Magical texts of the ancient Near East, ... Magic between Entanglement, Interaction, and Analogy", they will research the magical text traditions of the ancient Near East, ...

One day, Sofer discovered an 18th century witchcraft text, most of it written anonymously because of the stigma attached to the subject. Gal Sofer holding an ancient witchcraft text. Photo by Sarah ...

"These texts are unique historical documents as they testify to ancient people's lived experiences: the language they spoke, the emotions they felt, the spiritual beings they turned to in moments ...

Archaeologists have discovered the "richly decorated" tomb of an ancient Egyptian dignitary that is filled with magic spells aimed at protecting against snake bites.