Witches and Aliens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20200020 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeb J Card (Jeb J. Card, Department of Anthropology, Miami University, 120 Upham Hall, 100 Bishop Circle, Oxford, OH 45056. Email: [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 44-59 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6690 • E-ISSN: 1541-8480 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/nr.2019.22.4.44 |
| OpenAlex | W2943209462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Margaret Murray (1863–1963) was a major figure in the creation of professional archaeology, president of the Folklore Society, and advocate for women’s rights. Her popular legacy today is the concept of the “witch-cult,” a hidden ancient religion persecuted as witchcraft. Murray’s witch-cult not only inspired Neopaganism but is foundational for author H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. These modern myths cast a long shadow on not only fantastical literature but on paranormal beliefs, preserving outdated elements of Victorian archaeology in popular culture concerned with alternative archaeology and the occult
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Cult · Folklore · Literature · Mythology · Occult · Paranormal · Popular culture · Psychoanalysis · Witch · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |