Astrology and Magic

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Research Group on Manuscript Evidence; Societas Magica

Organizer Name

David Porreca

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Waterloo

Presider Name

Claire Fanger

Presider Affiliation

Rice Univ.

Paper Title 1

Cosmogony, Astrology, and Power in the Late Antique Yotzer

Presenter 1 Name

Marla Segol

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. at Buffalo

Paper Title 2

High Times: Astral Magic and the Curious World of Psychoactive Substances in the Picatrix

Presenter 2 Name

Daniel Attrell

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Waterloo

Paper Title 3

What Motivated Magic? The Picatrix as a Sample of Social History

Presenter 3 Name

David Porreca

Start Date

11-5-2013 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1245