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This book explores the ways in which changing views on gender and
the place of women in society during the latter half of the
twentieth century affected women's participation and standing
within British Paganism. More specifically, it examines how British
Wiccans and Wiccan-derived Pagans reacted to the rise of
'second-wave' feminism and the Women's Liberation Movement in the
UK - with a special emphasis on the reception of feminist theory
hailing from the USA - and to the emergence of feminist branches of
Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality during the 1970s and 1980s. The
book draws on primary sources never before analyzed in an academic
context and makes a valuable contribution to the growing body of
knowledge on gender and religion during the twentieth century, as
very little research has been conducted on the relations between
the history of modern Paganism and that of second-wave feminism in
the UK.
This volume is the first English-language anthology to engage with
the fascinating phenomena of recent surges in New Age and
alternative spiritualties in Israel. Contributors investigate how
these New Age religions and other spiritualties-produced in Western
countries within predominantly Protestant or secular
cultures-transform and adapt themselves in Israel. The volume
focuses on a variety of groups and movements, such as Theosophy and
Anthroposophy, Neopaganism, Channeling, Women's Yoga, the New Age
festival scene, and even Pentecostal churches among African labor
migrants living in Tel Aviv. Chapters also explore more
Jewish-oriented practices such as Neo-Kabballah, Neo-Hassidism, and
alternative marriage ceremonies, as well as the use of spiritual
care providers in Israeli hospitals. In addition, contributors take
a close look at the state's reaction to the recent activities and
growth of new religious movements.
This book marks twenty years since the publication of Professor
Ronald Hutton's The Triumph of the Moon, a major contribution to
the historical study of Wicca. Building on and celebrating Hutton's
pioneering work, the chapters in this volume explore a range of
modern magical, occult, and Pagan groups active in Western nations.
Each contributor is a specialist in the study of modern Paganism
and occultism, although differ in their embrace of historical,
anthropological, and psychological perspectives. Chapters examine
not only the history of Wicca, the largest and best-known form of
modern Paganism, but also modern Pagan environmentalist and
anti-nuclear activism, the Pagan interpretation of fairy folklore,
and the contemporary 'Traditional Witchcraft' phenomenon.
This book explores the ways in which changing views on gender and
the place of women in society during the latter half of the
twentieth century affected women's participation and standing
within British Paganism. More specifically, it examines how British
Wiccans and Wiccan-derived Pagans reacted to the rise of
'second-wave' feminism and the Women's Liberation Movement in the
UK - with a special emphasis on the reception of feminist theory
hailing from the USA - and to the emergence of feminist branches of
Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality during the 1970s and 1980s. The
book draws on primary sources never before analyzed in an academic
context and makes a valuable contribution to the growing body of
knowledge on gender and religion during the twentieth century, as
very little research has been conducted on the relations between
the history of modern Paganism and that of second-wave feminism in
the UK.
This book marks twenty years since the publication of Professor
Ronald Hutton's The Triumph of the Moon, a major contribution to
the historical study of Wicca. Building on and celebrating Hutton's
pioneering work, the chapters in this volume explore a range of
modern magical, occult, and Pagan groups active in Western nations.
Each contributor is a specialist in the study of modern Paganism
and occultism, although differ in their embrace of historical,
anthropological, and psychological perspectives. Chapters examine
not only the history of Wicca, the largest and best-known form of
modern Paganism, but also modern Pagan environmentalist and
anti-nuclear activism, the Pagan interpretation of fairy folklore,
and the contemporary 'Traditional Witchcraft' phenomenon.
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