Demetria Nanos
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Demetria Nanos
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In this episode of Academia Obscura, host Chris Little interviews Demetria Nanos, head administrator for the Fellowship of Isis in Chicagoland and a board member of the International Pagan Society (IPS), about what sets IPS apart and its five pillars, focusing on education and scholarship. Demetria explains IPS’s integrative approach connecting spirituality with science, economics, history, and cultural context, using examples from the Bhagavad Gita, karmic ideas, and tantric perspectives. The conversation explores new DNA-based archaeological findings suggesting many lavish “royal” Sumerian tombs at Ur may have belonged to women, challenging earlier male-centered interpretations, and discusses Sumerian influences on biblical and mythic narratives (Abraham and Sarah, Samson and Gilgamesh, Esther/Ishtar, Mordecai/Marduk). They recount key elements of the Gilgamesh and flood stories, reflect on modern religious media and propaganda, and close with how to contact Demetria and plans to cover more IPS pillars next time.