EPISODE · Jul 23, 2023 · 11 MIN
SAMHAIN or HALLOWEEN? Academic Overview
from ANGELA'S SYMPOSIUM 📖 Academic Study on Witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, magick and the Occult · host Dr Angela Puca
The history of Samhain and its relation to Christian Halloween. Irish Folklore and Pagan Wiccan Festival as celebrated today. Wicca and the Wheel of the Year. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 - WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://drangelapuca.com/#newsletter - BECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca - ONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposium - JOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join - MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/@drangelapuca/featured - MY STORE 🛍 https://drangelapuca.com/store - MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ - Video Trascripts https://www.innersymposium.study/ 💬 FOLLOW ME👣 - YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟 - Instagram (drangelapuca) 📸 - TikTok (Angela's Symposium) 🎵 - Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦 - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥 REFERENCES Berger, H. A. (ed.) (2005) Witchcraft and Magic: Contemporary North America, Philadelphia, Pa, University of Pennsylvania Press. Butler, J. (2008) ‘Neo-Pagan Celebrations of Samhain’, in O’Donnell, H. and Foley, M. (eds), Treat or Trick? Halloween in a Globalising World, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Drury, N. (2009) ‘The Modern Magical Revival’, in Harvey, G (ed), Handbook of Contemporary Paganism, Brill, pp. 13–81. Hutton, R. (2001) The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain [ebook], The Stations of the Sun, Oxford University Press. 00:00 Introduction: The original name for Halloween 01:31 When and why it is celebrated 03:11 A time of otherworldly power 06:52 Contemporary reclamation 09:50 Support Angela’s Symposium Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbrUQMjucKc
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The history of Samhain and its relation to Christian Halloween. Irish Folklore and Pagan Wiccan Festival as celebrated today. Wicca and the Wheel of the Year. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 - WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://drangelapuca.com/#newsletter - BECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca - ONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposium - JOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join - MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/@drangelapuca/featured - MY STORE 🛍 https://drangelapuca.com/store - MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ - Video Trascripts https://www.innersymposium.study/ 💬 FOLLOW ME👣 - YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟 - Instagram (drangelapuca) 📸 - TikTok (Angela's Symposium) 🎵 - Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦 - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥 REFERENCES Berger, H. A. (ed.) (2005) Witchcraft and Magic: Contemporary North America, Philadelphia, Pa, University of Pennsylvania Press. Butler, J. (2008) ‘Neo-Pagan Celebrations of Samhain’, in O’Donnell, H. and Foley, M. (eds), Treat or Trick? Halloween in a Globalising World, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Drury, N. (2009) ‘The Modern Magical Revival’, in Harvey, G (ed), Handbook of Contemporary Paganism, Brill, pp. 13–81. Hutton, R. (2001) The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain [ebook], The Stations of the Sun, Oxford University Press. 00:00 Introduction: The original name for Halloween 01:31 When and why it is celebrated 03:11 A time of otherworldly power 06:52 Contemporary reclamation 09:50 Support Angela’s Symposium Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbrUQMjucKc
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