Hexenkunde is a small project, however, with the aim of bringing my personal studies forward and to promote the idea of scholarship, whether it is private, independent or professional.  

Although it is a personal 'hobby' of mine I am strongly committed to the scientific method and researching these subjects via primary sources and academic literature exclusively.

The internet, social-media and modern subcultures often promote contemporary personal beliefs and assumptions as historical facts (or as ancestral or 'pagan', if you wish). 

Terms such as 'shamanism', 'paganism', 'witchcraft' are indeed a part of modern entertainment and likewise modern subcultures.

Hexenkunde, however, wants to emphasize that in order to truly comprehend such cultures, their histories and consequently their inherent cosmological belief-systems, we must take a step back with our modern assumptions and personal beliefs, especially if they relate to prehistoric or pre-Christian cultures. 

If we choose to make them a priority in study and research, there is the risk of gaining very little that is historically accurate.