15 Grams of Religion (Michal Puchovský)
@15gramsofreligion.bsky.social
Religious studies scholar, metalhead, influencer and geek.
Check my channel 15 Grams of Religion!
https://linktr.ee/15gramsofreligionofficial
Check my channel 15 Grams of Religion!
https://linktr.ee/15gramsofreligionofficial
NEW YEAR UPDATE 2026 🎸
Wishing you all a very successful 2026! I hope your Christmas/Yule time helped you slow down and enjoy time with your loved ones.
I’m currently working on a Fallout episode, focused on religion across the whole Fallout universe. It should be out around the end of January.
Wishing you all a very successful 2026! I hope your Christmas/Yule time helped you slow down and enjoy time with your loved ones.
I’m currently working on a Fallout episode, focused on religion across the whole Fallout universe. It should be out around the end of January.
January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
NEW YEAR UPDATE 2026 🎸
Wishing you all a very successful 2026! I hope your Christmas/Yule time helped you slow down and enjoy time with your loved ones.
I’m currently working on a Fallout episode, focused on religion across the whole Fallout universe. It should be out around the end of January.
Wishing you all a very successful 2026! I hope your Christmas/Yule time helped you slow down and enjoy time with your loved ones.
I’m currently working on a Fallout episode, focused on religion across the whole Fallout universe. It should be out around the end of January.
The Slavic-Aryan Vedas mix Slavic neopaganism with esotericism, alternative history, and even UFO theories.
This short video explains why mainstream Czech Native Faith followers see this movement as deeply controversial.
#SlavicAryanVedas #SlavicPaganism #ModernPaganism #witchsky
This short video explains why mainstream Czech Native Faith followers see this movement as deeply controversial.
#SlavicAryanVedas #SlavicPaganism #ModernPaganism #witchsky
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Slavic-Aryan Vedas mix Slavic neopaganism with esotericism, alternative history, and even UFO theories.
This short video explains why mainstream Czech Native Faith followers see this movement as deeply controversial.
#SlavicAryanVedas #SlavicPaganism #ModernPaganism #witchsky
This short video explains why mainstream Czech Native Faith followers see this movement as deeply controversial.
#SlavicAryanVedas #SlavicPaganism #ModernPaganism #witchsky
🔬 My conference presentation on modern Paganism in Slovakia is now live!
This presentation offers a real look at how academic research happens — the struggles, the fieldwork challenges, and the preliminary findings.
Watch: youtu.be/NM7iBhssz-Y
#Paganism #Slovakia #AcademicResearch
This presentation offers a real look at how academic research happens — the struggles, the fieldwork challenges, and the preliminary findings.
Watch: youtu.be/NM7iBhssz-Y
#Paganism #Slovakia #AcademicResearch
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🔬 My conference presentation on modern Paganism in Slovakia is now live!
This presentation offers a real look at how academic research happens — the struggles, the fieldwork challenges, and the preliminary findings.
Watch: youtu.be/NM7iBhssz-Y
#Paganism #Slovakia #AcademicResearch
This presentation offers a real look at how academic research happens — the struggles, the fieldwork challenges, and the preliminary findings.
Watch: youtu.be/NM7iBhssz-Y
#Paganism #Slovakia #AcademicResearch
FRIDAY UPDATE #21
Last week: Paris workshop on religion & politics research! 🇫🇷 Fingers crossed for ERC approval next year 🤞
Also, new video drops this week about my Pagan research in Slovakia! Editing done, just SK subtitles left ✅
Check the Paris photos 📸
Last week: Paris workshop on religion & politics research! 🇫🇷 Fingers crossed for ERC approval next year 🤞
Also, new video drops this week about my Pagan research in Slovakia! Editing done, just SK subtitles left ✅
Check the Paris photos 📸
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
FRIDAY UPDATE #21
Last week: Paris workshop on religion & politics research! 🇫🇷 Fingers crossed for ERC approval next year 🤞
Also, new video drops this week about my Pagan research in Slovakia! Editing done, just SK subtitles left ✅
Check the Paris photos 📸
Last week: Paris workshop on religion & politics research! 🇫🇷 Fingers crossed for ERC approval next year 🤞
Also, new video drops this week about my Pagan research in Slovakia! Editing done, just SK subtitles left ✅
Check the Paris photos 📸
The video about Ozzy and religion was shared by Rockový magazín Spark , biggest Czech print rock magazine. Thank you! ❤
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#Metalsky #musicsky #ozzy #christianity #satan
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#Metalsky #musicsky #ozzy #christianity #satan
Byl Ozzy satanista, nebo křesťan? Redaktor Sparku Michal Puchovský zve k poslechu svého podcastu
Spark - hudební novinky, recenze, reportáže, fotoreporty
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November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The video about Ozzy and religion was shared by Rockový magazín Spark , biggest Czech print rock magazine. Thank you! ❤
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#Metalsky #musicsky #ozzy #christianity #satan
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#Metalsky #musicsky #ozzy #christianity #satan
FRIDAY UPDATE #20
Ozzy episode is out for few days and doing well! Next comes my IAHR Krakow talk and a new video on my research on modern Pagans in Slovakia. After that, a Fallout: New Vegas episode, as I’m on probably my 5th playthrough. Oblivion DLCs still coming later. Thanks for the support!
