#FolkloreThursday #Celtic: #Brigid rules the summer months between #Beltane and #Samhain. Helmut Birkhan (`#Kelten`) sees in her cult a special form of #Celtic sun worship.
`She was patron of poetry and learning, of healing and of craftsmanship, and, as regards status, such was her prestige that her name could be used as a synonym for ‘goddess``.
Source: Wolf, Casey June `The Mythical Pairing of Brig and Bres`
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And another talk!
Free public post: What's the Deal with Narrative Genre? A Folklorist's Guide to Stories (Part 2). https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-deal-with-160301254
You've heard us called "Homo sapiens," the wise hominid. Well we're not always wise, but we are always telling stories. In this talk I explore the types of stories we humans use to make sense of the past (history, myth and legend) and how they can each tell us the truth.
It's the second installment of three community talks that I gave in the spring of 2024, diving into how folklore theory can enrich the way we read and make meaning of stories.
#academicChatter #anthropology #folklore #folkloreThursday #folkloreSunday #histodons
