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Folklore and Animism in a Disenchanted World
Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room F
The nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw an apparent triumph of materialism and a disenchantment of the average person's perceptions of the world. With that, folk knowledge and the spirits which were once recognized by the average person fade to obscurity or become the quaint stories and superstitions of the past. At least, this is what we've been told. Much of the world still believes in and experiences the uncanny. People relay Urban legends and create new folklore because they need to process those things which exist beneath the surface. In this class we will explore how the paranormal, the weird, the pop-cultural, and the creepy lore of the internet may tie in to the living and animistic reality of the world.
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BJ Swain

BJ Swain is the author of Living Spirits: A Guide to Magic in a World of Spirits, Luminarium: A Grimoire of Cunning Conjuration, Familiar Unto Me: Witches Sorcerers and Their Spirit Companions. He was a contributing editor for Heaven and Hell 2018: The Grimoire Issue, and has had... Read More →
Sunday February 23, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Conference Room F
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