Margaret Murray
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Margaret Murray was a British Egyptologist and folklorist whose controversial theories about a surviving pre-Christian European witch-cult later influenced the development of modern Wicca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret Murray canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptologist
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archaeologist ⓘ folklorist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1863-07-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-11-13 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
ⓘ
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College London ⓘ |
| employer | University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Egyptology
ⓘ
anthropology of religion ⓘ archaeology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gerald Gardner
NERFINISHED
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development of modern Wicca ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Egyptian archaeology
ⓘ
James George Frazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lifespan | 1863–1963 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Folklore Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Margaret Alice Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
surviving pre-Christian European fertility cult underlying witchcraft
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witch-cult hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ancient Egyptian Legends
NERFINISHED
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My First Hundred Years NERFINISHED ⓘ The God of the Witches NERFINISHED ⓘ The Splendour That Was Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ The Witch-Cult in Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Egyptologist
ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ folklorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Calcutta
NERFINISHED
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Calcutta, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
assistant lecturer at University College London
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assistant professor of Egyptology ⓘ lecturer at University College London ⓘ president of the Folklore Society ⓘ |
| religion |
atheism
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secular humanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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