INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES

The Medieval Institute


Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-3801
www.wmich.edu/medieval/
 

39th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, May 6-9, 2004

Session 1: Fourteenth-Century Legal,Theological, and Philosophical Perceptions of Magic
(co-sponsored with the Fourteenth-Century Society)

Hermes Trismegistus, Magic and Philosophy in the 14th Century
      David Porreca, Wilfred Laurier University
Negotiating with the Theological Censure of Astrology in Later Medieval England
      Hilary M. Carey, University of Newcastle
Canon Law, Charming Magic, and Chaucer's Spells
      Henry Ansgar Kelly, UCLA
Session 2: Ritual Theory and Ritual Practice in Magic
Ex Opere Operato And The Location Of Divine Power
      Ayse Tuzlak, University of Calgary
The Performativity of 'Amen' in Anglo-Saxon Magic Charms
      Leslie K. Arnovick, University of British Columbia
The Appropriation of Liturgy for Healing Charms and Amulets
      Lea Olsan, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Session 3: Magic that Works/Magic that Doesn't: Issues in the Efficacy of Magic
Fascination and Imagination: Medieval and Renaissance Reflections on the Efficacy of Magic
      Jan Veenstra, University of Groningen
Illumination and Illusion: Lamp Experiments in Medieval Magical Literature
      Robert Goulding, University of Notre Dame
Women's Healing Magic and the Efficacy of Ritual
      Martha Rampton, Pacific University
Session 4: Magical Figures and Diagrams
Book Technology to the Nth Degree: the Magic of Indexes and Volvelles in Ashmole 304 and Digby 46
      Katharine Breen, Northwestern University
Magical Figures and the Astrology Curriculum at the University of Cracow
      Benedek Léng, Department of Philosophy, Technical University, Budapest
Practical Games: Geomancy and Divination in CLM 671
      Elizabeth Wade, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Updated: November 4, 2003