Lilith, Xnoubis and the Others: Living in-between Faith, Magic and Spells, lecture by ​Sercan Yandım Aydin (Hacettepe University), Byzantium at Ankara Spring Seminar Series 2020/21 via Zoom, May 27, 2021, 6:00 pm (Istanbul Time Zone)

The present talk aims to address material mainly from instrumenta domestika or paraphernalia in order to illustrate the quintessential use of the magic and spells. Examples from minor art objects revealed from the archaeological excavations shed light to their common iconography, use and production.

In this talk their usual iconographies and accompanying spells are presented. Also, their life before and during the Incarnation is discussed. Their changing or not-sochanging formulae are scrutinized in the later Byzantine periods as well.

Sercan Yandım Aydin is a faculty member in the Department of Art History at Hacettepe University.

The Byzantine Seminar Series “Byzantium at Ankara” is an event organized and hosted in collaboration by the Department of History at Bilkent University and the Department of History of Art at Hacettepe University which will be held over the entire 2020/21 academic year. It is organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sercan Yandim (Hacettepe University) and Asst. Prof. Dr. Luca Zavagno (Bilkent University).

The object of the series of talks is to engage Byzantine scholars from different backgrounds and areas of expertise in a conversation on issues which relate and resonate with the current socio-political and economic situation. The importance of building these connections should put Byzantium in a global, modern and historical perspective.

All the sessions will be broadcasted via Zoom. Pre-registration at byzantiumatankara@hotmail.com is required. A link to attend the seminar will be sent one hour before the start of the meeting.