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Dr Anna Milon, former PhD student at the University of Exeter and now postdoctoral researcher at Nottingham Trent University, shares her research into Lincolnshire folklore and an infamous witchcraft case. It has now been about a year since I finished my doctoral studies at Exeter, missing, frustratingly, the launch of the new Magic program. It […]

One of our Centre members, Dr Jennifer Farrell (Department of Archaeology and History), is delivering a series of talks around the UK and Ireland on The History of Witchcraft and Feminism. The talks are organised and run by Seed Talks, an independent events company that aims to bring high quality academic content to popular audiences. In […]

The Thelma Hulbert Gallery in Honiton https://www.thelmahulbert.com/?q=exhibitions/anne-jackson-witchcraft-series “The Witchcraft Series explores the history of witch trials and the power of ‘the witch’ in our culture, both as metaphor for our fears, and as representation of social injustice towards women. The tapestries often depict the trials of specific historic “witches” from the West Country, especially Somerset […]

The Centre for Magic and Esotericism at the University of Exeter was delighted to host the 2024 Conference of the European Network of Islam and Esotericism. This year’s theme was ‘dreams and visions in Islam’. Drawing on recent scholarship on dreams, dreaming, and visions which employ distinct historical frameworks and comparative approaches, the conference drew […]

Asinine Symbology in Ancient and Medieval Magic Emily Selove https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009076234 The 13th-century Arabic grimoire, al-Sakkākī’s Kitāb al-Shāmil (Book of the Complete), provides numerous methods of contacting jinn. The first such jinn described, Abū Isrā’īl Būzayn ibn Sulaymān, arrives with a donkey. In the course of offering an explanation for his ritual, this Element reveals the […]

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https://cas-e.de/ See their lecture series here: https://cas-e.de/2023/09/04/lecture-series-winter-semester-2023-24/ Mission Statement “The Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences Alternative Rationalities and Esoteric Practices from a Global Perspective undertakes the investigation of the apparent persistence of practices aimed at predicting, controlling, managing, and manipulating contingent life events, despite an increasingly dominant scientific and technical discourse that delegitimises […]

This October FOUR OF SWORDS leads you back into the belly of the earth to witness a terrifying tale of fate versus free will. The legendary riddle-master Oedipus does battle with the crafty Sphinx! He gains the crown of Thebes, and wins the hand in marriage of its mighty queen, Jocasta. Fast forward years in […]

Dreams and Visions in Islam 2024 Meeting of the European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism (ENSIE)2-3 July 2024University of Exeter, EnglandDeadline for submissions: February 15, 2024 http://ensie.site/conferences.html The European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism (ENSIE) invites you to submit proposals for its 2024 meeting. The theme for the meeting […]

BRIAN RAPPERT Exeter Phoenix’s conjuror-in-residence, Professor Brian Rappert, is back for a new round of shows that use entertainment magic to ask questions about how we experience the world. Magic, Secrecy and Revelation offers a celebration and a re-imagination of social life through examining the role of secrecy and disclosure in our interactions and the vexed […]

Reposted from Earl Fontainelle’s notice here: https://ancientesotericism.com/2023/07/31/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 magic. If you have not heard of it, there is some information below. Anyone with an interest in proposing […]

https://occultureconference.com/dr-emily-selove/ 19-22 OCTOBER – BERLIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN MAGIC: THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER’S NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM The University of Exeter will launch a new Master’s Degree program on Magic and the Occult in 2024: a flexible degree which gives students the freedom to explore their specific interests within the long and diverse history of […]

deadline for the call for papers to Monday 31st July – please contact Iona (ir299@exeter.ac.uk) for more information 7-8th September 2023, University of Exeter and Online https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/criticalspirituality/ “In recent years, ideas and practices of spirituality have become increasingly visible within activist and protest movements across the political spectrum, from ecological and decolonizing movements to populist […]

The Marvelous Book That Traveled the World and Mapped the Cosmos by Travis Zadeh https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674258457 Emily Selove’s informal review: This is a remarkable book, in that it is extremely academically rigorous, while being simultaneously accessible to a wide audience and a genuine pleasure to read.  The introduction draws you in, the writing style is gripping […]

We are delighted to announce a new MA in Magic and Occult Sciences launching in September, 2024.  This is a flexible degree, which provides you the freedom to design you own course of study. Led by a team of faculty members across departments (see our “members” tab), an essential aspect of this programme is its interdisciplinarity. […]

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:30 – Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:30 BST Organised by Tabitha Stanmore and Debora Moretti Attendees are welcome to join in-person in York or online. (King’s Manor – University of York, Exhibition Square York YO1 7EP) Keynote speaker: Professor James Sharpe (University of York) “This two-day event aims to investigate the […]

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-european-witch-hunt-in-world-context-with-prof-ronald-hutton-tickets-433585795787 The European Witch Hunt in World Context: Some Further Thoughts Professor Ronald Hutton 3:30pm, Wednesday 1st March, Lecture Theatre D, Streatham Court (University of Exeter). Followed by a drinks reception from around 5:00pm. This event will also be streamed online via Zoom. Please register for ‘Online Only’ to receive the link. “Witch-hunting is not […]

11 February 2023 – 7 May 2023 Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter https://rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/earth-spells-witches-of-the-anthropocene/ “Artists: Caroline Achaintre, Emma Hart, Kris Lemsalu, Mercedes Mühleisen, Grace Ndiritu, Florence Peake, Kiki Smith, and Lucy Stein Through the work of eight contemporary artists, this specially curated new exhibition for RAMM explores otherworldly connections to nature. Earth Spells: Witches of the Anthropocene responds […]

https://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives/esotericism-magical-tradition “This resource guide is based on a reading list for a seminar (ARAM251) created by Dr James Downs, and provides an overview of resources held by the University of Exeter’s Special Collections and the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum that relate to esotericism and the magical tradition.” Explore titles related to “Ancient and Arabic Sources,” […]

November 28th 6-8 PM Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sorcerers-handbook-dirt-from-the-crossroads-in-the-13th-century-tickets-462520740987 A sheep heart full of pins, a graveyard at midnight, a contract with Satan signed in a magic circle: these are the stereotypical images of magic found in folk-horror depictions of European witchcraft and sorcery. This presentation […]