Christmas Special with Prof Ronald Hutton | A Drink with the Idler
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson chats to Professor Ronald Hutton about the trials and triumphs of Christmas.
Professor Ronald Hutton is a leading authority on the history of the British Isles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, on ancient and medieval Paganism and magic, and on the global context of witchcraft beliefs. He is Professor of History at the University of Bristol. His research into pre-historic and medieval monuments, including for example Stonehenge and paganism has profoundly influenced heritage organisations. Ronald is a member of the Board of Trustees for English Heritage and chairs the panel which awards commemorative Blue Plaques. His most recent book is The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present (Yale University Press).
Professor Ronald Hutton also presents the Idler online course on the history of seasonal festivals in Britain.
This conversation was recorded as part of the Idler's series of weekly Zoom events on Thursday 17 December 2020. For more info, visit idler.co.uk.
I promised my husband I would never leave him... except for Prof. Hutton. 😉
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Thankyou for the privilege of hearing the amazingly erudite Professor Hutton!
Hutton is a WORLD treasure.
God and Goddess bless professor Hutton
Riveting as usual Professor Hutton is a mine of information. 🙏
Delighted to have found this wonderful interview and talk. Glad to discover that there are books!,! to enjoy further history. A big thank you for all involved in presenting this gentle video.
Man, I love Hutton. What a gift to humanity.
Absolutely special!
This was such a joyful talk and a wonderful event :)
Much love for Ron Hutton! - Many's the groves I would love to chat with him about
Christmas was suppressed in New England as well, especially in Boston, under the Puritans.
Just watched this, loved it , even if it is July 🌞
The introduction of the Christmas tree, usually with lights and talismans(?) hung on it, and presents underneath to be opened on a day presumably with an auspicious horoscope appears a lot like a magic ritual ,in this case the 'birthday' of Sol Invictus and possibly Dionysus(?) and a few other Gods? Were there any pagan ceremonies recorded that are resembling this? Didn't Hadrian refer to the devotees of Serapis as Christians? Could a Christian early on just be referring to someone in a cult that involves some form of anointing ceremonies?
Sorry Ronald but Pliny the younger' was the nephew of Pliny the elder - not the son.
Pliny the Elder was biologically his maternal uncle, but he left his estate to him and also adopted him in his will, which led to the nephew's changing his name. Pliny the Younger's father was long dead.
Female reindeer grow antlers. They keep them longer than the males. The females lead the migrations. And the females are a bit larger than the males.
Surely peasants couldn’t have been that idle in winter, there would still be livestock to look after, water to be fetched, wood chopped etc.
Well... yes and no. A farm always has work, but much of it is nearly impossible once the ground has frozen. It's also pretty hard to do much outside when it's dark, save for moonlight. I suspect chores with livestock were maintained, but for the rest of the time, they probably busied themselves with what they could find. Perhaps spinning and weaving, fixing broken baskets, mending clothes and whatnot.
I think they talk through this some during the interview including the slaughter in fall of any suitable livestock, and that most of these ppl were impoverished serfs; they had the land to farm but not for livestock. Most probably didn’t even have a cow to milk.
A very interesting conversation overall. Great pic of the planets and crescent moon at the beginning and a prescient dig at the Saturnalian personality of Boris Johnson struggling to adapt to the pandemic lockdown!
Viewed here in Canada on the cusp of an as of yet unbanned American holiday known as “Groundhog Day” - February 2nd, 2023.
Juney peepers conjunctions