294:
259:
frame of discussion with a number of intriguing commonalities and contrasts without degenerating into a global encyclopaedia." Noting that earlier studies of Pagan studies had focused primarily on the religion of Wicca and on the Pagan movement in the U.S. and U.K., Strmiska explained that in this volume, he had widened the geographical scope by focusing on forms of
Paganism other than Wicca and on the movement in other parts of Europe and North America, such as in Canada, Ireland and Iceland.
337:
381:
scholarship on
Contemporary Paganism." Praising the use of maps in the book, she felt however that "I found myself wishing for more detailed maps when authors referred to groups from specific counties or regional areas." Ultimately, Bado-Fralick considered the work to be "securely placed to become a mainstay of the Pagan scholar's bookshelf."
258:
In his opening chapter, which shares its name with the book, Michael
Strmiska discusses the significance of Paganism to the contemporary world, although notes that this volume deals specifically with the movement in Europe and North America, "in the belief that this regional focus provides a coherent
394:
journal, who considered it notable that it focused primarily on non-Wiccan variants of
Paganism. Considering the work to be a "substantial contribution" to contemporary religious studies, he notes that the price of the volume will put many individuals off of purchasing it, but that he hoped most
216:
Academic reviews were largely positive, praising the various papers for expanding the knowledge of Pagan studies by focusing on less well known religions like Romuva and Asatru rather than Wicca, the dominant Pagan faith to which the majority of literature in the field of Pagan studies had been
380:
as an "engaging and insightful look into several under-reported forms of
European and North American Contemporary Paganism". Considering it to be "extremely well written, accessible, and organized", Bado-Fralick felt that the work made "a delightful addition to the growing body of first-rate
262:
Proceeding to look at the various definitions of the terms "Pagan" and "Neopagan", Strmiska discusses why some contemporary westerners choose to adopt such terms when they have a pejorative meaning in western culture, concluding that not only was it an "appealing marker" in expressing their
200:
and the United States was compared, which is followed by a piece by
British anthropologist Jenny Blain looking at the way in which British Heathens viewed sacred sites. The sixth paper, written by environmental studies scholar Adrian Ivakhiv, looked at Paganism in
244:
Strmiska decided to allow the contributing authors to choose whether they would use the term "Pagan" or "Neopagan" in reference to the contemporary religious movements, arguing that they should do so according to which term "is best suited to their topics."
1302:
27:
263:
non-Christian beliefs, but that it also served to give them a sense of connection to ancient pre-Christian peoples and as "a deliberate act of defiance" against a
Christian-dominated culture.
1479:
867:
172:, the volume contained contributions from scholars from a variety of academic backgrounds, some of whom were practicing Pagans themselves. In her paper, the American folklorist
1027:
368:
153:
was published as a part of ABC-CLIO's series of books entitled "Religion in
Contemporary Cultures", in which other volumes were dedicated to religious movements like
1091:
1330:
233:. Proceeding to teach Comparative Religion and World History, he worked at universities in Lithuania, the United States and Japan, and at the time of
1020:
792:
1544:
1410:
1465:
1013:
1119:
213:
and the U.S. The final paper, produced by military veteran
Stephanie Urquhart, looked at the acceptance of Pagans in the U.S. military.
854:
667:
590:
571:
549:
120:
1507:
1351:
1200:
759:
750:
238:
205:, whilst the seventh, co-written once more by Strmiska, this time with humanities scholar Vilius Rudra Dundzila, looked at
165:
1379:
1235:
732:
226:
1493:
1486:
1444:
581:
Strmiska, Michael F. (2005). Michael F. Strmiska (ed.). "Modern
Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives".
