Dr. Sabina Magliocco on her book, “Witching Culture,” music in festival and ritual culture, and the importance of Brigid
The Celtic Feminine PodcastShow Notes
Today, Amy is talking with Sabina Magliocco on her book, “Witching Culture” and addresses questions listed in historical order, as well as questions on music in festival and ritual culture, and the importance of the figure, Brigid.
Sabina Magliocco, Ph.D., who was a Professor of Anthropology at California State, Northridge at the time of the interview, however currently, she is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Magliocco grew up in Italy and the United States. She has published on religion, folklore, foodways, festival, witchcraft and Neo-Paganism in Europe and the United States. A recipient of Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Humanities, Fulbright and Hewlett fellowships, and an honorary Fellow of the American Folklore Society, she also serves as editor of Western Folklore.
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