What is Wicca? Is it witchcraft, Paganism, occultism, esotericism, magic, spirituality, mysticism, nature religion, secrecy, gnosis, the exotic or 'other'? Wicca has been defined by and explored within all these contexts over the past thirty years by anthropologists, sociologists and historians, but there has been a tendency to sublimate and negate the role of Christianity in Wicca's historical and contemporary contexts. Joanne Pearson 'prowls the borderlands of Christianity' to uncover the untold history of Wicca. Exploring the problematic nature of the Wiccan claim of marginality, it contains a groundbreaking analysis of themes in Christian traditions that are inherent in the development of contemporary Wicca. These focus on the accusations which have been levelled against Catholisicm, heterodoxy and witchcraft throughout history: ritual, deviant sexuality and magic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-13
9780415254137
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87228096
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wicca and the Christian Heritage: Ritual, Sex and Magic
Author
Joanne Pearson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Alternative Belief Systems
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
431g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joanne Pearson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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