Middle Eastern Magic, Iconography, and the Written Word
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Hill Museum&Manuscript Library (HMML)
Organizer Name
Matthew Z. Heintzelman
Organizer Affiliation
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Presider Name
Matthew Z. Heintzelman
Paper Title 1
King Solomon's Magic Carpet Ride: An Arabic Tale and Its Contexts
Presenter 1 Name
David Calabro
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Paper Title 2
Turning Pages: The Impact of Christian Gospel Codices on the Aesthetics of Eighth- and Ninth-Century Qur’an Manuscripts
Presenter 2 Name
Sharon Silzell
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Arkansas–Monticello
Start Date
11-5-2018 10:00 AM
Session Location
Fetzer 2040
Description
The study of ancient Middle Eastern magic is still in the process of forming models that account for differences in ideology between East and West. Some of the more salient differences have to do with the ways in which magical iconographic and textual objects functioned in society. As a step toward developing the needed models, this session seeks to foster dialogue on medieval Middle Eastern magic from perspectives of philology, iconography, archaeology, and cultural anthropology.
Matthew Z. Heintzelman
Middle Eastern Magic, Iconography, and the Written Word
Fetzer 2040
The study of ancient Middle Eastern magic is still in the process of forming models that account for differences in ideology between East and West. Some of the more salient differences have to do with the ways in which magical iconographic and textual objects functioned in society. As a step toward developing the needed models, this session seeks to foster dialogue on medieval Middle Eastern magic from perspectives of philology, iconography, archaeology, and cultural anthropology.
Matthew Z. Heintzelman