1549:
1309:
385:
275:, who had studied the Pagan community in the U.S. for a number of years, resulting in the publication of two books,
1534:
1105:
192:
in Ireland. In a paper co-written by Strmiska and Icelandic anthropologist Baldur A. Sigurvinsson, the religion of
1554:
1529:
1323:
1256:
1098:
975:
741:
1539:
1337:
1186:
995:
889:
1430:
1365:
1316:
660:
305:, who was then studying for a PhD on Paganism in Ireland at the Department of Folklore and Ethnology at
1472:
1077:
1288:
968:
1458:
1344:
169:
1070:
803:
695:
306:
146:
1358:
1179:
1126:
909:
653:
340:
293:
141:
in 2005. Containing eight separate papers produced by various scholars working in the field of
1084:
1063:
931:
373:
1372:
1221:
1161:
1112:
8:
1416:
1242:
814:
709:
622:
1437:
1154:
836:
618:
1005:
1423:
1393:
1228:
1214:
1193:
1133:
1056:
898:
847:
586:
567:
545:
344:
230:
206:
134:
115:
56:
26:
1207:
770:
766:
559:
537:
297:
A group of Druids, members of the new religious movement which Jenny Butler studied
281:
272:
177:
173:
1386:
1295:
961:
905:
843:
810:
702:
636:
188:, whilst the Irish folklorist Jenny Butler dealt with the place of contemporary
1500:
1451:
1263:
1147:
1140:
1049:
858:
728:
617:. Vol. 11, no. 2. University of California Press. pp. 131–132.
1523:
1281:
799:
788:
676:
142:
60:
982:
885:
390:
189:
336:
271:
The second paper in the volume was provided by the American folklorist
181:
225:
Michael Strmiska had gained an MA in the Religions of India from the
210:
99:
688:
154:
138:
70:
322:
Blain's "Heathenry, the Past, and Sacred Sites in Today's Britain"
310:
202:
197:
645:
615:
Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
302:
193:
313:, looked at the role of contemporary Druidry in the country.
185:
158:
20:
Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives
637:
The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies
583:
Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives
369:
The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies
130:
Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives
384:
The anthology was also reviewed by Robert Ellwood of the
229:
before going on to gain a PhD in Religious Studies from
1092:
Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll
1035:
564:
Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-paganism in America
372:, the religious studies scholar Nikki Bado-Fralick of
282:
Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-paganism in America
640:. Vol. 8, no. 2. Equinox. pp. 250–251.
542:
Neo-pagan Sacred Art and Altars: Making Things Work
277:
Neo-pagan Sacred Art and Altars: Making Things Work
267:
Magliocco's "Italian American Stregheria and Wicca"
137:scholar Michael F. Strmiska which was published by
566:. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
327:Ivakhiv'a "The Revival of Ukrainian Native Faith"
180:community in regards to the relationship between
1521:
793:The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles
585:. Santa Barbara, CAL.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 1–53.
301:In the book's third paper, the Irish folklorist
133:is an academic anthology edited by the American
237:publication was lecturing in World History at
1021:
661:
1466:The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions
356:
1120:Strange Gods: The Great American Cult Scare
176:discussed "ethnic ambivalence" amongst the
1028:
1014:
668:
654:
289:Butler's "Druidry in Contemporary Ireland"
149:as practiced in Europe and North America.
25:
366:In a highly positive review published in
335:
292:
630:Bado-Fralick, Nikki (2006). "Review of
164:Edited by Strmiska, then a lecturer at
145:, the book examines different forms of
16:2005 book edited by Michael F. Strmiska
1522:
395:major libraries would acquire a copy.
311:UCC's Department of Study of Religions
1009:
649:
254:Strmiska's "Comparative Perspectives"
1545:Modern paganism in the United States
1508:Violence and New Religious Movements
1352:From the Ashes: Making Sense of Waco
1201:Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia
760:Magic, Witchcraft and the Otherworld
751:Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia
317:Strmiska and Sigurvinsson's "Asatru"
239:Central Connecticut State University
166:Central Connecticut State University
1380:The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation
1036:Books about new religious movements
609:Ellwood, Robert (2007). "Review of
544:. University Press of Mississippi.
