SCIENCE AND THE OCCULT IN EUROPEAN HISTORY 
SYMPOSIUM 1 OCTOBER 2010 PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Location: Stewart Center, Room 314
Organized with the support of Bilsland-Puskas Initiative and History Department at Purdue University
Contact: Angela Catalina Ghionea: ghionea@purdue.edu
Topics considered : History of Alchemy, Medicine, Hermetism and Hermeticism, Kabala, Magic, Witchcraft and Herbalism. The fascinating recurrence of alchemical symbols in European thought, as well as
specific non-rational methods employed by many scientists to promote rational discoveries .
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Also note the Performance Show at the end of the event. The stage and show is open to the public, free entrance. Time: 5:30-6:00 PM Location: PMU, Ground Floor, 84C
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Participants and Papers:
MAGIC AND MEDICINE: ASKLEPIOS AND THE ALCHEMICAL SERPENT
Dr. Patricia L. Aakhus
Director of Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Southern Indiana
MANDRAKES, TOADSTONES, AND BASIL: THE MAGIC OF ENGLAND's EARLY MODERN MEDICINE
Dr. Elizabeth Simpson
Associate Professor of History, University of Phoenix
SINCERE INSINCERITY: MAGICAL RHETORIC AND AN HISTORIOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE-STANDARD
Dr. Mark A. Waddell
Michigan State University
ORIGINS OF ALCHEMICAL PATTERNS IN EUROPEAN THOUGHT
Angela Catalina Ghionea
PhD Candidate, Puskas-Bilsland Fellow and History Instructor,
History Dept, Purdue University