Crafting contemporary pagan identities in a Catholic society /
Rountree, Kathryn.
Crafting contemporary pagan identities in a Catholic society / Kathryn Rountree. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Vitality of indigenous religions . - Vitality of indigenous religions. .
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.
0754697916 9780754697916 1282385267 9781282385269
Catholic Church.
Catholic Church--Relations--Neopaganism.
Catholic Church--Relations--Neopaganism.--Malta
Neopaganism--Malta.
Neopaganism--Relations--Catholic Church.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
Neuheidentum.
Aberglaube.
Magie.
Kultstätte.
Malta--Religion.
Malta--Religious life and customs.
Malta.
Electronic books.
BP605.N46 / R68 2010
305.6/9994094585
Crafting contemporary pagan identities in a Catholic society / Kathryn Rountree. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Vitality of indigenous religions . - Vitality of indigenous religions. .
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.
0754697916 9780754697916 1282385267 9781282385269
Catholic Church.
Catholic Church--Relations--Neopaganism.
Catholic Church--Relations--Neopaganism.--Malta
Neopaganism--Malta.
Neopaganism--Relations--Catholic Church.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
Neuheidentum.
Aberglaube.
Magie.
Kultstätte.
Malta--Religion.
Malta--Religious life and customs.
Malta.
Electronic books.
BP605.N46 / R68 2010
305.6/9994094585
