Programme
| Wednesday 12 November | ||
| 16:00–17:35 Session 1 (ch. M. Stadler) | ||
| 16:00 | Martin Stadler | Welcome address |
| 16:15 | Gideon Bohak | The Symbolism, Antecedents, and Parallels for a Jewish Ritual for Safety on the Road |
| 16:55 | Gaby Abou Samra | Aramaic and Syriac Magic: Ritual, Instructions and Materials |
| 17:35–18:00 Refreshments | ||
| 18:15–21:00 Keynote Lecture and Reception (ch. D. Kölligan) | ||
| 18:15 | Daniel Schwemer | Die Modellierung der Welt: Zur materiellen Kultur unheilabweisender Rituale aus dem alten Mesopotamien |
| 19:30 Reception | ||
| Thursday 13 November | ||
| 9:00-10:20 Session 2 (ch. G. Bohak) | ||
| 9:00 | Christopher Faraone | Finger Rings as Amulets and the Principle of Proximity in the Placement of Amulets of the Human Body |
| 9:40 | Panagiota Sarischouli | Materializing Rituals and Ritualizing Materials in Graeco-Egyptian Magic: Actions and Objects in GEMF 15/PGM XII |
| 10:20–10:50 Coffee break | ||
| 10:50–12:10 Session 3 (ch. S. Dalpedri) | ||
| 10:50 | Sofía Torallas Tovar | Writing Materials in Greco-Egyptian Magical Procedures |
| 11:30 | Celia Sánchez Natalías | Rolling, Folding and/or Nailing Curse Tablets in Roman North Africa |
| 12:10–14:00 Lunch break | ||
| 14:00–15:20 Session 4 (ch. B. Baragli) | ||
| 14:00 | Jonathan Beltz | Identifying “Activated Texts” Among the Cuneiform Sources |
| 14:40 | Charlotte Rose | Cats Out of the Bag: Use of Living Animals in Ancient Egyptian Healing Rituals |
| 15:20–15:50 Coffee break | ||
| 15:50–17:10 Session 5 (ch. J. Beltz) | ||
| 15:50 | Mersha Mengisite | Ritual Objects and Materials in Ethiopian Magic: Symbolism, Function, and Interpretation |
| 16:30 | Dan Levene | “A snake is summer’s treason, and guile is where it goes.” (Emily Dickinson). Incantations and Recipes to Ward Off Snakes in Ethiopian Manuscripts |
| 19:00 Conference dinner | ||
| Friday 14 November | |||
| 9:00-10:20 Session 6 (ch. C. Faraone) | |||
| 9:00 | Markéta Preininger | Making Sense of Rituals in the Coptic Magical Tradition | |
| 9:40 | Krisztina Hevesi | Deadly Curses: The Mechanics of Curses Involving Burial and Substances from Burial Sphere | |
| 10:20–10:50 Coffee break | |||
| 10:50-12:10 Session 7 (ch. S. Nagel) | |||
| 10:50 | Esme Winter-Froemel | Framing as Hidden Magic? | |
| 11:30 | Bill Rebiger | Gestures in Late Antique and Medieval Jewish Magical Texts | |
| 12:10–14:00 Lunch break | |||
| 14:00-15:20 Session 8 (ch. P. Sarischouli) | |||
| 14:00 | Sophia Alkhoury | "To Bring the Gods in by Force": Coercive Offerings in the Greek and Egyptian Magical Formularies | |
| 14:40 | Korshi Dosoo | Σκεύη τῶν μάγων: Notes on Tools in Magical Papyri from Roman Egypt | |
| 15:20–15:50 Coffee break | |||
| 15:50–17:00 Conclusion | |||
| 15:50 | MagEIA Handbook | ||
| 16:50 | Daniel Kölligan | Conclusions | |