Ozzy episode is out for few days and doing well! Next comes my IAHR Krakow talk and a new video on my research on modern Pagans in Slovakia. After that, a Fallout: New Vegas episode, as I’m on probably my 5th playthrough. Oblivion DLCs still coming later. Thanks for the support!
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
FRIDAY UPDATE #20
Ozzy episode is out for few days and doing well! Next comes my IAHR Krakow talk and a new video on my research on modern Pagans in Slovakia. After that, a Fallout: New Vegas episode, as I’m on probably my 5th playthrough. Oblivion DLCs still coming later. Thanks for the support!
Ozzy episode is out for few days and doing well! Next comes my IAHR Krakow talk and a new video on my research on modern Pagans in Slovakia. After that, a Fallout: New Vegas episode, as I’m on probably my 5th playthrough. Oblivion DLCs still coming later. Thanks for the support!
New episode explores the religious themes in Ozzy Osbourne’s solo lyrics — from critiques of televangelists to apocalyptic visions and reflections on guilt, death, and redemption.
Was Ozzy a satanist, or just misunderstood?
youtu.be/kP6QHzRqwpE
#OzzyOsbourne #Metal #Religion #MusicHistory
Was Ozzy a satanist, or just misunderstood?
youtu.be/kP6QHzRqwpE
#OzzyOsbourne #Metal #Religion #MusicHistory
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
New episode explores the religious themes in Ozzy Osbourne’s solo lyrics — from critiques of televangelists to apocalyptic visions and reflections on guilt, death, and redemption.
Was Ozzy a satanist, or just misunderstood?
youtu.be/kP6QHzRqwpE
#OzzyOsbourne #Metal #Religion #MusicHistory
Was Ozzy a satanist, or just misunderstood?
youtu.be/kP6QHzRqwpE
#OzzyOsbourne #Metal #Religion #MusicHistory
Morrowind’s Bloodmoon expansion hides fascinating references to Norse mythology — from the terrifying Udyrfrykte inspired by Beowulf’s Grendel to the undead Draugr rooted in Viking folklore.
#Morrowind #ElderScrolls #Paganism #NorseMythology #Bloodmoon #Beowulf #Udyrfrykte #Draugr #GamingLore
#Morrowind #ElderScrolls #Paganism #NorseMythology #Bloodmoon #Beowulf #Udyrfrykte #Draugr #GamingLore
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Morrowind’s Bloodmoon expansion hides fascinating references to Norse mythology — from the terrifying Udyrfrykte inspired by Beowulf’s Grendel to the undead Draugr rooted in Viking folklore.
#Morrowind #ElderScrolls #Paganism #NorseMythology #Bloodmoon #Beowulf #Udyrfrykte #Draugr #GamingLore
#Morrowind #ElderScrolls #Paganism #NorseMythology #Bloodmoon #Beowulf #Udyrfrykte #Draugr #GamingLore
Oblivion video just became my most successful one with 442 views! Morrowind passed 300 too! After a month of work (and a corrupted save), I’ll take a short break from Oblivion. My next video: Ozzy Osbourne and religion!
#Oblivion #Morrowind #OzzyOsbourne #Paganism #YouTube
#Oblivion #Morrowind #OzzyOsbourne #Paganism #YouTube
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Oblivion video just became my most successful one with 442 views! Morrowind passed 300 too! After a month of work (and a corrupted save), I’ll take a short break from Oblivion. My next video: Ozzy Osbourne and religion!
#Oblivion #Morrowind #OzzyOsbourne #Paganism #YouTube
#Oblivion #Morrowind #OzzyOsbourne #Paganism #YouTube
Oblivion’s lore is richer than you think: sacral kingship, apocalypse, Gnostic cults, and clerical necromancy—all mapped onto Tamriel. I break it down from a religious-studies perspective.
