RR Pod E16 P1 Dr. Jenny Butler: Death, the Otherworld & The Good People by Rejected Religion published on 2021-11-11T14:54:23Z Episode Notes Part One Highlights: Jenny begins by explaining the meanings of the terms 'neo-pagan' and 'pagan,' and why she has stopped using the first term and opts instead for 'contemporary pagan.' We then delve into the topic of death and how death and the dead are viewed in Irish traditions, as well as in some contemporary pagan views. The conversation extends to the roles of women, and traditions such as keening, that are associated with Irish wakes; as well as female otherworldy characters such as the banshee, that are associated with the dead, the Otherworld, and the divine feminine. PROGRAM NOTES: Bio Dr. Jenny Butler (website and UCC page):http://drjennybutler.com/ http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A040/j.butler@ucc.ie Academia.edu page: https://ucc-ie.academia.edu/JennyButler/ Selected works: https://www.academia.edu/883180/Symbolic_and_Social_Roles_of_Women_in_Death_Ritual_in_Traditional_Irish_Society https://www.academia.edu/3634870/Neo_Pagan_Celebrations_of_Samhain https://www.academia.edu/4553381/The_Neo_Pagan_Ritual_Year_and_Historical_Reinterpretations https://www.academia.edu/4553358/The_Neo_Pagan_Ritual_Year https://www.academia.edu/4553324/Irish_Neo_Paganism_Worldview_and_Identity https://www.academia.edu/12168143/Remembrance_of_the_Ancestors_in_Contemporary_Paganism_Lineage_Identity_and_Cultural_Belonging_in_the_Irish_Context Other Reference Works: The Banshee: The Irish Death Messenger by Patricia Lysaght: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/867304.The_Banshee The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles by Ronald Hutton: https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780631172888 The Book of the Cailleach: Stories of the Wise Woman Healer by Gearoid O'Crualaoich: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Cailleach-Stories-Woman-Healer/dp/185918412X Theme music: Daniel P. Shea Other music: Stephanie Shea Genre Religion & Spirituality