Shant Eghian Presents Research at Undergraduate Symposium

2016 May 3

Shant Eghian presented his research project "Codex Latinus Monacensis 849 and the Malleus Maleficarum: Necromancy in Fifteenth-Century German Lands at Assumption College's 22nd Annual Undergraduate Symposium, held April 18-19 on the College's Worcester Campus. Eghian studied medieval views on necromancy, the practice of demonic magic, using a fifteenth‐ century necromancy manual from Munich and the Malleus Maleficarum, the most popular fifteenth‐century witch‐hunting manual. By comparing the two, Eghian explored the contrasting attitudes regarding this practice.

The undergraduate symposium highlights the research and scholarly achievements of Assumption students, working in collaboration with dedicated faculty mentors. These collaborations represent a model for integrating teaching, original research, and peer review in promoting intellectual development and professional growth. The symposium provides the campus community with the opportunity to gain a greater appreciation of, and applaud, the individual and collective accomplishments of the College's faculty and students.

"The Symposium is, for me, an occasion of great pride-pride in our students, of course, but also in our faculty who generously donate their time, attention, and expertise to ensure the intellectual development of their students," said Louise Carroll Keeley, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs at Assumption College. "It has become one of my favorite parts of the semester."