Continuity and Innovation in the Magical Tradition (Research Group Conference)
Mon, 17/07/2006 to Wed, 19/07/2006
Occult Powers and Officiants in Near Eastern Cultures
Shaul Shaked
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shaul is a professor in the Institute of Asian and African Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are: Zoroastrianism; Middle Persian lexicography; Early Judaeo-Persian, Aramaic magical texts; Aramaic and Arabic loan words in Iranian.
Dan Levene
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University of Southampton
Dan is a professor in the School of Humanities at Southampton University. His research interests are Jewish Aramaic magical texts from Late Antiquity, and metallurgical realia in the classical Jewish sources up to and including Late Antiquity.
David Jordan
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Independent Scholar
David is an independent scholar. His research interests are Greek religion and literature, Greek magical texts and their background.
Alexander Fodor
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Eötvös Loránd University
Alexander is a professor in the Department of Arabic Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. His research interests are Islamic magic and its relation to Jewish magic.
Tzvi Abusch
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Brandeis University
Tzvi is a professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. His research interests are Ancient Mesopotamian religious literature.
Reimund Leicht
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Reimund is a professor in the Department of Jewish Thought at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are Jewish philosophy and science in the Middle Ages, Jewish cultural history in late Antiquity, Johannes Reuchlin, and Christian Kabbala.
