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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Publication network from the last five years
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Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Saar, O. P., Jul 2017, Leiden and Boston: Brill. 313 p. (Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity; vol. 6)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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Aramaic Magic Bowls in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin: Descriptive List and Edition of Selected Texts
Saar, O. P., Bhayro, S., Levene, D. & Ford, J. N., 10 Jul 2018, Leiden / Boston: Brill. 251 p. (Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity; vol. 7)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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Letters in the Dust: The Epigraphy and Archaeology of Medieval Jewish Cemeteries
Rutgers, L. V. (Editor) & Saar, O. P. (Editor), 2023, Leuven: Peeters. 345 p. (Interdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Culture and Religion; vol. 23)Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Academic › peer-review
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Magic and Material Culture
Saar, O.-P., 2025, A Cultural History of Magic in Antiquity. Eidinow, E. & Gordon, R. (eds.). London: Bloomsbury, p. 137-159 and 215-217 26 p. (The Cultural History Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Men, Women and Children? Some Gender Aspects in Mesopotamian Incantation Bowls
Saar, O.-P., 25 Jul 2025, The Aramaic Incantation Bowls in Their Late Antique Jewish Contexts. Marcus, A. W. & Mokhtarian , J. S. (eds.). Providence, RI: Brown University, Vol. 376. p. 105-135 (Brown Judaic Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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Appeals for Protection of the Grave on Jewish and Non-Jewish Funerary Inscriptions
Saar, O.-P. (Speaker)
25 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster/paper presentation › Academic
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Magical Signs in Cairo Genizah Manuscripts - Detection and Connection
Saar, O.-P. (Speaker)
10 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster/paper presentation › Academic
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Scenarios: Social and Cultural History through the Lens of Magic
Saar, O.-P. (Invited speaker)
6 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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The Future of Paleography, Paleography of the Future
Hoff, R. (Organiser) & Saar, O.-P. (Organiser)
10 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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Migraines and Their Magical Treatment in Late Antiquity
Saar, O.-P. (Invited speaker)
10 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
Prizes & Grants
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A Time to Every Purpose under Heaven: Extracting Dates from Hebrew and Aramaic Texts
Rutgers, L. V. (Recipient), Saar, O.-P. (Recipient) & de Kruif, J. (Recipient), 14 Dec 2018
Prize: Other distinction