Gal Sofer (MD, PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of the Arts at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. His work focuses on the history of magic and Kabbalah from the late Middle Ages to the modern period. His research interests include the transfer of knowledge across linguistic boundaries in Europe, the visualization of scientific, religious, and magical knowledge, and the visual aspects of magical literature. A medically trained physician (MD), he serves as an adjunct lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences. His first book, Solomonic Magic: Methodology, Texts, and Histories, was published by Brill in 2025. His second book, Conjuring the Arab Magician, is a forthcoming Cambridge Element. He published several peer-reviewed articles in both English and Hebrew.