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Lecture The Daevas: Demonic Entities and Religious Practices in Ancient Iran

20 May 2026

Lecture by Lorenzo Paoletti (University of Cologne)

The Div Akvan throws Rostam into the sea. Miniature from the manuscript of the Shahnameh, 16th-17th century
  • 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
  • Online on Zoom and in person : Aula Celio, via Zamboni 38, Bologna
  • Society & Culture In Italian

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Free admission - Seats available: 47

Program

Dr. LORENZO PAOLETTI, The Daevas: Demonic Entities and Religious Practices in Ancient Iran

Dr. Lorenzo Paoletti will participate remotely from Cologne via Zoom (the link is available on the attached poster).

Speakers

  • Lorenzo Paoletti

    Universität zu Köln, Historisches Institut, Alte Geschichte, Post-Doc
    Studied Ancient History and Oriental Studies at University of Bologna. He recently obtained a PhD (2023) and held a Postdoc (2024-2025) at the University of Cologne. His research interests include the Hellenistic Near East, Ancient Iran, and Greek Epigraphy. Author of the volume Alexander the Evil: Resistance and Opposition to Macedonian Rule in the Ancient Iranian World—Witnesses, Memories, and Impacts, Diàdema Series, Mimesis Edizioni, Milan, 2025.

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Event Within the Framework of:

Semi-divine agency: the figure and spaces of the daimon/demon from antiquity to the Middle Ages between religion, culture and society

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Lessons offered by guest lecturers in the field of Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (1)(LM), LM courses in Philology, literature and classical tradition, Religions, Histories and Cultures, Historical and Oriental sciences, Archaeology and cultures of the ancient world, Academic Year 2025/2026.