Pagans, Nazis, Gaels, and the Algiz Rune: Addressing Questions of Historical Inaccuracy, Cultural Appropriation, and the Arguable Use of Hate Symbols at the Festivals of Edinburgh's Beltane Fire Society

Although Beltaners – members of Edinburgh’s Beltane Fire Society (BFS) – can trace the immediate origins of their society’s festivals to the collaborative efforts of anarchist performance artists and folklorists reacting against the Thatcherite government policies of the late 1980s, the ritual celeb...

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Main Author: Dahmer, Adam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2019]
In: Temenos
Year: 2019, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 137-155
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Scotland / Scottish Gaelic / national minority / Beltane Fire Festival / Proto-Germanic / Rune / Abuse
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BD Ancient European religions
KBF British Isles
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Beltane
B Runes
B Gaelic
B Nazi
B Pagan
B Algiz
B Performance
B Beltane Fire Festival
B Occult
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