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Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society

AUTHOR Rountree, Kathryn
PUBLISHER Routledge (01/28/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Most studies of contemporary Paganism have been conducted in societies which are predominantly Protestant and increasingly secular. The ways in which Pagan identities are constructed in these contexts have tended to be taken implicitly as normative. This book challenges that position by offering an intimate portrait of Paganism in a very different context, the Mediterranean society of Malta. Showing what it is like being Pagan in a society where the vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic, and Catholicism permeates every sphere of public and domestic, social and political life, Rountree reveals that Paganism here is a unique brew of indigenous and global influences. The book explores the intersections of religious and cultural identity, the global and local, Paganism and Christianity, with insights grounded in rich ethnographic detail based on long-term fieldwork.
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ISBN-13: 9780754669739
ISBN-10: 0754669734
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 206
Carton Quantity: 34
Product Dimensions: 6.14 x 0.50 x 9.21 inches
Weight: 1.03 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Maps
Country of Origin: US
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Religion | General
Dewey Decimal: 305.699
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009020740
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Most studies of contemporary Paganism have been conducted in societies which are predominantly Protestant and increasingly secular. The ways in which Pagan identities are constructed in these contexts have tended to be taken implicitly as normative. This book challenges that position by offering an intimate portrait of Paganism in a very different context, the Mediterranean society of Malta. Showing what it is like being Pagan in a society where the vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic, and Catholicism permeates every sphere of public and domestic, social and political life, Rountree reveals that Paganism here is a unique brew of indigenous and global influences. The book explores the intersections of religious and cultural identity, the global and local, Paganism and Christianity, with insights grounded in rich ethnographic detail based on long-term fieldwork.
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Author: Rountree, Kathryn
Kathryn Rountree is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Massey University. She has published widely on aspects of feminist witchcraft and Goddess spirituality.
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