Hi Gerhard,
I don't speak German, I've been intending to learn for a while. Buying
your book will be a motivation.
Did you use a semi-structured interview, and did you apply a qualitative
analysis tool to the results?
Chris
Gerhard Mayer wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> the ages are between 32 and 52, mean = 38. Nine of the interviewees
> are male, and only two female (unfortunately). The acquisition of the
> interviewees wasn't so easy. But they are inspiring people with
> interesting biographies.
>
> Gerhard
>
> Christopher Kimberley schrieb:
>> Hi Gerhard,
>>
>> I wondered what are the min, max and mode ages of your 11 subjects?
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Gerhard Mayer wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have done a field study carrying out extensive interviews with
>>> contemporary magicians in Germany. One aim of the study was to
>>> analyze the relationship between magical practice, religion,
>>> science, art, and other orientations of human agency, based on
>>> interview data. The data allowed me to work out a dimensioning of
>>> the magician-personality in five typified aspects. If you are able
>>> to read German texts therefore my book "Arkane Welten" (Würzburg:
>>> Ergon 2008) could be of interest for you, particularly the last
>>> chapter.
>>> You can find a short description of the project in English on this
>>> website:
>>>
>>> http://www.igpp.de/english/eks/forschungsprojekte/magisches_denken_e.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Gerhard Mayer
>>>
>>>
>>> Morgan Leigh schrieb:
>>>> Greetings all,
>>>> I have just started a PhD at the University of Queensland, in the
>>>> school of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics. Having done a
>>>> bit of reading, I am now at the stage of actually, exactly nailing
>>>> down a precise thesis idea. Being as I am very interested in the
>>>> intersection of science and religion, particularly the position
>>>> that magic holds in relation to these two categories, I am thinking
>>>> of doing an analysis of the diaries of Aleister Crowley and Leah
>>>> Hirsig, for such period as the diaries of these two overlap, and
>>>> considering if they support the contention that magic is science.
>>>> IMHO magic is a technology. Moreover the process of learning magic
>>>> is a scientific process, especially when a magical diary is used,
>>>> to exactly what degree being the question. I would be most obliged
>>>> for any input whatsoever any of you wise souls might have regarding
>>>> my humble yet superlative idea, especially vis a vis interesting
>>>> things to read, similar things that have been done before, ideas
>>>> about where to see copies of Hirsig's diaries (I know about the
>>>> copy in the witchcraft museum - Thank you Dave Evans for writing
>>>> Aleister Crowley and the 20th Century Synthesis of Magick).
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Morgan Leigh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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