{"id":6357,"date":"2026-07-25T23:44:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stormtiger.com\/collie\/bestiary\/?p=6357"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:44:36","slug":"mythcon54-bibliography-notes-for-my-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormtiger.com\/collie\/bestiary\/2026\/07\/mythcon54-bibliography-notes-for-my-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"MythCon54: bibliography & notes for my presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having a lovely time at my first MythCon — and perhaps next year I can attend physically instead of virtually! Tomorrow I’m making a zoom presentation titled “Today\u2019s Christianity: Are We in the Mirror Universe? A Comparison of the <\/em>Gospel of Mary and Petrine Christianity via the Heroine\u2019s Journey<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Also, I’ve promised to post other stuff on my blog as well, like some classes I’ll be giving soon — yay! But for now, I’ve got some of the presentation’s references listed just below. Apologies, but it may take me a few days to remember if I’ve forgotten anything. Still, for now: enjoy! :)<\/p>\n

Works Cited for the MythCon presentation<\/h2>\n

If you have any books on these subjects that you think are particularly good, please share? I love learning new things too. :)<\/p>\n

The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle<\/em> by Karen L. King —\u00a0This is the translation I predominantly used. Added bennie: there are photos of the actual papyrus! Very cool.<\/p>\n

The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus<\/em> by Marvin W. Meyer and Esther A. De Boer —\u00a0I used this as a sort of back-up and clarification to anything in King’s book that left me bemused. It offers a more spiritual perspective too, which is nice.<\/p>\n

Jane Eyre’s Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine’s Story<\/em> and\u00a0“We Don’t Need Another Hero<\/a>” by Jody Gentian Bower —\u00a0If the Heroine’s Journey interests you at all, I strongly<\/em> recommend Bower’s works! She didn’t just make up a female version of Campbell’s work. Instead she analyzed how women themselves, throughout history, wrote about heroic women — and then she developed her theory from that. Fascinating.<\/p>\n

For bible-related research I strongly recommend Dan McClellan’s youtube channel<\/a> — he’s sharp as a tack, is a bible scholar who is actually conversant with the original languages, and explains clearly for a lay audience. Alternately, he and atheist Daniel Beecher also have an excellent podcast: Data Over Dogma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—–<\/p>\n

That’s all I’ve got off the top of my head for now, but if I remember more I’ll certainly add them. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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