An ancient, two-sided amulet uncovered in Cyprus contains a 59-letter inscription that reads the same backwards as it does forwards. Archaeologists discovered the amulet, which is roughly 1,500 years old, at the ancient city of Nea Paphos in southwest Cyprus.… Continue Reading
A small stone container found by archaeologists a half-century ago has now been recognized as further evidence of a Viking or Medieval Norse presence in Arctic Canada during the centuries around 1000 A.D. The short article – http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141215154800.htm The original… Continue Reading
from Albion Calling Ethan Doyle White’s personal blog – devoted to interdisciplinary scholarship on religion, magic, and the preternatural…http://ethandoylewhite.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/call-for-papers-female-leaders-in-new.html Call for Papers: “Female Leaders in New Religious Movements” University of Gothenburg doctoral student Chris Giuduce has asked me to pass… Continue Reading
Millions of documents stored in archives could provide scientists with the key to tracing the development of agriculture in the British Isles over the last 700 years, according to new research. The short article – http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141207222738.htm The actual paper –… Continue Reading
The Arbatel de magia veterum (Arbatel: Of the Magic of the Ancients) is a Renaissance-period grimoire – a textbook of magic – and one of the most influential works of its kind. Unlike some other occult manuscripts that contain dark… Continue Reading
Religion Dispatches features an interesting interview with historian Matthew Sutton, who recently authored American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelism. Sutton’s webpage states that the book is: the first comprehensive history of modern American evangelicalism to appear in a generation.… Continue Reading
Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids. http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/is-this-the-worlds-oldest-secret-code/
The Greek archaeological and research team who have spent the past few months excavating the enormous tomb of Amphipolis in northern Greece, have given their first complete presentation of the excavation results at the Ministry of Culture in Athens, revealing… Continue Reading
from http://behutet-oto.org/publishing/ Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Heru Behutet Oasis is proud to announce the publication of “Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica: Rites of Public Celebration.” This anthology is intended for use by clergy for training… Continue Reading
While browsing the publisher’s section of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion this weekend, I noticed a new anthology out from Oxford on Women and Magic that might be of interest to Zero Equals Two readers. Daughters… Continue Reading