Agenda

Peter Forshaw will be speaking on the 3-day symposium 'The Materiality of Magic', about Amulets, Seals and Talismans in Early Modern Europe. The symposium starts wednesday evening, and focusses on the material objects in which magical knowledge beacame enshrined, such as lead, stone, gems and pap...

Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is now widely recognised as one of the most important figures in 20th century literature. One of the aspects that have emerged with increasing clarity from the unpublished writings found after his death  is his deep interest for esotericism. This fascination began...

"Materials, processes and laboratories have changed much since those distant days, yet human nature in general and the feelings and emotions of laboratory workers in particular still remain much the same." John Read (1975). Peter Forshaw will be speaking at the symposium 'From A...

PhD candidate Egil Asprem will be speaking 12 April 2012 at a lunch lecture organized by The Illustere School. He will speak about his research on 'The Relationship between Science and Religion'. He will be introduced by Prof. Dr. G.A. Wiegers, Professor of Religious Studies at the Universit...

Peter Forshaw will be speaking 22 March 2012, at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Israeli Network for the Academic Study of Western Esotericism (INASWE): Lux et tenebrae: Scientific & Demonic Dimensions of Western Esotericism, Haifa, Israel, 'Chymical Cabala: Early Modern permutations in the ...

Wouter Hanegaaff will be speaking in a mini-symposium on Paganism and neo-shamanic rituals: Its function in mind, society and our technological future. Other speakers are: Arno Adelaars, Léon van Gulik, Pieter Lemmens and Govert Derix. Location: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Lammerszaal,...

Peter Forshaw will be speaking 20 March 2012 at the 4th Israeli Conference for the Study of Contemporary Spiritualities, Haifa, Israel, 'Professing Esotericism? Scholars, Students, Practitioners and the Idea of a Holistic Curriculum'.

'Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture'. Academics have little with 'esoteric', 'occult, 'magical' or 'irrational' ideas, but are seldom aware of the historical tradition to which these terms refer. In his new book, 'Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge...

EMBLEMS, MAGIC, AND HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE March 25, University of Amsterdam Doelenzaal, University Library Singel 425 * * * Conference Program 9.30-10.00 Conference opening and introduction (Joyce Pijnenburg and Egil Asprem) 10.00-10.30 Erica Pierik (University of Amsterd...

Internationale TagungPlatonismus und Esoterik in byzantinischem Mittelalter und italienischer Renaissance, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, 19. bis 23. Juli 2010 Vorläufiges Programm Montag, 19. Juli 2010 19 Uhr 30 Gemeinsames Abendessen der Referenten ...

Wouter J. Hanegraaff and Joyce Pijnenburg (eds.). Hermes in the Academy. Ten Year’s Study of Western Esotericism at the University of Amsterdam. Amsterdam University Press, 2009. This volume is published at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the chair for History of Hermetic Phil...

Hermes in the Academy, 28th August 2009 Location: Agnietenkapel, University of Amsterdam Oudezijds Voorburgwal 231 - 1012 EZ Amsterdam Info: There is no registration fee for the Conference, but please confirm your attendance at conferencehermetica-fgw@uva.nl Website amste...

"Capitales de l’ésotérisme européen et dialogue des cultures / Capitals of european esotericism and transcultural dialogue" 2nd Biannual Conference of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism 2-4 July 2009 in Strasbourg, Maison interuniversitaire de...

Call for Papers For two panels on the academic study of esotericism at the annual conference of the ‘European Association for the Study of Religion’ (EASR), 7-11 september, Brno, Czech Republic. The panels are organized by the ‘Center for History of Hermetic Philoso...

Ficino en het voorstellingsvermogen Phantasia en imaginatio in kunst en theorie van de Renaissance (Ficino and the Power of Imagination Phantasia and Imaginatio in Renaissance Art and Theory)by Marieke van den Doel to be held in the Aula (auditorium) of the University of Amsterdam at the Oude...