Visions of Enchantment: Occultism, Magic and Visual Culture

Select Papers from the University of Cambridge Conference Edited with preface by Daniel Zamani, Judith Noble. Introduction by Gražina Subelyte, Daniel Zamani, Judith Noble. Text by Christiane Gruber, Antje Bosselman-Ruickbie, D. Lyle Dechant, Deanna Petherbridge, Antoine Faivre, Nikola Piperkov, M.E. Warlick, Nathan J. Timpano, Leo Ruickbie, Victoria Ferentinou, Judith Noble. Intersections of esotericism and visual art from Renaissance alchemy to Derek Jarman Since Antiquity, the idea of the artist as a magician, trickster and powerful creator of new realities has established itself as a fertile idea in the discussion of image-making. The conjuring of illusions, the inherent link between the material and the spiritual, and the wish to make the invisible visible are all part of this wider discourse. Visions of Enchantment looks at the fascinating intersections between esotericism and visual culture through a decidedly cross-cultural lens, with topics ranging from talismanic magic and th