Magic on the Page: Transmission and Representation of Magic
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Research Group on Manuscript Evidence; Societas Magica
Organizer Name
László Sándor Chardonnens
Organizer Affiliation
Radboud Univ. Nijmegen
Presider Name
Mildred Budny
Presider Affiliation
Research Group on Manuscript Evidence
Paper Title 1
Stars in the Hand: The Infusion of Astrology in Chiromancy
Presenter 1 Name
Samuel Gillis Hogan
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Saskatchewan
Paper Title 2
Magical Reconfigurations in Ganell's Summa in the Kassel Manuscript
Presenter 2 Name
Jan R. Veenstra
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Paper Title 3
Retrofitting Early Modern Magical Manuscripts
Presenter 3 Name
László Sándor Chardonnens
Start Date
13-5-2016 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1225
Description
Few medieval magical texts have so far been made available to a modern audience in the form of editions or translations; most sources are still only accessible in their host manuscripts and early printed books. This session tackles issues relating to the medieval and renaissance transmission of magical texts ('Recto'), and the presentation of these sources in modernity ('Verso'). Explorations include the fluid nature of the transmission of magical sources in their original contexts, and the treatment of these sources by modern editors and translators.
Magic on the Page: Transmission and Representation of Magic
Schneider 1225
Few medieval magical texts have so far been made available to a modern audience in the form of editions or translations; most sources are still only accessible in their host manuscripts and early printed books. This session tackles issues relating to the medieval and renaissance transmission of magical texts ('Recto'), and the presentation of these sources in modernity ('Verso'). Explorations include the fluid nature of the transmission of magical sources in their original contexts, and the treatment of these sources by modern editors and translators.