Watch here: youtu.be/SwdRVNs69JY
#Oblivion #TESLore #Mythology #Occultism
Watch here: youtu.be/SwdRVNs69JY
#Oblivion #TESLore #Mythology #Occultism
Oblivion is NOT Morrowind’s younger and dumber brother | A religious studies scholar’s perspective
YouTube video by 15 Grams of Religion
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October 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Oblivion’s lore is richer than you think: sacral kingship, apocalypse, Gnostic cults, and clerical necromancy—all mapped onto Tamriel. I break it down from a religious-studies perspective.
Watch here: youtu.be/SwdRVNs69JY
#Oblivion #TESLore #Mythology #Occultism
Watch here: youtu.be/SwdRVNs69JY
#Oblivion #TESLore #Mythology #Occultism
Did You Know Dune Shaped Morrowind’s Religion and Culture?
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Dune #Ashlanders #Fremen #TESLore #GamingHistory #MichaelKirkbride
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Dune #Ashlanders #Fremen #TESLore #GamingHistory #MichaelKirkbride
October 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Did You Know Dune Shaped Morrowind’s Religion and Culture?
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Dune #Ashlanders #Fremen #TESLore #GamingHistory #MichaelKirkbride
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Dune #Ashlanders #Fremen #TESLore #GamingHistory #MichaelKirkbride
Friday Update #18 ✨
In September I presented my research on modern Paganism in Slovakia at a conference in Bratislava. Oblivion episode script is in the works — hopefully out next week (no promises!).
Stay tuned! 🎥
In September I presented my research on modern Paganism in Slovakia at a conference in Bratislava. Oblivion episode script is in the works — hopefully out next week (no promises!).
Stay tuned! 🎥
October 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Friday Update #18 ✨
In September I presented my research on modern Paganism in Slovakia at a conference in Bratislava. Oblivion episode script is in the works — hopefully out next week (no promises!).
Stay tuned! 🎥
In September I presented my research on modern Paganism in Slovakia at a conference in Bratislava. Oblivion episode script is in the works — hopefully out next week (no promises!).
Stay tuned! 🎥
Discover how Hindu mythology inspired Vivec, the androgynous god of Morrowind in The Elder Scrolls!
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Vivec #Hinduism #Lore #GamingHistory #Oblivion #Skyrim #TESLore #Mythology
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Vivec #Hinduism #Lore #GamingHistory #Oblivion #Skyrim #TESLore #Mythology
September 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Discover how Hindu mythology inspired Vivec, the androgynous god of Morrowind in The Elder Scrolls!
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Vivec #Hinduism #Lore #GamingHistory #Oblivion #Skyrim #TESLore #Mythology
#ElderScrolls #Morrowind #Vivec #Hinduism #Lore #GamingHistory #Oblivion #Skyrim #TESLore #Mythology
Discover how Elder Scrolls developers secretly became the inspiration for the gods Julianos and Sheogorath!
#ElderScrolls #Skyrim #TESLore #Julianos #Sheogorath #GamingFacts #RPG #LoreExplained #Oblivion #Morrowind
#ElderScrolls #Skyrim #TESLore #Julianos #Sheogorath #GamingFacts #RPG #LoreExplained #Oblivion #Morrowind
September 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Discover how Elder Scrolls developers secretly became the inspiration for the gods Julianos and Sheogorath!
#ElderScrolls #Skyrim #TESLore #Julianos #Sheogorath #GamingFacts #RPG #LoreExplained #Oblivion #Morrowind
#ElderScrolls #Skyrim #TESLore #Julianos #Sheogorath #GamingFacts #RPG #LoreExplained #Oblivion #Morrowind
🇨🇿 New video out!
How did modern Paganism grow in the Czech Republic after 1989?
From Celtomania and Viking metal to Slavic rituals and Wiccan covens — the story is more diverse than you think.
Watch here: youtu.be/W3FRUdurNDY
#ModernPaganism #CzechRepublic #WitchSky
How did modern Paganism grow in the Czech Republic after 1989?
From Celtomania and Viking metal to Slavic rituals and Wiccan covens — the story is more diverse than you think.
Watch here: youtu.be/W3FRUdurNDY
#ModernPaganism #CzechRepublic #WitchSky
September 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🇨🇿 New video out!
How did modern Paganism grow in the Czech Republic after 1989?
From Celtomania and Viking metal to Slavic rituals and Wiccan covens — the story is more diverse than you think.
Watch here: youtu.be/W3FRUdurNDY
#ModernPaganism #CzechRepublic #WitchSky
How did modern Paganism grow in the Czech Republic after 1989?
