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Hearth of Hellenism
by Angelo Nasios
A Home for Knowledge on Greek History, Religion, and Culture - Ancient/Modern and in Between. Reflections and commentary on Contemporary Polytheism as well. angelonasios.substack.com angelonasios.substack.com
Episodes
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12 - Why White Nationalists Love to use Ancient Greece for Hate w/ Dr. Curtis Dozier
The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate by Curtis Dozier is a powerful exploration of how extremist movements weaponize the classical world. Dozier shows how white nationalist thinkers selectively reinterpret Plato, Sparta, Roman history, and the...
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11 - The Hieroglyphica - Hellenism between Horapollon and Today w/ Dr. Sasha Chaitow
Hello listeners, today I have a fantastic interview with Dr. Sasha Chaitow from the amazing Thyrathen substack. Sasha Chaitow, PhD, is a British-Greek scholar of the history of Western Esotericism with a background in Literature and Communication Studies. Her doctoral thesis (University of Essex,...
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10 - The Orphic Hymns w/ Dr. Daniel Malamis
In this episode, I interview Daniel Malamis of Rhodes University on his book The Orphic Hymns Poetry and Genre, with a Critical Text and Translation. Daniel explores the Orphic Hymns, focusing on their poetic style, structure, and role in ancient religious rituals. Along with his extensive study…
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09 - The Afterlife of Paganism w/ Dr. Robin Douglas
In today’s interview, I speak with Dr. Robin Douglas, co-author of Paganism Persisting: A History of European Paganism Since Antiquity. Robin is an independent scholar and a writer on the history of religion. He has a PhD from Cambridge University, where he previously completed his master’s and...
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08 - Dionysus & Orphism w/ Katerina Apokatanidis - University of Toronto
In today’s interview, I speak with Katerina Apokatanidis about Dionsyus and the Orphic Gold Tablets. Katerina Apokatanidis is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, Department of Classics. She works with Dr. Sarah Murray on the Archaeology of Greek funerary ritual and religion between the...
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07 - Byzantium and the Specter of Europe w/ Dr. Anthony Kaldellis
In this interview, I discuss with Anthony the topic of the “idea of Europe” and the complex relationship of western Europe and the (eastern) Roman Empire, later called Byzantium. This conversion explores anti-Greek sentiments found in the west, which have their origins in ancient Rome....
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06 - Orthodoxy & Liberal Democracy W/ Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou
In this interview, I discuss with Dr. Papanikolaou current affairs concerning Orthodox Christianity and politics. Both as it relates to matters on the world stage and in the Greek diaspora. Orthodoxy has a history of being ‘cozy’ with Empire so how does it align and adjust itself to function is...
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05 - Christianization in Late Antiquity w/ Dr. Maijastina Kahlos
Maijastina Kahlos is a historian and classicist at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Her research interests broadly include late Roman history, particularly the fourth and fifth century C.E., the religions in the Roman Empire, Christianization of the Empire, and Roman everyday life. She is…
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04 - Magic in the Ancient World with Dr. Andrew Henry
I invited Andrew on to talk about magic in the ancient Greek and Roman world, both from the academic side and exploring the internal perspective within the Greek and Roman worlds. Andrew Henry is a scholar of religion focusing on early Christianity and the religions of the late Roman Empire. He...
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03 - A Classicist Looks at Neopaganism, with Dr. Sarah Iles Johnston
Dr. Johnston is a renowned professor of Religion and Classics at the Ohio State University. She is the author of many books, including - Ancient Greek Divination, Restless Dead: Encounters between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece, Hekate Soteira: A Study of Hekate's Roles in the Chaldean...
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02 - Review - Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods by Jason Mankey and Astrea Taylor
My review examines how pagan/witch authors use scholarship to construct their religion. Critical reviews of Pagan/Witch-oriented books that draw on scholarship are needed. Speaking to her peers, classicist Sarah Iles Johnston, in Whose Gods are These? A Classicist Looks at Neopaganism has said:...
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01-Book Review - The Secret Texts of Hellenic Polytheism" by John Opsopaus
A critical review of "The Secret Texts of Hellenic Polytheism" by John Opsopaus. Get full access to Hearth of Hellenism at angelonasios.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 0 - Introduction
Χαίρετε! Greetings and welcome to episode 0 of Hearth of Hellenism. This is an introduction episode for you all to get to know me and what you can expect from this podcast/blog on Substack. Enjoy! Get full access to Hearth of Hellenism at angelonasios.substack.com/subscribe
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A Home for Knowledge on Greek History, Religion, and Culture - Ancient/Modern and in Between. Reflections and commentary on Contemporary Polytheism as well. angelonasios.substack.com
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