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SUMMARY:Exhibition Lecture: Cursing\, Curing\, Creating: The Culture of Magic in Ancient Egypt
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DESCRIPTION:This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registrati
 on is required\; click through for the registration link. For the anci
 ent Egyptians\, magic was not an illicit alternative to religion or a 
 mysterious violation of the natural world. Heka—the force usually tr
 anslated as “magic”—was woven into creation itself and provided 
 gods and humans with the causative power to make things happen. Drawin
 g on texts and objects featured in the ISAW exhibition Cursed! The Pow
 er of Magic in the Ancient World\, this lecture explores how Egyptians
  used spoken spells\, written words\, images\, amulets\, ritual action
 s\, and sacred substances to heal the sick\, protect children\, defeat
  enemies\, communicate with the dead\, and transform their spirits. Se
 en from an Egyptian perspective\, cursing\, curing\, and creating were
  not separate domains but different expressions of a world in which ma
 gic was an expected part of everyday life.
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
CATEGORIES:exhibition-event
CONTACT:isaw@nyu.edu
CLASS:PUBLIC
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