On February 5, 2013, I was initiated into the higher mysteries of Academia, after publicly defending my dissertation entitled “The Problem of Disenchantment: Scientific Naturalism and Esoteric Discourse, 1900-1939”. Here’s a recollection of the ceremony in images.
Before it all began
Paranymph waiting with satanism scholar
Disenchantment on screen
The candidate with shoes on
Explosive lecture (from spirituality to nuclear war)
Professor Kripal leads the Opposition
The Defence
Esteemed Opponent Pasi
Honouring the ceremony with their presence
The hour of deliberation
“To never forget the responsibility towards science and society.”
Greet the new Doctor
Eglinus Asper, Philosophiae Doctor Cum Laude
Heterodoxology 
Many congratulations – it looks a fearsome ordeal!
This looks very lovely. Warmest and most hearty congratulations.
Congratulations Egil … how does one obtain a copy of your dissertation?
Very heartfelt congratulations, Egil, for a well-deserved honour. And yes, I would also like a copy of your dissertation if it is available in English (I apologise for my language limitations).
Dear Margaret, please send me an email and we can talk about it.
And thanks for the gratulations!
Mazel tov, Doctor!
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