Ancient Egyptian Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy and Magic

About

The Summer School “Ancient Egyptian Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, and Magic” is a 7-day intensive academic program aimed to introduce the students to the study of ancient Egyptian astronomy.

Italian and international scholars will hold lessons on texts and objects employed in astronomical observations, magical and astrologicalpractices, astronomers and astrologists, and archaeoastronomy, introducing the student to the main instruments and topics and focusing on significant case studies.

The Summer School is designed for students and people wishing to deepen their knowledge of specific topics of Egyptological research. It is the third edition of the summer school “AncientEgyptian Magic and Astronomy: Texts and Practices”

The Summer School will be activated with at least 5 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 100 students.

The school will be entirely held online, via Microsoft Teams

Course leader

Prof. Gianluca Miniaci

Target group

Graduate and undergraduate university students, people interested in Egyptological studies

Course aim

The Summer School aims to present the main aspects of ancient Egyptian Egyptian astronomy, astrology, and magic, focusing on the texts and ideological aspects, the most important practices, the objects used in the practice, the main astronomical theories and concepts

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