The Devil’s in the Details: Sakkaki’s Magic Book of Everything
Dr. Emily Selove, Senior Lecturer of Medieval Arabic Language and Literature, at the University of Exeter, discusses 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.
Sponsored by the 2020-22 Yale Mellon Sawyer Seminar, The Order of Multitudes: Atlas, Encyclopedia, Museum.
When: Friday, April 30, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Where: Online/Virtual Event
Admission: Registration Required
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