# Rita Lucarelli

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What Egyptian Crocodile Mummies Tell us About Life, Death, and Taxes Thousands of Years Ago

Our story begins in 1899, when two archaeologists — Arthur Hunt and Bernard Grenfell — were on an expedition in Northern Egypt in an ancient town once known as Tebtunis on a search for mummies and other ancient artifacts.This was during a growing Western fascination with ancient Egypt that was late…

OI Podcast Episode 12: Demons In Ancient Egypt with Rita Lucarelli

OI Podcast Episode 12 Demons in Ancient Egypt Rita Lucarelli From Pazuzu to Baphomet, demons in modern pop culture are figures of dark terror and fear. In the ancient world, the concepts of demons weren't always so simple. The OI's Steven Townshend sits down with Rita Lucarelli, University of Cal…

Magical Jinn and where to Find them with Mark Allen Peterson – Episode 88

Today we talk with Dr. Mark Allen Peterson about the magical Jinn. Dr. Peterson tells us more about the ancient concept of Jinn, how that affect modern Arabic uses of Jinn, and how the views on Jinn are affected by Movies and Western tampering.

Episode 19: Witchful Thinking

Join us on our deep dive into icky pagan magic. We discuss the magical practices of the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians and how some of these practices made their way, through the systematizing hands of the Greeks, into the pagan Roman world. During our journey we identify the core features of …

How Ancient Egyptians Viewed Death with Egyptologist Rita Lucarelli

We're taking it back to Ancient Egypt! I spoke with Rita Lucarelli who is an Associate Professor of Egyptology at the University of California Berkeley. We spoke about how ancient Egyptians viewed death, how it affected their lives, the symbolism and tradition in their burials and what we can learn…

Who Is Cleopatra?

From 41BC to September 2022, the persona of Cleopatra has been modeled as an archetype of female power and beauty. Yet—as with most tellings of history—her story has been mostly written by men who never knew her. Providing another context, in concurrence with John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra premie…

Humanities West Presents Ramses the Great

Ramses the Great ruled Egypt more than 3,200 years ago, but he made sure we would still be talking about him today. He ruled for 67 years, probably starting on May 31st (III Season of the Harvest, day 27 to ancient Egyptians) in 1279 BC. He soon set about creating a new capital city in the Nile del…

Digital Humanities: How the Future Will See its Past

This month, we talk about the ancient world going digital, pedagogy through virtual reality, how open access is changing scholarly publishing, and whether digital tools could make non-Western scholarship more mainstream. Also, is AI the greatest disruption yet to the humanities? All this and more w…

EP - 105 - Skincare Fit for a Pharaoh: Ancient Egypt’s Anti-Aging Secrets

What did beauty look like in the land of pyramids and pharaohs? In this episode, we dive into the anti-aging secrets of Ancient Egypt- from fragrant youth-restoring oils to eyeliner that doubled as medicine (and maybe poison). Discover how sacred rituals, science, and status intertwined in the an…

Black Religion in Comics: Voodoo, Ancestors, and Agency

In this episode, scholars Dr. Yvonne Chireau and Dr. Rita Lucarelli, along with author Ayize Jama-Everett, explore the portrayal of Black religion and spirituality across history, noting that words like "religion" and "magic" are often colonial or Western impositions that misrepresent African and a…