Comments on: Hutton and The Druids http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-druids.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: branruadh http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-druids.html/comment-page-1#comment-905 branruadh Sun, 20 May 2007 03:49:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-the-druids.html#comment-905 I am now deeply excited by this book. I just finished reading <i>Triumph of the Moon</i> not too long ago, and knowing that British druids have finally been given the same long look-over as Wicca/BTW has me very happy with Hutton. I am now deeply excited by this book. I just finished reading Triumph of the Moon not too long ago, and knowing that British druids have finally been given the same long look-over as Wicca/BTW has me very happy with Hutton.

]]> By: dragoneyes http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-druids.html/comment-page-1#comment-898 dragoneyes Tue, 15 May 2007 16:07:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-the-druids.html#comment-898 I had the great good fortune to see Ronald Hutton speak a couple of weeks ago at a conference at Harvard.<br/><br/>The conference was called... Forging Folklore: Witches, Pagans and NeoTribal Cultures. It was a i i1/2 day conference and amazingly was open to the public. I saw the announcement at Witchvox.<br/><br/>Ronald Hutton was the keynote speaker and his talk was on "Modern Pagan Festivals". He is a very charmingly eccentric and brilliant character.<br/><br/>The other big name invited speaker was R.J. Stewart. The other presenters were college professors, graduate students and a few "independent" scholars. Most presenters were also currently active in the neo-pagan revival and it was interesting to see them try and tap dance around the issue of their actual spiritual experiences (it was safe to allude to such but not talk about that too directly) versus their academically acceptable research material.<br/><br/>The academics here said that the notion of "fakelore" was losing validity as they come to realize that all folklore starts out as fakelore (meaning somebody made it up) and only becomes folklore when folks can no longer remember who made it up but just make use of it. I had the great good fortune to see Ronald Hutton speak a couple of weeks ago at a conference at Harvard.

The conference was called… Forging Folklore: Witches, Pagans and NeoTribal Cultures. It was a i i1/2 day conference and amazingly was open to the public. I saw the announcement at Witchvox.

Ronald Hutton was the keynote speaker and his talk was on “Modern Pagan Festivals”. He is a very charmingly eccentric and brilliant character.

The other big name invited speaker was R.J. Stewart. The other presenters were college professors, graduate students and a few “independent” scholars. Most presenters were also currently active in the neo-pagan revival and it was interesting to see them try and tap dance around the issue of their actual spiritual experiences (it was safe to allude to such but not talk about that too directly) versus their academically acceptable research material.

The academics here said that the notion of “fakelore” was losing validity as they come to realize that all folklore starts out as fakelore (meaning somebody made it up) and only becomes folklore when folks can no longer remember who made it up but just make use of it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-druids.html/comment-page-1#comment-897 Anonymous Tue, 15 May 2007 00:55:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-the-druids.html#comment-897 Hecate- It was Monique Wittig in Les Guerilleres.<br/><br/>Page 89 "...You say there are no words to describe this time, you say it did not exist. But remember. Make an effort to remember. Or, failing that, invent." Hecate- It was Monique Wittig in Les Guerilleres.

Page 89 “…You say there are no words to describe this time, you say it did not exist. But remember. Make an effort to remember. Or, failing that, invent.”

]]> By: Hecate http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-druids.html/comment-page-1#comment-896 Hecate Mon, 14 May 2007 22:57:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/05/hutton-and-the-druids.html#comment-896 There's an old line that I can't for the life of me remember who wrote that speaks to women about a time when they were powerful. I think it goes something like: Remember. And, if you cannot remember, invent.<br/><br/>Either one can be helpful and valid. <br/><br/>I have some dear friends who are Druids and I'll add this book to my want-to-read list. There’s an old line that I can’t for the life of me remember who wrote that speaks to women about a time when they were powerful. I think it goes something like: Remember. And, if you cannot remember, invent.

Either one can be helpful and valid.

I have some dear friends who are Druids and I’ll add this book to my want-to-read list.

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