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The Devils in the Details: Sakkaki’s Magic Book of Everything

Yi Lu •04/14/2021 Announcement
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United States
Subject Fields
Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Asian History / Studies, Literature, Middle East History / Studies, Religious Studies and Theology

2020-22 Yale Mellon Sawyer Seminar, "The Order of Multitudes: Atlas, Encyclopedia, Museum"

www.orderofm.com

The Devils in the Details: Sakkaki’s Magic Book of Everything
Friday, April 30, 2021 12:00 PM (EST)
On Zoom

Dr. Emily Selove, Senior Lecturer of Medieval Arabic Language and Literature, at the University of Exeter, discuses her Leverhulme-funded research project, “A Sorcerer’s Handbook,” which will create an edition, translation, and literary study of Siraj al-Din al-Sakkaki’s (d. 1229) Arabic encyclopedia of practical magic.

In conversation with Professor Travis Zadeh of the Department of Religious Studies, Yale University.

RSVP: https://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdOmhrDMsHtXbWT0unFg6MHIAnYfqNwA-

If you have questions about the event, please contact Yi Lu (yi.lu@yale.edu), graduate fellow of the 2020-22 Yale Sawyer Seminar.