03 - A Classicist Looks at Neopaganism, with Dr. Sarah Iles Johnston
Hearth of Hellenism
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The Role of Classicists in Helping Pagans Study Ancient Concepts
I think there is a role for classicists to perhaps help pagans in some way, I guess. When talking about an ancient concept, I always give it in Greek or sometimes in Latin as the case may be because scholars need to know what that word was. But I try to make sure I never fail to give it in English. And that sounds like a really simple thing. It's also that if you're seeing it in your own language, it sticks in your brain a lot better. Yeah. Oh, very good. I'm glad there's a collaboration there between pagan studies and scholars such as yourself and in the classics. I think there's more work that could probably be done
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