Wicca, and Not a Form of Association with the Devil
It is not a form of association with the devil, nor do Wiccans even believe in the devil. In truth, Wicca is more about nature and the beauty of nature than anything else
Movements
Goth Mysticism, Fashion, Science, and the British Tradition
Many non-academic writers also feel that the expression of punk and goth artists is linked to the depressed economic and social conditions faced by the lower classes
The Commodification of Whitby Goth Weekend and the Loss of a Subculture
In this article, we will examine the phenomenon of the Whitby Goth Weekend, a modern Goth music festival, to explore the construction of authentic “Gothness”, the performance of Goth and the role of music tourism as part of a wider neo-liberal tourism policy
Goth Subculture Spirituality and Unique Visual Aesthetics
This article provides an ethnographic account of Goth subculture within a major metropolitan city in the northeastern United States of America
British Gothic Subculture and the Ambivalence of Resistance
Goth subculture emerged in the socioeconomic decline and Thatcherite politics of late 1970s Britain, on the heels of punk’s infamous rebellion
The Unexpected Goth Inclusions on Popular Culture and Sports
Despite being frequently misunderstood and at times maligned in popular culture, the goth subculture has slowly made its way to the mainstream
Contemporary Gothic in Novels and Films and Why We Need It
The Gothic texts and films turn into a personal narrative that, in some way, connects the Gothic protagonist to the reader or spectator.
Occult, Spiritual Movements and Esoteric Doctrines in Russia
Numerous religious and spiritual movements, which current scientific classifies as occultism, esotericism or alternative religion have been offering ways of coping with life to a population that is looking for meaning
Undead Introduction to the Vampire and the Monstrous Other
Since their animation out of folk materials in the nineteenth-century by Polidori, as Varney, and in Le Fanu and Stoker, vampires have been continually reborn in modern culture
Foreword: Disability, Metonymic Disruption, and the Gothic
Gothic spaces also house monsters. Ghosts haunt the hallways. Vampires lurk in the shadows. It can at times be difficult to tell where the material body ends and the metaphor begins, or vice versa.
The Rise of Luciferians and the Fall of the Knights Templars
In the thirteenth-century, a group of people called Luciferians attracted papal attention for Devil worship, and this time there can be little doubt that this is exactly what was going on.
Cults and Sects Accused by the Recipients of Divine Grace
Some cults and sects believed that they were the recipients of divine grace and would be protected by the Holy Spirit, even while being burnt at the stake for heresy.
New Directions in Gothic Media and Popular Culture
In our media-centred twenty-first century, the Gothic has colonised different forms of expression, where the impact left by literary works, that were historically the centre of the Gothic itself, is all but a legacy.
The Bubonic Plague and Other Natural Catastrophes
The decade of the 540s formed one of the major caesuras of Roman history. How should we assess the setbacks and disasters of these years?
Surrealism and the Occult Esotericism in Movements
Although it garnered little attention at the time, this ‘Manifesto of Surrealism’ heralded the existence of an avant-garde movement that would prove to be one of the most influential of the twentieth-century.
