Hi,
Being well aware of the context, I must say that none, really. Just a
social protest. They aren't involved in any occult groups I know of;
and, as far as I'm aware, they're Russian Orthodox themselves. This is
a protest within the system, not outside of it. The occult community
at large in Russia took no notice.
Sincerely,
Kateryna Zorya
2012/5/11 Jesper Petersen <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi James,
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> I don’t see any occult depth to this, but I have little background knowledge
> of the Russian context. On the other hand, the situationist and clearly
> subversive vibe of the punk event seems to share an antinomian thrust with
> some post-punk occulture (see e.g. Parfrey’s Apocalypse Culture books or the
> compilation Art that Kills).
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> Best,
>
>
>
> Jesper.
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>
>
> From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James John Bell
> Sent: 11. maj 2012 11:14
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] the punk prayer
>
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> Is there any occult depth to the now infamous Russian ‘punk prayer’?
>
> the punk band’s arrest for performing the punk prayer ritual in a Moscow
> cathedral has landed them on the global human rights stage as ‘the only band
> that matters in 2012’. Anything interesting about their ritual/protest or
> their Russian incantations/lyrics?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALS92big4TY
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