From Celtomania and Viking metal to Slavic rituals and Wiccan covens — the story is more diverse than you think.
Watch here: youtu.be/W3FRUdurNDY
#ModernPaganism #CzechRepublic #WitchSky
Just returned from the massive IAHR conference in Kraków — held only once every 5 years! I presented on modern Pagans in Slovakia, got great feedback, and even met Pagan Studies colleagues like Angela Puca.
Next up on YouTube: a 22-min video about Czech Paganism — and then, Oblivion!
Next up on YouTube: a 22-min video about Czech Paganism — and then, Oblivion!
August 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Just returned from the massive IAHR conference in Kraków — held only once every 5 years! I presented on modern Pagans in Slovakia, got great feedback, and even met Pagan Studies colleagues like Angela Puca.
Next up on YouTube: a 22-min video about Czech Paganism — and then, Oblivion!
Next up on YouTube: a 22-min video about Czech Paganism — and then, Oblivion!
FRIDAY UPDATE #16 🎥🎸
Last week I have dropped a video from this year’s International Metal Music Studies Conference—got way more views than I expected for something so academic! 🤘 Proud to have “immortalized” my talk for metal scholars and fans alike.
Last week I have dropped a video from this year’s International Metal Music Studies Conference—got way more views than I expected for something so academic! 🤘 Proud to have “immortalized” my talk for metal scholars and fans alike.
August 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
FRIDAY UPDATE #16 🎥🎸
Last week I have dropped a video from this year’s International Metal Music Studies Conference—got way more views than I expected for something so academic! 🤘 Proud to have “immortalized” my talk for metal scholars and fans alike.
Last week I have dropped a video from this year’s International Metal Music Studies Conference—got way more views than I expected for something so academic! 🤘 Proud to have “immortalized” my talk for metal scholars and fans alike.
🎓 Just released a new video reflecting on Western-centrism in science — using Pagan metal studies as a case in point.
Watch here: youtu.be/R6WUr-KZcV8
#PaganMetal #AcademicInequality #MetalStudies #ModernPaganism
Watch here: youtu.be/R6WUr-KZcV8
#PaganMetal #AcademicInequality #MetalStudies #ModernPaganism
August 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🎓 Just released a new video reflecting on Western-centrism in science — using Pagan metal studies as a case in point.
Watch here: youtu.be/R6WUr-KZcV8
#PaganMetal #AcademicInequality #MetalStudies #ModernPaganism
Watch here: youtu.be/R6WUr-KZcV8
#PaganMetal #AcademicInequality #MetalStudies #ModernPaganism
FRIDAY UPDATE #15
🎉 Hit 100 subscribers on my channel! Big milestone — thanks for all your support!
The Morrowind video is doing better than expected (even better than my last 2 vids!). I worked on it in my limited free time and it feels great to see it pay off.
🎉 Hit 100 subscribers on my channel! Big milestone — thanks for all your support!
The Morrowind video is doing better than expected (even better than my last 2 vids!). I worked on it in my limited free time and it feels great to see it pay off.
July 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
FRIDAY UPDATE #15
🎉 Hit 100 subscribers on my channel! Big milestone — thanks for all your support!
The Morrowind video is doing better than expected (even better than my last 2 vids!). I worked on it in my limited free time and it feels great to see it pay off.
🎉 Hit 100 subscribers on my channel! Big milestone — thanks for all your support!
The Morrowind video is doing better than expected (even better than my last 2 vids!). I worked on it in my limited free time and it feels great to see it pay off.
What if I told you Morrowind is one of the most religious RPGs ever made?
Hinduism. Gnosticism. Paganism. Even Aleister Crowley.
New video now live on 15 Grams of Religion:
🔗 youtu.be/j83u5wXoxF0
Hinduism. Gnosticism. Paganism. Even Aleister Crowley.
New video now live on 15 Grams of Religion:
🔗 youtu.be/j83u5wXoxF0
July 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
What if I told you Morrowind is one of the most religious RPGs ever made?
Hinduism. Gnosticism. Paganism. Even Aleister Crowley.
New video now live on 15 Grams of Religion:
🔗 youtu.be/j83u5wXoxF0
Hinduism. Gnosticism. Paganism. Even Aleister Crowley.
New video now live on 15 Grams of Religion:
🔗 youtu.be/j83u5wXoxF0
FRIDAY UPDATE #14
Busy weeks! Finished 3 new interviews for my Paganism-in-Slovakia research + continued writing a study on the history of Paganism in Slovakia — nothing on that in English yet!
