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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 […]

Being Human Café in Bristol to discuss the use of spiritual spaces – both natural and constructed – throughout history. Date and time Sat, 12 November 2022, 15:00 – 17:00 GMT Location The Old Fish Market, Bristol 59-63 Baldwin Street Bristol BS1 1QZ Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-marks-we-leave-devotion-damage-and-debauchery-in-sacred-spaces-tickets-421234272047?fbclid=IwAR1mVliWUltL1E55EtB7YBVRufjacZwrUr8ouXvuBh4oHG5Np1xno2UoGgI “This café will start with a discussion of how […]

https://britishartnetwork.org.uk/event/curating-magic-october-2022/ The organisers for this event are currently inviting calls for papers. Seminar exploring magic as content, theory and/or practice in exhibition making Saturday, 29th October 2022 | day-time BST (online) Magic ‘… the means of approaching the unknown by other ways than those of science or religion.’ (Max Ernst, 1946) “Inspired by exhibitions such as […]

MAGIC UN/DISCIPLINED International Conference, Societas Magica University of South Carolina, September 2-4, 2022 Hybrid format Showcasing recent cross-cultural and interdisciplinary advances in the history and anthropology of “magic,” this international conference will provide a forum for wide-ranging conversations on this often embattled but perennially vital category and its myriad deployments over time, space and genre. What […]

 22nd June: Online The purpose of this online conference is to discuss and further explore the relationship between tangible and imaginative landscapes, co-organised by University of Exeter and Canterbury Christ Church University Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginative-landscapes-and-otherworlds-conference-tickets-331806932467

British Museum Exhibition 19 May – 25 September 2022 https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/feminine-power-divine-demonic “The first exhibition of its kind, Feminine power takes a cross-cultural look at the profound influence of female spiritual beings within global religion and faith. Explore the significant role that goddesses, demons, witches, spirits and saints have played – and continue to play – in […]

University of Exeter’s Professor Rob Gleaves in a presentation to the Department of Classics & Religion UCalgary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilyAlJjGDDA&t=2s “Magic (and occult practice more widely) has held a debated position in Islamic law and theology. For some Muslim thinkers, the practice of magic is unequivocally condemned as unislamic, or heretical, or a sign of the magician’s […]

LIVE online | 5 -20 March 2022 https://creationtheatre.co.uk/the-witch-of-edmonton/#1634803979184-feeffcd6-1027 “If every poor old Woman be trod on thus, reviled, kicked, beaten, as I am daily, she to be revenged had need turn Witch.” In Edmonton, the cattle are dying. The corn will not grow. A local man stabs his wife. A local woman runs mad. A […]

Monday, November 29 Hotel Du Vin Exeter 1:30–3 p.m.  Panel 1: Emily Selove, “Sleep in the Shāmil of Sirāj al-Dīn al-Sakkākī (d. 1229)” Bink Hallum, “From Invincibility to Immunity: The Centesimal Magic Square in Legend, Theory and Practice” 3:30–5 p.m.   Panel 2: Earl Fontainelle, “The Theory of the Pneumatic Vehicle in Late-Antique Platonism and the […]

Molly Batchelor, University of Exeter MA student in Medieval Studies, conducted a thought-provoking interview with practicing astrologer Rebecca Law, reflecting on the differences between ancient, medieval, and modern astrology, and on the role of the professional astrologer today. Download the interview from the link below. Interview with Rebecca Law

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/516190/?mc_cid=d7ee6fec89&mc_eid=d862eafb3c# Exeter Cygnet Theatre October 9, 7:30 pm Artemis Storytelling presents Jo Blake and Dr Martin Shaw. Unearth the unwritten Blodeuwedd, the Frankenstein of flowers. Captured in the pages of a medieval book, the ancient myth of Blodeuwedd describes a woman made out of flowers who was turned into an owl as punishment for adultery. But who was […]

Fringe Expertise? Cross-Cultural Readings of Occult Practices in Premodern Eurasia International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 4-7 July 2022 Sponsored by The Sorcerer’s Handbook: Medieval Arabic Magic in Context Project Organisers: Dr Sarah Ortega, Dr Geoff Humble (University of Leeds) This session seeks to bring together a cross-cultural comparative reading of occult practices and practitioners. The term ‘Occult’ […]

A free digital conference with presentations by Magic and Esotericism research group members Sarah Scaife and Dorka Tamas: In Panel 2: Fantasy & Imagination, introduced here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocPEhK-pKx0 Dorka Támas – Supernatural Vision in Sylvia Plath’s Bee Poems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXcsGtoz2Zs Sarah Scaife – Dream as vision, dream as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_i10vnxNfU The whole conference is posted here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEB4vEetKBhS6GLX91a7a6g/videos @ExclamationAIJ