Esotericism
The Centre for Magic and Esotericism
Posted by Emily Selove
6 August 2025University of Exeter PhD alum talks to the Secret History of Western Esotericism podcast about his research
“Dr. Samuel Gillis Hogan is an intellectual and cultural historian broadly interested in the history of magic, especially in the premodern world. He completed his PhD in history at the University of Exeter, England, under the supervision of Professors Catherine Rider and Jonathan Barry. He wrote his dissertation on fairies in late medieval and early modern summoning rituals and occult philosophy. He is currently adapting his PhD into a monograph and a reference book with the goal of publication. He intends his next project to further explore the intersections between environmental history and the history of magic.”
Oxford, Rawl. D. 252, ff. 14v-15r,