Magic Sung, Spoken, Inscribed, and Printed​

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Research Group on Manuscript Evidence; Societas Magica

Organizer Name

Frank Klaassen

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Saskatchewan

Presider Name

Mildred Budny

Presider Affiliation

Research Group on Manuscript Evidence

Paper Title 1

Voces Magicae in Greek Magical Papyri: Performance, Literacy, and Authority

Presenter 1 Name

Brett Lawrence Wisniewski

Presenter 1 Affiliation

New York Univ.

Paper Title 2

Medieval Astrological Songs

Presenter 2 Name

John Haines

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Toronto

Paper Title 3

Magical Anxieties: Problems with Magic in Naples, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS XIII.B.29

Presenter 3 Name

James Weldon

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Wilfrid Laurier Univ.

Paper Title 4

How Print Changed Magic: The Case of Reginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft

Presenter 4 Name

Frank Klaassen

Start Date

16-5-2015 3:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1130

Description

This session focuses on the intersection between written, printed and aural components of magical practice during the Middle Ages.

David Porreca