361:
13:
1494:How the Millennium Comes Violently
1487:Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion
1445:The Politics of Religious Apostasy
352:Urquhart's "Onward Pagan Soldiers"
235:Modern Paganism in World Cultures'
14:
1566:
1310:Getting It: The Psychology of est
1250:Modern Paganism in World Cultures
941:Modern Paganism in World Cultures
675:
632:Modern Paganism in World Cultures
611:Modern Paganism in World Cultures
386:University of Southern California
378:Modern Paganism in World Cultures
151:Modern Paganism in World Cultures
1236:Persuasions of the Witch's Craft
1106:The Mystical Geography of Quebec
733:Persuasions of the Witch's Craft
332:Strmiska and Dundzila's "Romuva"
1324:Contemporary Religious Satanism
896:Scarboro, Campbell and Stave's
524:
227:University of Wisconsin–Madison
929:Pearson, Roberts and Samuel's
509:
497:
491:
485:
469:
457:
445:
433:
421:
415:
409:
1:
1411:Books critical of Scientology
1331:The Order of the Solar Temple
1257:Never Again the Burning Times
1099:A Republic of Mind and Spirit
976:Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
868:Introduction to Pagan Studies
742:Never Again the Burning Times
398:
220:
217:devoted up until that point.
1338:Les Mythes du Temple Solaire
403:
40:Michael F. Strmiska (editor)
7:
1431:Controversial New Religions
1404:Criticism and controversies
1366:Sex, Slander, and Salvation
248:
10:
1571:
1473:Zealot: A Book About Cults
1078:The Myth of Disenchantment
1042:General and historiography
828:and theological approaches
629:
608:
580:
558:
536:
515:
503:
479:
475:
463:
451:
439:
427:
1403:
1289:A Field Guide to Otherkin
1273:
1172:Modern paganism and magic
1171:
1041:
992:
951:
920:
878:
825:
781:
719:
683:
357:Reception and recognition
114:
106:
94:
86:
76:
66:
52:
44:
36:
24:
1550:2000s in modern paganism
893:(1979, 1986, 1996, 2006)
623:10.1525/nr.2007.11.2.131
170:New Britain, Connecticut
1535:Religious studies books
1071:The Triumph of the Moon
952:Academic, peer-reviewed
879:Sociological approaches
804:The Triumph of the Moon
722:folkloristic approaches
307:University College Cork
1555:English-language books
1530:2005 non-fiction books
1359:The Making of a Moonie
1180:A Community of Witches
1127:Misunderstanding Cults
910:A Community of Witches
348:
298:
1187:Drawing Down the Moon
1085:The Occult: A History
1064:Nature Religion Today
932:Nature Religion Today
890:Drawing Down the Moon
782:Historical approaches
696:Contemporary paganism
374:Iowa State University
339:
309:and now based at the
296:
147:contemporary Paganism
31:The cover of the book
1222:Mastering Witchcraft
1162:Mystics and Messiahs
1113:A Course in Miracles
1540:Pagan studies books
1417:Apocalypse Observed
1243:Her Hidden Children
996:Pagan studies books
815:Her Hidden Children
720:Anthropological and
710:Western esotericism
492:Strmiska (ed.) 2005
416:Strmiska (ed.) 2005
21:
1480:Cult Controversies
1438:Cults in Our Midst
1155:The New Vigilantes
837:Enchanted Feminism
349:
299:
19:
1517:
1516:
1459:All Gods Children
1424:Gods of the Blood
1394:Ghosts of Kanungu
1229:The Satanic Witch
1215:Dreaming the Dark
1194:Living Witchcraft
1134:The New Believers
1057:The Darkened Room
1003:
1002:
921:Interdisciplinary
899:Living Witchcraft
848:Gods of the Blood
826:Religious studies
592:978-1-85109-608-4
573:978-0-8122-3803-7
560:Magliocco, Sabina
551:978-1-57806-391-8
538:Magliocco, Sabina
504:Bado-Fralick 2006
341:Inija Trinkūnienė
231:Boston University
135:religious studies
126:
125:
121:978-1-85109-608-4
87:Publication place
