Tag Archives: anthropology
Journal; Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
I’ve come across a peer-reviewed journal which may be well be of interest to OGOM followers: Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft. A rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly journal, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft draws from a broad spectrum of perspectives, methods, and disciplines, offering … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged anthropology, Folklore, magic, ritual, witchcraft, witches
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An Interview with Ursula Le Guinn
Fascinating interview with the seminal fantasy and science fiction writer Ursula Le Guinn, author of the children’s YA Earthsea series, the classic SF novels The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, and many others. Le Guin discusses world-building, the ‘soft’ sciences … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged anarchism, anthropology, Fantasy, Feminism, myth, science, SF, Ursula Le Guin, utopia
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Folklore Thursday
We’ve been following Folklore Thursday‘s entertaining and informative Tweets for some time now. As the name suggests, they post snippets on folklore-related themes every Thursday, using the hashtag #FolkloreThursday. They have been supporting the OGOM blog (with much OGOM material … Continue reading
Origins of the Fairy Tale
Kaja recently commented on and posted links here to articles describing the research by Dr Jamie Tehrani (Durham University) and Sara Graça da Silva (New University of Lisbon) on the origins of fairy tales. I found this fascinating but had … Continue reading
Wilderness, National Parks and Hybrid Wolves
My good friend Karen Graham (who I met at the inaugural OGOM conference) sent me this very interesting article, ‘Coydogs and Lynxcats and Pizzlies, Oh My’. Though the title is a little ridiculous, it is an interesting look at science’s … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, Animals, anthropology, Company of Wolves, nature, Werewolves
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Britain’s Medieval Vampires – Review
Last night I caught up with ‘Britain’s Medieval Vampires’ on Channel 4. The programme looked at a number of ‘deviant’ burials which had occurred in the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain and related them to a 12th-century text, the ‘Life and … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Reviews
Tagged anthropology, blood, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Folklore, Vampires
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Real-Life Vampires
In the run-up to Halloween there have been quite a few articles published on the subject of things that go bump in the night. This includes quite a few on the subject of real-life vampires: to be clear, these are … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts
Tagged anthropology, blood, religion, Vampires
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The First Global Fairy Census Wants To Hear About Your Close Encounters
A fascinating account by Jess Zimmerman of investigation into the existence of and encounter with fairies.
Posted in Resources
Tagged anthropology, ethnography, Faeries, fairies, Folklore, science, sexuality
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Before Bram: a timeline of vampire literature
More useful information from Roger Luckhurst on the origins of the vampire. This timeline illustrates the ethnographic and literary precursors of Stoker’s Dracula.
Posted in Resources
Tagged anthropology, Bram Stoker, Byron, Calmet, Carmilla, Dracula, Folklore, John Polidori, Southey, Tournefort, Vampires, Varney the Vampyre
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