tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post532075793427162029..comments2024-03-27T09:04:12.454-07:00Comments on Baring the Aegis: The fear of psuedoscholarshipElani Temperancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-18287720304497282862013-10-28T05:17:45.914-07:002013-10-28T05:17:45.914-07:00@TheLettuceMan: I know that was not your intention...@TheLettuceMan: I know that was not your intention :-) It's simply my own personal fear, rearing its head. I agree with your entire rant and am glad you wrote it. It's good to see people looking out for authenticity. Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-21194237090186067372013-10-27T11:17:41.106-07:002013-10-27T11:17:41.106-07:00I didn't intend to instill a bit of "fear...I didn't intend to instill a bit of "fear" in anyone, although it has been ever present in my own writing. So, I apologize for that.<br /><br />I should probably have mentioned that I personally view pseudoscholarship and scholarship deriving from "poor" material sources to be two different things. To me it has to deal with an attitude. Many scholars who find that their articles or source material might be out of date will try to adjust it. I feel that psuedoscholars will not. <br /><br />Likewise, I didn't want to get into the murky morass of UPG vs. Scholarship. I'll have to read your article on it when I have some breathing room!<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts! It's interesting to see how people take my rant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-57793665405150961242013-10-26T13:03:42.547-07:002013-10-26T13:03:42.547-07:00Thanks :-)Thanks :-)Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901207796413253547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-31311617718757619572013-10-26T10:07:45.437-07:002013-10-26T10:07:45.437-07:00I know that it is a terrible thing to make assumpt...I know that it is a terrible thing to make assumptions about people and what they mean, as sometimes people are not clear in their writing. I was trained as an Historian as an undergraduate and received my degree with High Honors. I know what goes into good research. Books written a long time ago sometimes DO NOT have all the information that comes forth in later archaeological digs or possibly an old MS that is found in an ancient monastery (that is where Lucretius' De Rerum Natura was found). Scholarly works published by university presses should be looked into, especially collections of essays by the presenters at various conferences. The various so-called neo-pagan lit should be left alone. Naturally, our threskia will be slightly different. We may use our native languages more than Homeric, Attic or Koine Greek. We will not be sacrificing hecatombs of cattle to Zeus. The idea of an order of worship, though, is ancient. This is called liturgy. All liturgies were a process that led the worshipper to the end point: the sacrifice. For example see the traditional Latin Mass (the modern one does not have the same mystical quality). Now, I've run on-and-on.Julia Erganehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-35240862631079356622013-10-26T07:06:25.905-07:002013-10-26T07:06:25.905-07:00its the same with me you know.once i wanted to stu...its the same with me you know.once i wanted to study mythology but i couldnt afford that or want to learn old greek but i am very bad with languages. <br />I think its okay when we try our best to distinguish beetween what we've read or heard,interpret or seemed to have UPG. <br />But the neopagan movement does have the problem that it is based on false scholarship since the 19th century. I once read quite a lot about the beginnings especially concerning Wicca and had to find out how strangely they stayed with the mythos of that old old never changed religion through the ages. On the other side professional scholarship also change their perspectives through time and we live in exciting times.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901207796413253547noreply@blogger.com