CSUSB art museum to host virtual seminar exploring demons in ancient Egypt CSUSB art museum to host virtual seminar exploring demons in ancient Egypt. RAFFMA, in collaboration with the Bowers Museum and American Research Center in Egypt, Orange County (ARCE-OC), presents “Redeeming Demons: Coopting Demonic Forces for Good in Ancient Egypt” on Saturday, April 10, from 1:30 -3:30 p.m. on Zoom. “Redeeming Demons: Coopting Demonic Forces for Good in Ancient Egypt” will take place on Saturday, April 10, from 1:30 -3:30 p.m. (PST) on Zoom. The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) at C ..read more

The long awaited volume of articles inspired by the Demon Things conference is now out! It has been released as a special volume of the Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections. The print publication should be available in a few weeks. To tempt you, here is the table of contents: Szpakowska, Kasia, ed. 2020. Demon Things: Ancient Egyptian Manifestations of Liminal Entities. Tucson: Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 25. Articles Introduction Kasia Szpakowska 1-4  Underworld Demons in the Decoration of the Large Late Period Shaft Tombs at Abusir Ladislav Bareš 5-19 ..read more

Part of a series of posts by the 2017-18 students taking the course CLE343: Supernatural Beings and Demons of Ancient Egypt / CL-M79 Ancient Egyptian Demons led by Dr. Kasia Szpakowska at Swansea University Post written and designed by Sam Powell  *** Please note this is a purely fictional product review blog; this product does not exist – yet! ***   I was delighted to be asked to review the newest deck of Best Being cards – the Demon Things edition. My particular highlight of the pantheon was Babi the baboon – the highest scoring demon in the pack!     Babi is an ancient Egyptian d ..read more

Part of a series of posts by the 2017-18 students taking the course CLE343: Supernatural Beings and Demons of Ancient Egypt / CL-M79 Ancient Egyptian Demons led by Dr. Kasia Szpakowska at Swansea University Post written and designed by John Rogers  If Egyptian mythology were a film, Maga would be the villain of the piece. He’s a crocodile, and doesn’t seem much to look at. He doesn’t appear often, he deosn’t socialise with the rabble, and he never explains himself (so he’s no Bond villain). He hangs around in the water, quietly waiting, watching for an opportunity to attack anyone…including y ..read more

Part of a series of posts by the 2017-18 students taking the course CLE343: Supernatural Beings and Demons of Ancient Egypt / CL-M79 Ancient Egyptian Demons led by Dr. Kasia Szpakowska at Swansea University The Tutu sphinx, demon or deity?   by Troy Osiris Llewellyn     What truly distinguishes an ancient Egyptian demon from a god? You might argue that a deity has power over its subordinates where a demon does not. Perhaps demons have one specific intention, either malicious or ‘good’. You might agree with Lucarelli (2003, p.2) who says for the most part, unlike the gods, ancient Egypti ..read more