Earthly bodies, magical selves [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary pagans and the search for community / / Sarah M. Pike |
Autore | Pike Sarah M. <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina | 299 |
Soggetto topico |
Neopaganism - United States
Neopaganism - Rituals Festivals - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american
ancient world christianity community costume cultural history cultural studies culture erotic eroticism festivals folklore gender studies magic magical myths neopagan pagan festivals pagan gods pagan history pagan religion paganism pagans religion religious studies satanism social history social studies |
ISBN |
9786612758799
1-282-75879-9 0-520-92380-4 1-59734-586-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: We Cast Our Circles Where the Earth Mother Meets the Sky Father -- 1. Driving into Fairie: Place Myths and Neopagan Festivals -- 2. Shrines of Flame and Silence: Mapping the Festival Site -- 3. The Great Evil That Is in Your Backyard: Festival Neighbors and Satanism Rumors -- 4. Blood That Matters: Neopagan Borrowing -- 5. Children of the Devil or Gifted in Magic? The Work of Memory in Neopagan Narrative -- 6. Serious Playing with the Self: Gender and Eroticism at the Festival Fire -- Conclusion: The Circle Is Open but Never Broken -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777328503321 |
Pike Sarah M. <1959->
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New age, neopagan, and new religious movements [[electronic resource] ] : alternative spirituality in contemporary America / / Hugh B. Urban |
Autore | Urban Hugh B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 299/.930973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cults - United States
Sects - United States Occultism - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american religions american spirituality comparative religion cult leaders cults and religions cults emerging religions flds islam latter day saints lds mormon fundamentalists mormonism native american church neopagan movements neopagan new age movements new age new american religions new religions new religious movements new spiritual movements new theology occultism rastafari religious freedom religious studies scientology separation of church and state wicca world religions |
ISBN | 0-520-96212-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- One. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America -- Two. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context -- Three. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS -- Four. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds -- Five. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop -- Six. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja -- Seven. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption -- Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism -- Nine. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic -- Ten. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the "Brainwashing" Debate -- Eleven. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media -- Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The "Cult" Label -- Thirteen. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy -- Fourteen. The Raëlians: UFOS and Human Cloning -- Appendix. Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798086803321 |
Urban Hugh B.
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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New age, neopagan, and new religious movements [[electronic resource] ] : alternative spirituality in contemporary America / / Hugh B. Urban |
Autore | Urban Hugh B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 299/.930973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cults - United States
Sects - United States Occultism - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american religions american spirituality comparative religion cult leaders cults and religions cults emerging religions flds islam latter day saints lds mormon fundamentalists mormonism native american church neopagan movements neopagan new age movements new age new american religions new religions new religious movements new spiritual movements new theology occultism rastafari religious freedom religious studies scientology separation of church and state wicca world religions |
ISBN | 0-520-96212-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- One. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America -- Two. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context -- Three. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS -- Four. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds -- Five. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop -- Six. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja -- Seven. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption -- Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism -- Nine. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic -- Ten. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the "Brainwashing" Debate -- Eleven. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media -- Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The "Cult" Label -- Thirteen. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy -- Fourteen. The Raëlians: UFOS and Human Cloning -- Appendix. Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820378403321 |
Urban Hugh B.
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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