57:Religious studies
1562:
1208:Witching Culture
1030:
1023:
1016:
1007:
1006:
771:Witching Culture
670:
663:
656:
647:
646:
641:
626:
602:Academic reviews
596:
577:
555:
530:Academic sources
519:
513:
507:
501:
495:
489:
483:
473:
467:
461:
455:
449:
443:
437:
431:
425:
419:
413:
362:Academic reviews
273:Sabina Magliocco
178:Italian American
174:Sabina Magliocco
78:Publication date
29:
22:
18:
1570:
1569:
1565:
1564:
1563:
1561:
1560:
1559:
1520:
1519:
1518:
1513:
1399:
1387:Sacred Journeys
1296:The Book of est
1274:Specific groups
1269:
1167:
1037:
1034:
1004:
999:
988:
969:The Pomegranate
953:
947:
922:
916:
874:
827:
821:
777:
721:
715:
703:Nature religion
679:
674:
644:
599:
593:
574:
552:
527:
522:
514:
510:
502:
498:
490:
486:
474:
470:
462:
458:
450:
446:
438:
434:
426:
422:
414:
410:
406:
401:
364:
359:
251:
223:
95:Media type
79:
59:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1568:
1558:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1515:
1514:
1512:
1511:
1504:
1501:Sacred Suicide
1497:
1490:
1483:
1476:
1469:
1462:
1455:
1452:Bounded Choice
1448:
1441:
1434:
1427:
1420:
1413:
1407:
1405:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1306:
1299:
1292:
1285:
1277:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1264:The Wiccan Web
1260:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1158:
1151:
1148:Pagan Theology
1144:
1141:Another Gospel
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1050:Occult America
1045:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1033:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1010:
1001:
1000:
993:
990:
989:
987:
986:
979:
972:
965:
957:
955:
949:
948:
946:
945:
936:
926:
924:
923:edited volumes
918:
917:
915:
914:
903:
894:
882:
880:
876:
875:
873:
872:
863:
859:Pagan Theology
852:
841:
831:
829:
823:
822:
820:
819:
808:
797:
785:
783:
779:
778:
776:
775:
764:
755:
746:
737:
725:
723:
717:
716:
714:
713:
706:
699:
692:
684:
681:
680:
673:
672:
665:
658:
650:
643:
642:
627:
605:
604:
603:
598:
597:
591:
578:
572:
556:
550:
533:
532:
531:
526:
523:
521:
520:
508:
496:
484:
480:Magliocco 2004
468:
456:
444:
432:
420:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
363:
360:
358:
355:
354:
353:
334:
333:
329:
328:
324:
323:
319:
318:
291:
290:
269:
268:
256:
255:
250:
247:
222:
219:
124:
123:
118:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
80:
77:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1567:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1527:
1525:
1510:
1509:
1505:
1503:
1502:
1498:
1496:
1495:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1477:
1475:
1474:
1470:
1468:
1467:
1463:
1461:
1460:
1456:
1454:
1453:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1440:
1439:
1435:
1433:
1432:
1428:
1426:
1425:
1421:
1419:
1418:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1406:
1402:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1373:Werner Erhard
1370:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1328:
1326:
1325:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1307:
1305:
1304:
1303:Doomsday Cult
1300:
1298:
1297:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1284:
1283:
1282:Aliens Adored
1279:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1259:
1258:
1254:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1245:
1244:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1198:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1170:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1031:
1026:
