Naomi Makowska !new! Jun 2026

This chapter—featured in a sourcebook designed for scholars and students of global religious history—reflects Makowska’s ability to handle primary texts critically and to present comparative religious analysis with clarity. The document she introduces and contextualizes offers a window into early modern interfaith dialogue and controversy, themes that resonate strongly with her broader interests in religious pluralism and gendered experience.

Makowska’s path to becoming a "historian of the occult" began at the University of Toronto naomi makowska

The core of Makowska’s scholarship centers on the city of , during a volatile sixty-year window between 1598 and 1658 . Following the Counter-Reformation, early modern Italy was characterized by a heavy culture of surveillance, orchestrated primarily by local religious authorities and the Holy Office (the Inquisition). If the book garners half the attention of

Additionally, she has hinted at a book deal. The working title is “Visible Slowness” — a hybrid memoir/creativity guide. If the book garners half the attention of her online content, it will likely become a bestseller in the lifestyle category. marginalized communities will always find innovative

Her research proves that even under the watchful eye of religious authorities, marginalized communities will always find innovative, communal ways to share knowledge, express their desires, and claim a space of their own. As gender history continues to evolve, Makowska’s meticulous archival recovery serves as an essential blueprint for discovering voices once thought to be lost to time.