Raymond Salvatore Harmon wrote: You could add "Egyptian Magick" your list - as it is connected with the other treads one way or another - its a bit problematic this criterior or "academic authority" - especially when so many independent scholars are involved - maybe the approach could be on "current research" - which should cover all the bases - and still allows you to invite some "stars" - So in that field maybe John Baynes Jan Assmann Henry Frankfort David Frankfurter Robert Ritner H D Betz worth a try Mogg Morgan > Hello all > > I am just at the beginning stages of planing a festival and conference > for summer of next year that will have a very broad base of occult > related events, centering around 3 full days of lectures and panel > discussions on various topics. I wanted to approach the list about > suggestions as to who is consider the academic authority on the topics > listed below. I am looking for names of living people who could > potentially speak. > > There will be a call for papers/presentations in the coming weeks, I > am just now compiling a list and wanted a good idea where to start. > These are the basic areas of interest, though I am open to other > suggestions as well: > > thelema > kaballah > sufism > transcendentalism > hermetic magic > diabolism > witchcraft > tantra > herbalism > shamanism > altered states of consciousness > voudoun > wicca > trance > sorcery > goetia > tarot > oneriography > chaos magick > crowley > fetishism > animism > > Please let me know on or off list and if you have contact info for the > people you suggest that will help greatly. > > Thank you > > Raymond Salvatore Harmon > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. Sign up today. > <http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008>