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"Magic and Popular Religion" in 2007 BNTC

on his blog (here precisely ) Jim Davila says the just-ended annual British New Testament Conference 2007 held at Exeter University between Thursday and yesterday, one of the seminars at the conference, there was one called Social World of the NT , with two sessions devoted to "Magic and Popular Religion", which has particularly aroused the interest of the commentator.

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Journey in Wonderland (2007) by Paola Bertucci

E 'published recently in a text library of historical science Paola Bertucci dedicated to travel in Italy of the French experimental physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770) in 1749 stated purpose of investigating the neck miraculous healings linked to the practice of "tubes medicated" invented by the Venetian Gianfrancesco Pivati. Here are the bibliographic data and the "second cover" of the book, which revises the previous work of academics on the subject since the time of research carried out during the Ph.D. in History of Science (awarded to Oxford in 2001):

Bertucci , Paola (2007). Journey in Wonderland. Science and curiosity in Italy in the eighteenth century. Cambridge: Basic Books.

In 1749 Jean-Antoine Nollet goes on the road for Italy, officially on behalf of the Academy of Sciences in Paris, which is a member. The institution asked him to write a report about the miraculous healings that some Italians claim can be made using the science of the century, electricity. To the south of the French Alps came into contact with a company in which the 'electrician "is a widespread fashion: sparks and attractions animate the evenings in the living rooms and courtyards, passionate ladies and turning the ambitions of academics eager to earn fame and prestige. From Turin to Naples, his meetings with the local intellectual circles offer a unique insight into Italian life science and culture, where even several women are leading actors. Retracing the steps of a journey that will become the symbol of the clash between the 'love of the beautiful' and the 'love of truth "- that is, between surface and credulity rigorous experimental research - this book sheds light on a key figure and a crucial moment in the eighteenth-century experimental science. The author explores the many facets of the relationship between science and wonder in the age of the Enlightenment and documenting new aspects of the trip that invite reflection on the close links of science with politics and economics. The official scientific mission covered the operation of industrial espionage the manufacture of silk yarn, which was commissioned by the French state and made possible by the collaboration of unsuspecting Italians.

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On -line the first five numbers Zetetic Scholar

few days ago, George P. Hansen has announced on her new blog ( here) have made available on its website the scans of the first five numbers Zetetic Scholar, the magazine all'anomalistica, limited distribution and difficulty in finding on the art market or in public collections, published by the American sociologist Marcello Truzzi (1935-2003) between 1978 and 1987 (13 issues in 11 cases).

The 4 files (the 3 / 4 is a double issue, however erroneously linked when ), dated between 1978 and 1979, are available in PDF format here . From the same link you can access the index of the first nine numbers and the eleventh.

(BTW: Thanks to Annalisa Ventola to report the Hansen's blog)

UPDATE 08/10/2007: Hansen has kindly pointed out that the link to the number 3 / 4 is now working.

UPDATE 10/09/2007: The news of the online publication of the magazine was reported Sept. 5 by Luis Ruiz Noguez on marcianitos Verdes ( here ); il giorno seguente è stata ripresa da Kentaro Mori su Ceticismoaberto ( qui ) e, in inglese, su Forgetomori ( qui ); il 7, infine, da Jim Lippard su The Lippard Blog ( qui ). Suggerisco di leggersi quanto da loro scritto.

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Review of Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth-Century Syria (2006)

( UPDATE , originariamente pubblicato il 06 agosto)
(via Jim Davila, PaleoJudaica )

Nel numero della Bryn Mawr Classical Review datato 06 agosto 2007 appare una recensione al volume

Trzcionka, Silke (2006). Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth-Century Syria . London and New York: Routledge

devoted to magical practices in late antique Syria, through literary and archaeological sources, the result of research carried out to achieve, in 2004, PhD in Trzcionka Silke Sitzler (bibliographic data of the thesis and abstracts available here, also see action A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural submitted to the Western Pacific Rim Patristics Society Inaugural Conference on 25-26 September 2004).

The review can be read here .