{"id":13965,"date":"2025-03-22T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T22:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=13965"},"modified":"2025-03-22T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T22:34:01","slug":"my-thoughts-on-pagan-studies-in-podcast-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=13965","title":{"rendered":"My Thoughts on Pagan Studies, in Podcast Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In February I was interviewed by Robin Douglas, an independent scholar in London who has published in various places, including The Pomegranate<\/a><\/em>, and is the co-author of a new book, Paganism Persisting: A History of European Paganisms since Antiquity<\/a>.1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n

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So you can hear a sort of scratchy-voiced me (winter respiratory crap) talking about the field and some of its background. Religion Off the Beaten Track <\/em>is carried by a number of the podcast sites, including Apple podcasts<\/a> and Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been editing an issue of Pomegranate <\/em> on Eastern European Paganism, and a lot of the writing from that area reminds me Anglosphere Pagan studies in the 1990s\u20132000s. It’s what I call “scouting,” which is the first step in writing about any new religious movement: Who are they? How many of them are there? Where did they come from? Are they friendly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then once you have done that, the fun begins. Challenge the accepted notions, like whether contemporary Paganism(s) are the “fastest-growing religion<\/a>.” Examine the interaction of magical religion and the fashion industry<\/a>. It’s all wide open. <\/p>\n\n\n

  1. Sadly, even the Kindle version is made from very expensive English electrons. Publisher’s site here<\/a>. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n

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