Hello Noah,
Prof Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke is the person to contact re. the Exeter
programme. His e-mail address is [log in to unmask] Peter
Forshaw teaches on that programme as well as the London University's
extra-mural course at Birkbeck College. I also teach magic, witchcraft, etc
at three colleges in London.....
best,
Ken Rees
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From: "Noah Gardiner" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: The coolest of Yules ...
> Hey all,
>
> I've just returned to a snowy and very cold Providence after my too-brief
> visit to London and wanted to thank everyone again for their
> recommendations. I was unfortunately unable to visit Treadwell's as my
> flight from Copenhagen (the first stop on my trip) got snowed-in and I was
> only in town on the exact days the shop was closed. I did however get to
> visit Watkin's and also the Atlantis Bookshop, where I had a very nice
> chat with Geraldine Beskin. Other than that I made the required
> pilgrimages to the Sigil Dei Aemeth at the British Museum and the Blake
> room at the Tate. I'm very curious about the provenance of the black
> mirror in the Dee exhibit and was wondering if anyone knew any details re
> its alleged Aztec origins.
>
> Ms. Beskin was of the firm opinion that the UK was the logical place to
> pursue academic studies in the history of magic. She mentioned the new
> program at Exeter of course but she also said some people at the
> University of London, including a Peter Forshaw (sp?), were doing work in
> the field. If anyone knows more about programs in the UK or has any
> feedback re the Exeter program I'd be very interested to hear it. I'm
> always curious as to the curriculum vitae of people who have pursued
> academic work in the fields of WES, ASM, etc. As I mentioned previously
> I'm plotting (and conjuring) to spend a year in Cairo doing intensive work
> on Arabic and research into Arab magic once I finish here at Brown next
> year, but after that my plans are very open-ended.
>
> I also wanted to mention that the John Hay Library here at Brown has not
> one but two major collections of texts and paraphenalia re magic which are
> impressive and under-publicized. The Damon collection includes a 1659 copy
> of Causabon's _A True and Faithful Relation..._ and a first printing of
> Spare's _Book of Pleasure_, among hundreds of other rare manuscripts. The
> library is worth a visit if you're in the area and the directory can be
> searched at http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/ .
>
> Yours,
> Noah Gardiner
>
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