1024:
1019:
1017:
1012:
1011:
1008:
998:
997:
991:
985:
984:
980:
978:
977:
973:
971:
970:
966:
964:
963:
959:
958:
956:
950:
943:
942:
937:
934:
933:
928:
927:
925:
919:
912:
911:
907:
904:
901:
900:
895:
892:
891:
887:
884:
883:
881:
877:
870:
869:
864:
861:
860:
856:
853:
850:
849:
845:
842:
839:
838:
834:Salomonsen's
833:
832:
830:
824:
817:
816:
812:
809:
806:
805:
801:
798:
795:
794:
790:
787:
786:
784:
780:
773:
772:
768:
765:
762:
761:
756:
753:
752:
747:
744:
743:
738:
735:
734:
730:
727:
726:
724:
718:
712:
711:
707:
705:
704:
700:
698:
697:
693:
691:
690:
686:
685:
682:
678:
677:Pagan studies
671:
666:
664:
659:
657:
652:
651:
648:
639:
638:
633:
628:
624:
620:
616:
612:
607:
606:
601:
600:
594:
588:
584:
579:
575:
569:
565:
561:
557:
553:
547:
543:
539:
535:
534:
529:
528:
517:
512:
505:
500:
493:
488:
481:
477:
476:Maglicco 2002
472:
465:
464:Strmiska 2005
460:
453:
452:Strmiska 2005
448:
441:
440:Strmiska 2005
436:
429:
428:Strmiska 2005
424:
417:
412:
408:
396:
393:
392:
387:
382:
379:
375:
371:
370:
351:
350:
346:
342:
338:
331:
330:
326:
325:
321:
320:
316:
315:
314:
312:
308:
304:
295:
288:
287:
286:
284:
283:
278:
274:
266:
265:
264:
260:
253:
252:
246:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
218:
214:
212:
208:
204:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
162:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
143:Pagan studies
140:
136:
132:
131:
122:
119:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
90:United States
89:
85:
81:
75:
72:
69:
65:
62:
61:Pagan studies
58:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
28:
23:
1506:
1499:
1492:
1485:
1478:
1471:
1464:
1457:
1450:
1443:
1436:
1429:
1422:
1415:
1392:
1385:
1378:
1371:
1364:
1357:
1350:
1343:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1308:
1301:
1294:
1287:
1280:
1262:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
994:
983:Nova Religio
981:
974:
967:
960:
940:
939:
930:
908:
897:
888:
866:
857:
846:
835:
813:
802:
791:
769:
758:
757:Greenwood's
749:
740:
731:
708:
701:
694:
687:
635:
631:
614:
610:
582:
563:
541:
525:Bibliography
516:Ellwood 2007
511:
499:
487:
471:
459:
447:
435:
423:
411:
391:Nova Religio
389:
383:
377:
367:
365:
303:Jenny Butler
300:
280:
276:
270:
261:
257:
243:
234:
224:
215:
163:
150:
129:
128:
127:
1345:Scientology
1317:Underground
938:Strmiska's
767:Magliocco's
466:. pp. 4-10.
279:(2002) and
1524:Categories
729:Luhrmann's
418:. p. viii.
399:References
376:described
343:leading a
221:Background
182:Stregheria
844:Gardell's
811:Clifton's
494:. p. vii.
404:Footnotes
211:Lithuania
100:Hardcover
67:Publisher
954:journals
906:Berger's
800:Hutton's
789:Hutton's
739:Orion's
689:Paganism
562:(2004).
540:(2002).
430:. p. 10.
388:for the
285:(2004).
249:Synopsis
209:in both
196:in both
155:Buddhism
139:ABC-CLIO
71:ABC-CLIO
45:Language
886:Adler's
865:Davy's
748:Hume's
454:. p. 2.
442:. p. 1.
203:Ukraine
198:Iceland
190:Druidry
98:Print (
53:Subject
48:English
944:(2005)
935:(1998)
913:(1999)
902:(1994)
871:(2007)
862:(2003)
855:York's
851:(2003)
840:(2002)
818:(2005)
807:(1999)
796:(1991)
774:(2004)
763:(2000)
754:(1997)
745:(1995)
736:(1989)
621:
589:
570:
548:
347:ritual
345:Romuva
207:Romuva
194:Asatru
37:Author
962:Aries
619:JSTOR
186:Wicca
159:Islam
107:Pages
587:ISBN
568:ISBN
546:ISBN
478:and
184:and
157:and
116:ISBN
82:2005
634:".
613:".
168:in
110:382
1526::
241:.
161:.
1029:e
1022:t
1015:v
669:e
662:t
655:v
625:.
595:.
576:.
554:.
518:.
506:.
482:.
102:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
