Egil Asprem

Historian of religion at Stockholm University. Editor in chief at Aries. Esotericism, magic, history of science, Romani studies.

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On a train to Oslo. Lecture tomorrow on "#Magic, Gypsy Stereotyping and #Roma Agency". Livestream available: https://t.co/Hhz0sUc1xI

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Also of relevance to readers of @RomaniStudies

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What does early Romani studies have to do with occultism? How has "magic" functioned in gypsy stereotyping? New open-access article out in the journal Religion: https://t.co/38W8k51uGb

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That article was published in ARV: Nordic Journal of Folklore, and can be accessed on my Academia page: "The Trickster and the Witch: On the Romani Origins of 'Captain Elin's Idol'" https://t.co/Nk4uhDC5p1

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The first article (w/S. Casinge) tells the story of Anna Maria Adamsdotter (born c. 1680) who left rich testimony on her "magic", along with the earliest Romani language sample in Scandinavia – and what might be the oldest surviving artefact produced by a named Romani individual.

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This June. https://t.co/mteHzK82Gr

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Five years of Correspondences celebrated with a nice volume. @CorrJournal #HistEso #esotericism #theosophy https://t.co/Zo8F4kaGMZ

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Can't believe it's been five years already--Volume 5 of Correspondences: heavy on Theosophy and incendiary book reviews. Featuring articles from @WJHanegraaff, Julie Chajes, James F. Lawrence. Thanks to @easprem @JimmyElwing @thisisallan @CorrJournal https://t.co/17zB3cVv3F

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Scholarship influences practice. Lionel Snell/Ramsey Dukes on my article on predictive coding in magical practice https://t.co/P3m6SKrCLG

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@Apophatos Hope you find something of interest.

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Really nice, realistic and comparative take on intentional communities by @alexaclay https://t.co/mBSsSECNSQ @aeonmag

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@JimmyElwing How general is general? Could check out Versluis et al. Esotericism, Art, Imagination - or Aries issue Occulture and Modern Art

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Problem of Disenchantment in paperback https://t.co/UBNoNnPJbT

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@JimmyElwing For a while they looked like siamese twins. I think this was better for everyone.

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2/2 .. and this one, with a cognitive science angle on mental imagery, recently published in Aries https://t.co/iQ8rbiojac #HistEso #cogsci

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1/2 Two twin papers on esotericism and kataphatic practice now published. This historical piece in Correspondences.. https://t.co/STppPjfTb7

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Black Sabbath may be gone, but there's a new Vol. 4 in town... https://t.co/rulYwYjxHB

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Volume 4 launches today with articles by @easprem, @JulianStrube, and Boaz Huss. https://t.co/Y7OSp49Zhi #westernesotericism

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@ThaiisThei Indeed. See my tweets with links to Academia.

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Read the 'Editors' Introduction' to our recent issue on esotericism and the cognitive science of religion https://t.co/ZPbT5w42YL

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Postprint now available: 'Explaining the Esoteric Imagination: Towards a Theory of Kataphatic Practice' https://t.co/A0XsXoiT2h #HistEso