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November 2022
Standard Module
A Module in Introduction to Ancient Magic
• Non-Sequential Series
Mixed Lecture/Discussion
Low intensity
(December)
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Days and Times
Meeting Tuesdays & Wednesdays @8:00 PM for eight 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), beginning Nov 1 and ending on Nov 29 (with no class on Nov 23).
An introduction to magic in the ancient world provides a short survey of the earliest known magical texts and objects, including the Pyramid texts, Sumerian exorcism spells, and objects used in different apotropaic rituals. Divination and other forms of magic will be included as well. What was the earliest magic? What did it do and how did it work? Who practiced magic? How was magic related to religion?
Note: This module was formerly called Ancient Magic 1.
Note: This module was formerly called Ancient Magic 1.
Required Texts
Various recent articles
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