Fringe Religion

Liminal Lesbians (Hilma Af Klint's Spiritualism: Pt 2)

Part 2! Zelda talks with artist and scholar R. Jamin about abstract painter Hilma Af Klint's legacy as a queer icon and mystical legend. By convening with spirits through routine séances, Hilma and her coven recorded messages from the beyond with journals and art. Since Zelda and R couldn't get enough of the subject matter, this is an extra enriching two part special. - More info on R. Jamin and their works can be found at rjamin.net - Support Fringe Religion at patreon.com/FringeReligion [https://open.acast.com/shows/6441f59b7301040011b07192/episodes/patreon.com/FringeReligion] - ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Liminal Lesbians (Hilma Af Klint's Spiritualism: Pt 1)

Your host Zelda Reed returns after a fruitful summer hiatus to talk with artist and scholar R. Jamin about lesbians in the 19th century spiritualist spaces and why this movement became a refuge for queerness. If you're curious about marginalized sexualities in religious studies, or how spiritualism was built by the alphabet mafia, this episode is for you. Since Zelda and R couldn't get enough of the subject matter, this is an extra enriching two part special, with the first episode setting the groundwork for the deep dive that is episode two. - More info on R. Jamin and their works can be found at rjamin.net - Support Fringe Religion at patreon.com/FringeReligion [https://open.acast.com/shows/6441f59b7301040011b07192/episodes/patreon.com/FringeReligion] - ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Card Tricks: Tarot's Many Meanings

For this insightful episode of Fringe Religion, your host Zelda Reed has a chat with renowned tarot scholar, Morbid Anatomy Librarian, and published author Laetitia Barbier. The two sit on a couch in a blood-red room surrounded by taxidermied animals of all sorts to discuss the history, symbology, and legacy of tarot cards. - You can find Laetitia's book "Tarot and Divination Cards: A Visual Archive" on any platform where you buy books! Lucky you ;) - For questions, suggestions, inquiries, etc. -> fringereligionpod@gmail.com & Support Fringe Religion at patreon.com/FringeReligion [https://open.acast.com/shows/6441f59b7301040011b07192/episodes/patreon.com/FringeReligion] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Cosmic Egg-pisode

Your host Zelda Reed cracks into the wonderful world of egg symbology. From creation stories to their use in religious art, eggs show up all over the Eastern hemisphere in delightful and unexpected ways that will have you forever pondering your breakfasts. Bon appetite! - Support Fringe Religion at patreon.com/FringeReligion [https://shows.acast.com/fringe-religion/episodes/patreon.com/FringeReligion] - - Sources! Leeming, D.A. (2014). Cosmic Egg. In: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Leeming, D.A and Leeming, M. (2009) Cosmic Egg. In: Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia “The Egg” by Andy Weir  Meehan, Evan. “Ra.” and Hamilton, Mae. “Pangu.”Mythopedia,  Eggs in Cookery: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium of Food and Cookery. 2006. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Unicorns: A Horny History

Your host Zelda Reed embarks on the first solo research episode after being inspired by a sudden barrage of unicorn imagery. From Medieval tapestries to Dungeons and Dragons to early-aughts randomcore, we go on an exploration of the original symbolism of these mythic creatures and how Christianity co-opted their fame. They're sort of like Jesus...but sexy? - Stay tuned til the end of the episode for the answers to all your questions sent to -> fringereligionpod@gmail.com - Support Fringe Religion at patreon.com/FringeReligion [https://shows.acast.com/fringe-religion/episodes/patreon.com/FringeReligion] - - Sources! Cavallo, A. S. (1993). Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tagliatesta, Francesca. “Iconography of the Unicorn from India to the Italian Middle Ages.” East and West, vol. 57, no. 1/4, 2007, pp. 175–91 Roberts, Teresa Noelle. “The Unicorn: Creature of Love.” Mythlore, vol. 8, no. 4 (30), 1982, pp. 39–41.  Shepard, Odell. The Lore of the Unicorn. Harper and Row, 1979 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.