Hearth of Hellenism

The White Pedestal : How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate by Curtis Dozier is a powerful exploration of how extremist movements weaponize the classical world. Dozier shows how white nationalist thinkers selectively reinterpret Plato, Sparta, Roman history, and the mythology of “Western civilization” to legitimize violence, exclusion, and racial hierarchy. Curtis Dozie...

Hello listeners, today I have a fantastic interview with Dr. Sasha Chaitow from the amazing Thyrathen substack . Sasha Chaitow, PhD, is a British-Greek scholar of the history of Western Esotericism with a background in Literature and Communication Studies. Her doctoral thesis (University of Essex, 2014) focused on the French visionary author Joséphin Péladan in relation to Symbolist art and litera...

In this episode, I interview Daniel Malamis of Rhodes University on his book The Orphic Hymns Poetry and Genre, with a Critical Text and Translation . Daniel explores the Orphic Hymns, focusing on their poetic style, structure, and role in ancient religious rituals. Along with his extensive study, a critical Greek text is provided, and a new English translation. Daniel Malamis was born in the UK a...

In today’s interview, I speak with Dr. Robin Douglas , co-author of Paganism Persisting : A History of European Paganism Since Antiquity . Robin is an independent scholar and a writer on the history of religion. He has a PhD from Cambridge University, where he previously completed his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in classics (with specialization in ancient history). From the back cover Paganism...

In today’s interview, I speak with Katerina Apokatanidis about Dionsyus and the Orphic Gold Tablets. Katerina Apokatanidis is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, Department of Classics. She works with Dr. Sarah Murray on the Archaeology of Greek funerary ritual and religion between the Archaic and Roman periods. She specialises in the materiality of the Orphic Gold Tablets and their role...

In this interview, I discuss with Anthony the topic of the “idea of Europe” and the complex relationship of western Europe and the (eastern) Roman Empire, later called Byzantium. This conversion explores anti-Greek sentiments found in the west, which have their origins in ancient Rome. Interestingly, we learn how anit-Greek sentiment influenced the Erasmian pronunciation of ancient Greek. This con...

In this interview, I discuss with Dr. Papanikolaou current affairs concerning Orthodox Christianity and politics. Both as it relates to matters on the world stage and in the Greek diaspora. Orthodoxy has a history of being ‘cozy’ with Empire so how does it align and adjust itself to function is countries with one form of liberal democracy or another? Why shouldn't Orthodox Christians idealize the...

Maijastina Kahlos is a historian and classicist at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Her research interests broadly include late Roman history, particularly the fourth and fifth century C.E., the religions in the Roman Empire, Christianization of the Empire, and Roman everyday life. She is the author and editor of several books, among them include: * Religious Dissent in the Late Roman Empire...

I invited Andrew on to talk about magic in the ancient Greek and Roman world, both from the academic side and exploring the internal perspective within the Greek and Roman worlds. Andrew Henry is a scholar of religion focusing on early Christianity and the religions of the late Roman Empire. He earned his PhD in 2020 from Boston University. Andrew launched  Religion for Breakfast  in 2014 during h...

Dr. Johnston is a renowned professor of Religion and Classics at the Ohio State University. She is the author of many books, including - Ancient Greek Divination, Restless Dead: Encounters between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece, Hekate Soteira: A Study of Hekate's Roles in the Chaldean Oracles and Related Literature, and her newest book - Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern...

My review examines how pagan/witch authors use scholarship to construct their religion. Critical reviews of Pagan/Witch-oriented books that draw on scholarship are needed. Speaking to her peers, classicist Sarah Iles Johnston, in Whose Gods are These? A Classicist Looks at Neopaganism has said: …neopagans base their practices and systems of belief not only on the ancient sources but also, and even...

A critical review of "The Secret Texts of Hellenic Polytheism" by John Opsopaus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit angelonasios.substack.com

Χαίρετε! Greetings and welcome to episode 0 of Hearth of Hellenism. This is an introduction episode for you all to get to know me and what you can expect from this podcast/blog on Substack. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit angelonasios.substack.com