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Thread: In one of ‘Abd al-Fattāḥ al-Tūkhī’s books entitled “The Magic of Hārūt and Mārūt”, he explains the optical illusion of the “Talking Head” placed on a plate surrounded by clotting blood. People ask it questions and it answers. 1
Excited to participate in the “Migrations: Movement of people, ideas, and goods” conference at Waseda University (Tokyo), 16-17 October. Can't wait to meet my colleagues in Japan and explore a place I dreamed of seeing. My paper will compare "Jābir"'s K. al-Nukhab and the Ghāya.
19th century, Iran. 😺 British Museum, Albukhary Foundation Gallery. @michael_pregill illumicati in Iran!