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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rountree, Kathryn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2010.
Colección:Vitality of indigenous religions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0754697916
9780754697916
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9781282385269
1317158687
9781317158684
1317158679
9781317158677
9786612385261
661238526X