Third MagEIA Symposium, 2-4 December 2026
11.10.2026Vom 2.-4 Dezember 2026 findet das 3. MagEIA Symposium "Persuasion and Request" in Würzburg statt. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen. Weitere Informationen finden sich hier.
Beispielsweise werden Fragen der folgenden Art diskutiert:
- How does language use in magical texts differ from those of other types of ritual texts? What are specific features of “magical language”?
- What are the connections between the language of magical texts and other genres such as legal texts?
- How did the legomena change over time in different magical traditions?
- How have magical traditions in various languages influenced each other in terms of loanwords, calques or larger building blocks of ritual texts?
- How do the legomena interact with the other elements of magical practices such as the materia magica and the procedures?
