Just to toss this out - it seems to me that studying in Spain or another
Spanish-speaking country might be the best course. Based on my
experiences in anthropology, studies conducted in other countries and in
another language are often seen as more valid. This doesn't mean they
are, of course, but that perception might be important down the road in
terms of future prospects.
Also, what exactly do you mean by "witchcraft"?
Dan Harms
Coordinator of Instruction Librarian
SUNY Cortland Memorial Library
(607) 753-4042
-----Original Message-----
From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Bishop
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 3:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] The Discourie of Witchcraft
Hi Natalie:
I'll be in the programme at Victoria in Wellington. I'm originally
from the States, and just moved here about six months ago. I'm
thrilled to be accepted into the programme, and would LOVE to study
paganism in New Zealand...I'm still finding my way about though, and
thought I'd start off where I have a bit of history. Things seem
pretty quiet pagan-wise down here in Wellington. Or is it just me?
Cheers,
John
On Nov 12, 2007 8:45 PM, Natalie King <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>
> John, that's excellent - it's always great to have more people who are
> magically-inclined and also academically-inclined in NZ. Can I ask
what
> university you're doing this through? Any plans to ever look into NZ
> Pagan/magical/etc topics?
>
> Natalie.
> (Sociology student, University of Auckland))
>
>
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> ________________________________
> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:00:40 +1300
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] The Discourie of Witchcraft
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > I hope this is the appropriate forum for this, but I've just been
> > accepted into a Master's programme in Religious Studies here in New
> > Zealand, and have been talking with the graduate advisor about a
topic
> > for my thesis. He's keen for me to use my Spanish, and I'm keen to
> > study witchcraft. Any sage advice to someone just starting out? I'd
> > be particularly interested in doing work around magic/witchcraft in
> > northern Spain, particularly Galicia... but I don't know if that
area
> > has been "done to death" by others before me. There aren't a whole
> > lot of resources available to me here, but I'm happy to travel. I've
> > looked a bit at Mexico, Central and South America, but the
non-native
> > traditions of witchcraft all seem to lead back to Spain anyway...
> >
> > John Bishop
>
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