Harry Coumnas Is Expert In Solving The Mythologies Of Different Cultures

In Western Culture, there are many Roman and Greek mythologies that most people have never heard of the polytheistic pantheon of other cultures. One of the least well-known is the Slavic pantheon of gods, spirits, and heroes that persisted before and after Christian missionaries converted the region. Many of the spirits are still a part of common images and folktales among Slavic people. Secondly, the old Slavic pantheon of gods is not well documented , so scholars have attempted to recreate the information based on secondary documents. One of those scholars is Harry Coumnas. 

Harry Coumnas is an independent scholar of myth, Egyptology, history of Mediterranean religions, philology and archeology, most notable for his work on extending the ideas of science of myth and the difference between classic Myths and "Technified Myths". He takes the help from the mythologies which are written in dead languages—Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Latin, 13th century Icelandic, etc.  He depends on secondary sources , which are the translations, interpretations, and commentaries.  

Harry Coumnas also published a series of studies on the world of ancient Greece and Egypt, including on the topic of mythological themes and mystery cults. He also e published books on the balance between lore and science among the followers of Pythagoras, and more extensively on ritual and archaic cult survival, on the ritual killing at the heart of religion, on mystery religions.

Harry Coumnas Likes To Explore Mysterious Islands

The isolation of an island makes it a perfect place for bad things to happen. From cannibalism  to shipwrecks to  nuclear testing, some islands have seen nothing less than the stuff of nightmares. Every island has its own mysterious tales and Harry Coumnas likes to explore these kind of islands. He loves to strolling through the terrifying tales of these islands and visit them with his friends. Recently, he visited the isalnd of San Servolo. This island is located off the coast of Italy which had a museum that used to be a hospital to served wounded military troops. By the first part part of the 19th century, however, it had become a “morocomio,” or a institution for the insane.

Interestingly, the asylum was a religious facility where they followed the key methods of treatment for their insane patients was absolute isolation and repression, which made the island perfect. This fact attracted the Harry Coumnas to visit it for once at least. When he visited this asylum, he found displays of restraint devices like chains, straight jackets, and handcuffs, all of which were used on the patients. Electroshock therapy was also used, alongside other methods like open dialogue between patients and physicians.

To this experience, Harry Coumnas told that he really enjoys visiting islands which has terrifying tales and will be exploring more in future. He also likes to visit haunted places and unusal island which are far from the reach of common people. The next island on his list is Nazino Island in Moscow.