DAEMONS, SPELLS AND SPIRITS OF THE DEAD of Ancient Egypt
0Swansea University’s Egypt Centre is hosting a FREE Event on Thursday 16th May, 4-8pm For more information, links and information on the cool image shown here please visit the Egypt Centre’s website. This fun-filled night is part of the Museums at Night national event. Suitable for adults and [...]
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I dream of genies & other Ancient Egyptian demonic terms
One of the major obstacles in this project is the fickleness of WORDS. Ever seen My Fair Lady? “Words words words I’m so sick of words…” Yet we have to communicate with words. In this project, as with any other that deals with philosophical or religious issues, words [...]
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Ancient Egyptian Demonology is coming to Exeter!
Continuing on her tour, Rita Lucarelli will be speaking at the Demons and Illness: Theory and Practice from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period conference in Exeter, UK, on April 22-24, 2013. Illness as divine punishment: the nature and function of the illness-bringer demons in [...]
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Ancient Egyptian demons return to New York!
Rita Lucarelli returns to Columbia University, New York for the eighth meeting of the Ancient Near Eastern Seminar of the 2012-13 academic year. Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Dr. Rita Lucarelli, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Restless Dead and Ghosts in Ancient Egypt Beliefs in ghosts and spirits of the dead are [...]
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Demonology 2K has a new brand!
The Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project: Second Millennium BCE has a new brand! It is a compilation of various symbols that represent our research, designed by Felicitas Weber. Can you ‘decipher’ it?
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Great news about our Facebook page!
The Facebook page for the Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project has reached 100 likes! It is fantastic that so many people are interested in our work! We can’t wait to share even more information about Ancient Egyptian demons as well as updates on our research. The [...]
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A mother’s protection against Ancient Egyptian demons
As Mother’s Day approaches in the UK, many people will be thanking their mothers for all the hard work involved in raising them. Mothers can kiss injuries better, scare away the lurking things under the bed and even sooth away bad dreams. In Ancient Egypt [...]
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Demons poster by Swansea University Egyptology student wins 1st prize!
Congratulations to Zuzanna Bennett who won FIRST PRIZE for her poster on the Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project: 2K at the Swansea University Post Graduate Poster Competition 2013 as part of the Festival of Research!! Clearly she has the blessings of helpful demons as well as many talents. The [...]
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Folk Belief and Traditions of the Supernatural: Experience, Place, Ritual, and Narrative
Island Dynamics Conference on Folk Belief and Traditions of the Supernatural Experience, Place, Ritual, and Narrative 25‒30 March 2014, Unst & Lerwick, Shetland, UK Attendance & call for papers. This folklore conference will explore past and present supernatural traditions worldwide, focusing on how they [...]
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Following in the Footsteps of Demons: from Ancient Egypt to Swansea Wales
Swansea University’s Festival of Research has just announced the Launch of the Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project: Second Millennium BC! by Dr Kasia Szpakowska Department of History & Classics, Swansea University Wednesday 27 February: 12.30 – 13.30: Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University Demons abound in the [...]
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