Magical Religion and Modern WitchcraftJames R. Lewis This comprehensive anthology examines contemporary neo-paganism ranging from goddess theology to historical-critical essays. Many of the contributors are academically trained neo-pagans, and the resulting volume is a benchmark study of a significant movement that promises to reshape the religious landscape of the next century. |
Contents
The Contemporary NeoPagan Revival | 9 |
Who on Earth is the Goddess? | 25 |
Emergent Nature Spirituality An Examination of the Major Spiritual Contours of the Contemporary Pagan Worldview | 35 |
Magic and Rituals | 73 |
Spells of Transformation Categorizing Modern NeoPagan Witches | 75 |
Ritual is My Chosen Art Form The Creation of Ritual as Folk Art Among Contemporary Pagans | 93 |
Forging Magical Selves Gendered Bodies and Ritual Fires at NeoPagan Festivals | 121 |
As I Do Will So Mote It Be Magic as Metaphor in NeoPagan Witchcraft | 141 |
Ethics | 267 |
What has Alexandria to do with Boston? Some Sources of Modern Pagan Ethics | 269 |
The British Occult Subculture Beyond Good and Evil? | 277 |
Christianity and NeoPaganism | 297 |
Embracing Jesus and the Goddess Towards a Reconceptualization of Conversion to Syncretistic Religion | 299 |
Where Christian Liturgy and NeoPagan Ritual Meet | 327 |
Works of Darkness Occult Fascination in the Novels of Frank E Peretti | 339 |
Literature Reviews | 351 |
History | 169 |
White Witches Historic Fact and Romantic Fantasy | 171 |
The Reconstruction of the Asatru and Odinist Traditions | 193 |
The Resurgence of Magical Religion as a Response to the Crisis of Modernity A Postmodern Depth Psychological Perspective | 237 |
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