Language and Power in the Premodern Era – Between Religion, Magic and Medicine

Research Network 
(2024 - 2027)

Project leaders:
Professor Tina Terrahe
Affiliate Professor Katja Triplett

The Network

This interdisciplinary research network explores the cultural paradigms underlying how premodern societies understood concepts within verbal magic regarding the power of language and writing. The network aims to determine how the supernatural effects of words, language, and writing come about according to various sources.

Upcoming event

Practices and Principles of Verbal Magic: Historical Sources Across Cultures

5.–7. NOV. 2025, 4th colloquium, Contact: Michael Kohs und Marco Heiles