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Crafting contemporary pagan identities in a Catholic society / Kathryn Rountree.

By: Series: Vitality of indigenous religionsPublication details: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0754697916
  • 9780754697916
  • 1282385267
  • 9781282385269
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crafting contemporary pagan identities in a Catholic society.DDC classification:
  • 305.6/9994094585 22
LOC classification:
  • BP605.N46 R68 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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