Έλαβα την ακόλουθη ανακοίνωση από τους πολύ καλούς φίλους και συνδέλφους στην Κρακοβία και σας τη μετφέρω:
Magic is an important and one
of the oldest ways of comprehending the world. It is a universal phenomenon
which crosses cultural as well as social borders. Various civilizations in
different time periods understood magic in diverse ways and therefore treated,
interpreted and used it differently. Magical texts are one of the best sources
to investigate this issue. Some questions that come to mind while reflecting on
magical texts can be, e.g.: which texts can be classified as magical, how to
categorize magical texts, what purpose did they serve, how were they created,
or is a modified or translated text still a magical text.
Magical texts were created in
the great and less known civilizations, sometimes distant geographically and in
time. They appear in Egypt, Nubia, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, but
also on the Indian subcontinent, in Tibet or in China. The influence of various
magical traditions is clearly visible in magic developing in the Greco-Roman
period. Its elements intermingled among others with the Coptic and Arabic
magical systems.
Due to the widespread
literature of this kind in the ancient world, there is a need for considerable
study of magical texts. New research in this area will help to discredit the
untrue image of magic, distorted by a false modern vision.
We would like to cordially
invite for the conference the speakers representing different disciplines and
research methodologies, since we are convinced that adopting the
interdisciplinary and multidirectional perspective will allow us to understand
magic, which we regard to be an underestimated cultural phenomenon, in a better
and more complete way.
The language of the conference
is English.
Registration can be made by sending an e-mail with participant’s name, organizational affiliation and the working title of the presentation to magical.texts@gmail.com. Conference participants are welcome to submit abstract in English (250-500 words) in either .doc or .pdf format.
Registrton deadline: January 31st
Abstract submission deadline: March 15th
to magical.texts@gmail.com.
All the proposals will be reviewed and arranged into the final program of the conference. Authors will be informed by e-mail on the acceptance of their abstract by March 31
All the proposals will be reviewed and arranged into the final program of the conference. Authors will be informed by e-mail on the acceptance of their abstract by March 31
Contact:
Jagiellonian University
Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilizations
Rynek Główny 34, 3rd floor
31-010 Kraków, Poland
www.psc.uj.edu.pl
Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilizations
Rynek Główny 34, 3rd floor
31-010 Kraków, Poland
www.psc.uj.edu.pl
Further information will be published at:
Organizing committee:
Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner
Joanna K. Puchalska
Agata Świerzowska
Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner
Joanna K. Puchalska
Agata Świerzowska
