Magic and Science: Two Worlds Apart?

The storylines of some of the best known epics in Western culture (e.g. Parzival and Tristan) involve magical events. However, a widespread opinion still claims that magical thinking and practices only survived on the margins during the Christian Middle Ages. A general view also has it that magical thinking stands in opposition to science and rationality. Arguing against such views, this talk will introduce a definition of magic as a way of conceptualizing the world. These conceptual relationships can be detected, explored and applied through various practices, some of which are comparable to empirical scientific methods.

Presenters

Visiting Scholar

Jutta Eming

May 3, 2021

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