A professor of divinity speaking sympathetically of European magical traditions? Not exactly what I expected, but there it is. His definition of magic veers a bit from yours, JMG -- he is a little too materialistic -- but I suspect he understands better than most.
The Western Magical Tradition (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/western-magic)
What a site! Not only video, but separate audio and transcripts are also available for everything. And the topics! Here are a few other titles also from Professor Hutton: Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe? (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/pagan-goddesses) Viking Pagan Gods in Britain (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/viking-gods) and the eminently enjoyable Dragons: A History (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/dragons)
That doesn't even begin to cover the range of topics from a collection of lecturers. I know what I'll be watching for a long while to come! Who needs a TV? So glad I don't pay the ghastly TV licence!
I must also give a shout out to Aeon (https://aeon.co/videos/why-be-dragons-how-massive-reptilian-beasts-entered-our-collective-imagination) for leading me to this treasure trove.
The Western Magical Tradition
The Western Magical Tradition (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/western-magic)
What a site! Not only video, but separate audio and transcripts are also available for everything. And the topics! Here are a few other titles also from Professor Hutton:
Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe? (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/pagan-goddesses)
Viking Pagan Gods in Britain (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/viking-gods)
and the eminently enjoyable Dragons: A History (https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/dragons)
That doesn't even begin to cover the range of topics from a collection of lecturers. I know what I'll be watching for a long while to come! Who needs a TV? So glad I don't pay the ghastly TV licence!
I must also give a shout out to Aeon (https://aeon.co/videos/why-be-dragons-how-massive-reptilian-beasts-entered-our-collective-imagination) for leading me to this treasure trove.
thanks,
bfp