The Devil’s in the Details: Sakkaki’s Magic Book of Everything

April 30, 2021

Dr. Emily Selove, Senior Lecturer of Medieval Arabic Language and Literature, at the University of Exeter, discusses her Leverhulme-funded research project, “A Sorcerer’s Handbook,” which will create an edition, translation, and literary study of Siraj al-Din al-Sakkaki’s (d. 1229) Arabic encyclopedia of practical magic.

In conversation with Professor Travis Zadeh of the Department of Religious Studies, Yale University.

Sponsored by the 2020-22 Yale Mellon Sawyer Seminar, The Order of Multitudes: Atlas, Encyclopedia, Museum.

  • When: Friday, April 30, 2021 12:00 PM to Friday, April 30, 2021 1:30 PM
  • Where: Online/Virtual Event
  • Admission: Registration Required