Crafting contemporary pagan identities in a Catholic society
Kathryn Rountree.
Bok Engelsk 2010 Kathryn. Rountree,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., , c2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (207 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Malta: Places mentioned in the text; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Going Between the Worlds; 1 Background; 2 Merry Meet: Creating and Performing Pagan Identities; 3 The Circle is Open but Unbroken: The Personal and Cultural Contexts of Paganism; 4 The Wheel Turns; 5 Synergies and Tensions between the Worlds; 6 Living a Magical Life; 7 The Temples; 8 She Changes Everything She Touches; Bibliography; Index. - Contemporary western Paganism is now a global religious phenomenon with Pagans in many parts of the world sharing much in common - from a nature-revering worldview and lifestyle to a host of chants, invocations, ritual tools and magical practices. But there are also locally-specific differences. Local religious contexts, landscapes, histories, traditions, politics, values and norms all impact on local Paganisms. This is nowhere more evident than in a strongly Catholic society, where religion and culture are deeply entwined. Taking the Mediterranean society of Malta as a case study, this book i
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| ISBN | 9780754669739
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