Bernard mcginn interview with a vampire

  • The History of Vampires.
  • Vampire-focused (post-)apocalyptic TV series of the early-2000s and rather Collins, Bernard McGinn and Stephen J. Stein (eds), The Encyclopedia of.
  • This thesis examines the prevalence of the vampire in popular fiction, film and television of the new millennium, focusing on Joss Whedon's Buffy the.

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    A Tale of Two Actresses: Theodora, Sarah Bernhardt, and the Ever-Popular Byzantine Mystique1

    Andrew White, Ph.D. Stratford University, Woodbridge Virginia, USA

    I cannot thank my friend and colleague Przemysław Marciniak enough for inviting me to the University of Silesia to talk with his Department about Byzantium - a brilliant idea, but there's one problem: what on earth do we mean by "Byzantium"? The word evokes so many images, none of them very positive-which one do we have in mind?

    At the moment I write this, the film industry has given us an especially vivid answer to this question-Neil Jordan's "Byzantium."2 In Jordan's vision, the word "Byzantium" evokes a sea-side resort packed with vampires, prostitutes, blood, murder, and of course lots of kinky sex. Jordan is already famous for classics like "The Crying Game" and "Interview with a Vampire," and this new movie features actress Gemma Aterton, whom you may remember a

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    Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim): The World's Most Famous Book of Magic?

    Discover the mysteries of Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim), one of the most influential books of magic ever written. This ancient Arabic text has fascinated mystics, scholars, and occultists for centuries with its unique blend of astrology, alchemy, and Hermetic philosophy. In this episode, we explore its origins, history, and the themes it contains. Thank you to Dr. Saif for appearing in, and helping out with, this film. Check out her excellent work (some of which is listed in the sources below). Find me and my music here: https://linktr.ee/filipholm Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate Sources/Recomended Reading: Attrell, Dan & David Porreca (translated by) (2019). “Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic”. Pennsylvania State University Press. Fierro, Maribel (1996). “Batinism in al-Andalus:

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    By Whose Authority? The Magical Tradition, Violence, and the Legitimation of the Vampire Slayer

    Br u ce M cCle lla n d By W h ose Au t h or it y? Th e M a gica l Tr a dit ion , Viole n ce a n d t h e Le git im a t ion of t h e Va m pir e Sla ye r ( 1) The Am erican superhero of necessit y possesses a dual personalit y: one, like Clark Kent , t hat fit s, or t ries t o fit , invisibly int o t he ordinary fabric of societ y; anot her, like Superm an, whose reserves of power place him far beyond m ort al m en. This dualit y is a response t o an underlying, and unresolved, dualism in t he societ y in which t hese heroes uncom fort ably fit . The workaday ident it y accept s t he abilit y of ordinary aut horit y and enforcem ent st ruct ures t o ident ify and cont ain undesirable elem ent s, such as crim inals. The secret ident it y, however, t acit ly acknowledges t he lim it at ions of t hose st ruct ures when confront ed wit h t he darker m ot ives of hum an beings. ( 2) Buffy, of co