Crafting contemporary pagan identities in a Catholic society /
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. Loc...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub.,
©2010.
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Colección: | Vitality of indigenous religions.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0754697916 9780754697916 1282385267 9781282385269 1317158687 9781317158684 1317158679 9781317158677 9786612385261 661238526X |