Esme Lundius

DAAD Reinvitation Program: 3-month Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for African Studies and Egyptology

Boarding Faculty, Assistant Librarian, Substitute Teacher, Archaeologist

Materia Magica Aegyptiae: The Relationship Between Material and Immaterial in Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice The concept of contagious magic, or sacred contagion, is the belief that spiritual properties within an object, place, or person may be passed to another object, place, or person, usually by direct contact or physical proximity. The physical form, material and placement of a sacred object, as well as spells connected with it, can tell a great deal about how rituals may have been carried out in th

I was employed as an archaeological illustrator by Dr. Penelope Wilson to assist her in the documentation and illustration of small finds recovered from several seasons at the site of Sais in Sa el-Hagar, Egypt. The site is managed by the Egypt Exploration Society and Durham University in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Antiquities.

I was employed as an archaeological illustrator by Dr. Penelope Wilson to assist her in the documentation and illustration of small finds recovered from several seasons at the site of Sais in Sa el-Hagar, Egypt. The site is managed by the Egypt Exploration Society and Durham University in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Antiquities.

Erasmus Student 04-09/2018, DAAD Exchange Student 09/2018 - 07/2019

Doctoral Thesis Proposal: "MATERIA MAGICA AEGYPTIAE: The Relationship Between Material and Immaterial in Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice"