Witches and Aliens: How an Archaeologist Inspired Two New Religious Movements
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'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Californiarnia Press
[2019]
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Nova religio
Year: 2019, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 44-59 |
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Murray, Margaret Alice 1863-1963
/ Archaeology
/ Interpretation of
/ Wicca
/ Lovecraft, H. P. 1890-1937
/ Lovecraft, H. P. 1890-1937, Tales of the Cthulhu mythos
/ Cult
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| IxTheo Classification: | AZ New religious movements HH Archaeology |
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UFOs
B alternative archaeology B Conspiracy Theory B Wicca B Margaret Murray B England B H. P. Lovecraft B history of archaeology |
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| Summary: | 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 These modern myths cast a long shadow on not only fantastical literature but on paranormal beliefs, preserving outdated elements of Victorian archaeology in popular culture concerned with alternative archaeology and the occult. |
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| ISSN: | 1541-8480 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nova religio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/nr.2019.22.4.44 |