Witchcraft and the gay counterculture by arthur evans
Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture
This radical faerie classic, first published in by Fag Rag Press, uncovers the hidden mythic link between homosexuality and paganism in an elegy for the world of sex and magic vanquished by Christian civilization. From Joan of Arc to the Cathars and the underground worshippers of Diana, the composer shows how every upwelling of gender transgression and sexual freedom was targeted by the authorities for total and often aggressive repression or appropriation. The concluding manifesto calls for pagan reconnection with the living world, the creation of armed anarchist cells, and the destruction of industrial civilization.
This edition includes the essential new introduction by Feral Death Coven, which places the communicate in relation with Silvia Federici’s Caliban and the Witch, anarchist anti-civilization idea, and new strains of paganism, and makes transparent the book’s failures and shortcomings.
Publisher: Feral Death Coven
Price: $17
Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture
Andy
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This review is rambling, and a bit annoyed, but I'm not re-writing it again
This was a very depressing read and reminded me of Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States." This is a history of the development of human society told from the point of view of the wiped out native cultures, pagans, witches and homosexuals.
As a gay man I've often been alienated from the domesticated, bourgeois homosexuality of modern society. This stems from both the suffocating force of HIV/AIDS which has haunted gay sexuality for decades and made sex a rendezvous with Thanatos, and the emergence of "corporate pride" and our desperate seeking of respect and inclusion from a society that hates us. This book is a call for the stark rejection of that.
Paternalistic societies became increasingly militaristic, and many disfunctions go after from that. In his chapter on Rome it's easy to see parallels to today; the military consumes most of the resources, dictates what leaders can do, enforces a "cult of discip
Witchcraft and the Queer Counterculture
This radical faerie classic, first published in by Fag Rag Press, uncovers the hidden mythic link between homosexuality and paganism in an elegy for the world of sex and magic vanquished by Christian civilization. From Joan of Arc to the Cathars and the underground worshippers of Diana, the author shows how every upwelling of gender transgression and sexual freedom was targeted by the authorities for total and often vicious repression or appropriation. The concluding manifesto calls for pagan reconnection with the living world, the creation of armed anarchist cells, and the destruction of industrial civilization.
This edition includes the vital new introduction by Feral Death Coven, which places the text in relation with Silvia Federici’s Caliban and the Witch, anarchist anti-civilization thought, and brand-new strains of paganism, and makes explain the book’s failures and shortcomings.
The Evans Symposium: Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture and Moon Lady Rising
In Arthur Evans presented a series of lectures based on his research into LGBT history and cultural roots in European societies of the medieval era. The ground-breaking work was subsequently collected into the publication of his book Witchcraft and the Gay Counterculture. Working with Arthur at the end of his life, White Crane Books convinced Evans to gather the remaining materials -- that had been edited from the original guide -- into a sequel of sorts to that book. Arthur did so and called it Moon Lady Rising. We introduce the entirety of Arthur Evans' work for his symposium material here.