Ancient Egyptian Magic and Astronomy: Texts and Practices ~ UNIPI

Language: English

Period: 14 – 20 July 2025

Application deadline: 15 May 2025

Program Intensity: Part-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 500€

The Summer School “Ancient Egyptian Magic and Astronomy: Texts and Practices” is a 7-day intensive academic program aimed to introduce the students to the study of ancient Egyptian magic and astronomy.

Italian and international scholars will hold lessons on magical texts and objects, magical practitioners, ancient astronomy and astrology, introducing the student to the main instruments and topics and on significant case studies.
The Summer School is designed to students and people wishing to deepen their knowledge of specific topics of Egyptological research.

The Summer School will be activated with at least 5 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 100 students.

The school will be entirely held online, via Microsoft Teams.

Aim

The Summer School aims to present the main aspects of ancient Egyptian magic and astronomy, focusing on the texts and ideological aspects, the most important practices, the objects and amulets used in the practice, the main astronomical theories and concepts.

Who can apply

Graduate and undergraduate university students, people interested in Egyptological studies.

Application

Admission Requirements

The Summer School has no formal prerequisites.

Required documents:

Identity Document (PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student)
Enrolment Form
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of interest

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the “How to apply” page.

IMPORTANT INFO AND DEADLINES:

1 May 2025: early bird application deadline for those interested in the available grant
2 May 2025: notification of admission and notification of the awarding of the available grant.
15 May 2025: general application deadline
16 May 2025: notification of admission to those who applied after 15 May 2025
1 June 2025 : deadline for the tuition fee payment.

Fees

Tuition fees: 500€

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following form: Payment Form.

Notice:

International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’.
Please pay only after receiving the admission letter.

Refund policy

Fees are non refundable.

Fundings

One grant, covering the amount of the tuition fee, will be assigned on a competitive basis, taking into account:

the academic quality of the student;
the country of provenance, privileging economically disadvantaged areas;
the youngest age

among those who apply to the Summer School by 1 May 2025 and request the scholarship writing an email to egittologia.summerschool@gmail.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 1 May 2025 is the early bird application deadline for those interested in applying for the available scholarship.

Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. Gianluca Miniaci egittologia.summerschool@gmail.com
Dr. Gabriele Conte egittologia.summerschool@gmail.com
Dr. Mattia Mancini egittologia.summerschool@gmail.com

Website https://egyptologysummerschool.wordpress.com/

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it

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