[lbo-talk] mass dementia

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Mon Aug 23 16:48:23 PDT 2010


On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Dennis Claxton wrote:


> As far as I know Murray was working off the Golden Bough. Great book but
> times have changed.

Yep. But I only bring her up because Ginzberg does. He likes her idea, just not her lack of evidence -- which he presents himself as finally remedying.


> Have you read Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath? That's the
> real magnum opus.

Nope. I'll put it on my list. As I asked in my first post, perhaps he revised his ideas from when he wrote that preface.

Michael



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