The Morrowind video is almost ready! 🎮 Shooting = done, now editing. Expect it Monday :)
Busy weeks! Finished 3 new interviews for my Paganism-in-Slovakia research + continued writing a study on the history of Paganism in Slovakia — nothing on that in English yet!
The Morrowind video is almost ready! 🎮 Shooting = done, now editing. Expect it Monday :)
July 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
FRIDAY UPDATE #14
Busy weeks! Finished 3 new interviews for my Paganism-in-Slovakia research + continued writing a study on the history of Paganism in Slovakia — nothing on that in English yet!
The Morrowind video is almost ready! 🎮 Shooting = done, now editing. Expect it Monday :)
Busy weeks! Finished 3 new interviews for my Paganism-in-Slovakia research + continued writing a study on the history of Paganism in Slovakia — nothing on that in English yet!
The Morrowind video is almost ready! 🎮 Shooting = done, now editing. Expect it Monday :)
Just returned from a four-day Pagan summer solstice celebration in the Slovak woods with Žiarislav. Great time to disconnect and do fieldwork at once🌲🔥
Happy to see the channel growing — almost at 100 subscribers and first of my video just passed 200 views!
Back to scripting the Morrowind episode🎮
Happy to see the channel growing — almost at 100 subscribers and first of my video just passed 200 views!
Back to scripting the Morrowind episode🎮
June 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Just returned from a four-day Pagan summer solstice celebration in the Slovak woods with Žiarislav. Great time to disconnect and do fieldwork at once🌲🔥
Happy to see the channel growing — almost at 100 subscribers and first of my video just passed 200 views!
Back to scripting the Morrowind episode🎮
Happy to see the channel growing — almost at 100 subscribers and first of my video just passed 200 views!
Back to scripting the Morrowind episode🎮
📹 Just dropped a new episode of 15 Grams of Religion!
This time I’m reviewing Pagan Religions in Five Minutes, edited by Angela Puca & Suzanne Owen. It’s an accessible and sharp intro to modern Paganism—70 questions, 70 short chapters, lots of expert voices.
This time I’m reviewing Pagan Religions in Five Minutes, edited by Angela Puca & Suzanne Owen. It’s an accessible and sharp intro to modern Paganism—70 questions, 70 short chapters, lots of expert voices.
June 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
📹 Just dropped a new episode of 15 Grams of Religion!
This time I’m reviewing Pagan Religions in Five Minutes, edited by Angela Puca & Suzanne Owen. It’s an accessible and sharp intro to modern Paganism—70 questions, 70 short chapters, lots of expert voices.
This time I’m reviewing Pagan Religions in Five Minutes, edited by Angela Puca & Suzanne Owen. It’s an accessible and sharp intro to modern Paganism—70 questions, 70 short chapters, lots of expert voices.
FRIDAY UPDATE #12
Just got back from the 7th International Metal Studies Conference in Sevilla — what an amazing experience! Met great people, heard inspiring talks, and got valuable feedback on my paper. Super motivating 💪
Just got back from the 7th International Metal Studies Conference in Sevilla — what an amazing experience! Met great people, heard inspiring talks, and got valuable feedback on my paper. Super motivating 💪
June 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
FRIDAY UPDATE #12
Just got back from the 7th International Metal Studies Conference in Sevilla — what an amazing experience! Met great people, heard inspiring talks, and got valuable feedback on my paper. Super motivating 💪
Just got back from the 7th International Metal Studies Conference in Sevilla — what an amazing experience! Met great people, heard inspiring talks, and got valuable feedback on my paper. Super motivating 💪
FRIDAY UPDATE #11
A bit of a late update due to sick kids (again!), but here we go. I finished the script for my next book review (Pagan Religions in Five Minutes), but couldn’t shoot it yet. I’ll be in Spain next week, so the new video will drop in two weeks.
A bit of a late update due to sick kids (again!), but here we go. I finished the script for my next book review (Pagan Religions in Five Minutes), but couldn’t shoot it yet. I’ll be in Spain next week, so the new video will drop in two weeks.
June 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
FRIDAY UPDATE #11
A bit of a late update due to sick kids (again!), but here we go. I finished the script for my next book review (Pagan Religions in Five Minutes), but couldn’t shoot it yet. I’ll be in Spain next week, so the new video will drop in two weeks.
A bit of a late update due to sick kids (again!), but here we go. I finished the script for my next book review (Pagan Religions in Five Minutes), but couldn’t shoot it yet. I’ll be in Spain next week, so the new video will drop in two weeks.