CORDIS · 101167040 · HORIZON
MOSAIC Mapping Occult Sciences Across Islamicate Cultures
Coordinator: UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN (BE)
“Mapping Occult Sciences Across Islamicate Cultures” (MOSAIC) is the first major project to investigate Islamic and Eastern Christian occult-scientific sources, spanning from late antiquity to the nineteenth century and from Iberia to India, in a vast continuum of languages (Greek, Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Turkish). It is generally acknowledged that occult sciences—alchemy, astrology, geomancy, lettrism, magic and a wide range of other operative and prognosticative disciplines—are integral to any history of science and technology. By including the far larger non-Latinate occult-scientific arc…
About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.
EU contribution: €9.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 6 years from 2025-08-01 to 2031-07-31.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-ERC-SYG funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €9.0M toward a total project budget of €9.0M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call ERC-2024-SyG.
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN (BE).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2025-08-01 to 2031-07-31 — approximately 6 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101167040.