Episode 118 - Joseph Hopkins - Ghostlore, Folklore, Language, Myth & Hyldyr Publications

About this episode

Joseph Hopkins discusses ghostlore, folklore, mythology, and language studies in this episode of Weird Web Radio.

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episde features Joseph Hopkins! Joseph is a brilliant academic mind in the realms of ghostlore, folklore, mythology (Nordic and Germanic) , the study of languages, and is the founder of Hyldyr Publications ! He's been all over the world pursuing his studies. His experience and and in depth knowledge takes us through the approaches of studying and understanding all of these topics. As Jospeh says many times in this episode, "Dig deeper." He also tells you how. JOSEPH'S BIO: Joseph S. Hopkins is an American writer, editor, and researcher. Hyldyr's founder and author of numerous resources and articles in the realm of folklore studies and linguistics, Hopkins also operates Mimisbrunnr.info , a resource that developed out of a reading group at the University of Georgia's Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, and has edited for the University of Helsinki's Retrospective Methods Network Newsletter for over a decade. Readers can find peer-reviewed articles authored by Hopkins here . Enjoy the show! Stay Weird! Want to know what Joseph and I Talk about in the bonus portion?! Join us and find out! Join here! It's time to sport a new look? Hell yes…

People in this episode

Host: Lonnie Scott

Guest: Joseph Hopkins

Topics covered

• ghostlore
• folklore
• mythology
• language studies
• Hyldyr Publications

Keywords

• ghostlore
• folklore
• mythology
• language
• Hyldyr Publications
• Joseph Hopkins
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hyldyr Publications, University of Georgia, University of Helsinki

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