| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Vitality of indigenous religions |
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Vitality of indigenous religions.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Malta: Places mentioned in the text; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Going Between the Worlds; 1 Background; 2 Merry Meet: Creating and Performing Pagan Identities; 3 The Circle is Open but Unbroken: The Personal and Cultural Contexts of Paganism; 4 The Wheel Turns; 5 Synergies and Tensions between the Worlds; 6 Living a Magical Life; 7 The Temples; 8 She Changes Everything She Touches; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Catholic Church
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Catholic Church -- Relations -- Neopaganism.
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| SUBJECT |
Catholic Church fast |
| Subject |
Neopaganism -- Malta
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Neopaganism -- Relations -- Catholic Church.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Interfaith relations
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Neopaganism
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Religion
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Neuheidentum
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Aberglaube
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Magie
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Kultstätte
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| SUBJECT |
Malta -- Religion
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Malta -- Religious life and customs
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| Subject |
Malta
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Malta
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0754697916 |
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9780754697916 |
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1282385267 |
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9781282385269 |
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1317158687 |
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9781317158684 |
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1317158679 |
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9781317158677 |
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9786612385261 |
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661238526X |
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