Conveners
P.3.2. Prognostication, Fortune, and Risk: How Early Modern People Navigated Material Fortunes through Almanacs and Astrological Consultations
- Jakub Ochocinski (European University Institute)
- Luís Campos Ribeiro (University of Lisbon)
- Tunahan Durmaz (European University Institute)
Description
Chair: Florence Somer
Jakub Ochocinski
(European University Institute), Dr
Luís Campos Ribeiro
(University of Lisbon), Mr
Tunahan Durmaz
(European University Institute)
18/09/2025, 11:00
Organised panels
This panel challenges conventional approaches to risk studies by examining how early modern communities and individuals navigated uncertainty in their daily lives. Moving beyond the quantitative methods often deployed in assessing historical risk, we investigate how early modern people used astrological knowledge and almanacs to make critical decisions about health, commerce, travel, and...
