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New Age.
Religion & Spirituality.
Nonfiction.
HTML:More than 60 pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice. â?¢ Addresses how Pagans view parenting, organized religion, and politics. â?¢ Introduces the wide range of possibilities within the neo-Pagan movement. â?¢ By Ellen Evert Hopman, author of A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal; and Tree Medicine, Tree Magic. Who are the pagans and what do they stand for? Why would some of the members of the best educated, most materially comfortable generation of Americans look back to mystical traditions many millennia old? During the last few decades, millions of people have embraced ancient philosophies that honor Earth and the spiritual power of each individual. Ways of worship from sources as diverse as the pre-Christian Celts, ancient Egypt, and Native American traditions are currently helping their followers find meaning in life while living in the Information Age. In this book Pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice. From Margot Adler, an NPR reporter and author of Drawing Down the Moon, to Isaac Bonewits, ArchDruid and founder of a modern neo-Druidic organization, those interviewed in this book express the rich diversity of modern Paganism. Hopman's insightful questions draw on her own experiences as a Pagan and Druid as well as on her extensive research. With coauthor Lawrence Bond, she examines how Pagans address such issues as parenting, organized religion, and politics. The resulting dialogues illuminate the modern Pagan… (mehr)
Being a Pagan (previously published as People of the Earth) consists of a collection of interviews conducted in 1993 and 1994 with then-prominent members of the pagan community. The interviews focus not so much on personal spiritual practices but more on beliefs and the work of the individuals with various pagan groups and organizations. The section of interviewees is not very diverse - although there is a good mix of men and women (and some queer pagans), most of them practice some flavor of Wicca or another tradition that closely resembles it. And almost everyone is white.
I would not recommend this book as an introduction to paganism and witchcraft today. Both paganism and society as a whole have changed a lot since 1994! There's a lot of focus on issues that aren't so pressing now - for example, AIDS, the Vietnam War, and hippies get mentioned a lot. I also think it likely that a number of the groups mentioned are no longer active (for example, the Henge of Keltria was dissolved in 2017). I think this book mainly has value today as a historical document - if you are interested in the development of paganism (mainly Wicca) in North America in the 1970s to early 1990s. I doubt that it would have much relevance to most modern pagans practicing today. ( )
Very outdated. The interview with the trad that deflowers virgins ritualistically is very disturbing. I hope they disbanded. The other interviews were interesting, and it's funny to see how every tradition think they are the "right" path, much like Christianity. ( )
New Age.
Religion & Spirituality.
Nonfiction.
HTML:More than 60 pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice. â?¢ Addresses how Pagans view parenting, organized religion, and politics. â?¢ Introduces the wide range of possibilities within the neo-Pagan movement. â?¢ By Ellen Evert Hopman, author of A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal; and Tree Medicine, Tree Magic. Who are the pagans and what do they stand for? Why would some of the members of the best educated, most materially comfortable generation of Americans look back to mystical traditions many millennia old? During the last few decades, millions of people have embraced ancient philosophies that honor Earth and the spiritual power of each individual. Ways of worship from sources as diverse as the pre-Christian Celts, ancient Egypt, and Native American traditions are currently helping their followers find meaning in life while living in the Information Age. In this book Pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice. From Margot Adler, an NPR reporter and author of Drawing Down the Moon, to Isaac Bonewits, ArchDruid and founder of a modern neo-Druidic organization, those interviewed in this book express the rich diversity of modern Paganism. Hopman's insightful questions draw on her own experiences as a Pagan and Druid as well as on her extensive research. With coauthor Lawrence Bond, she examines how Pagans address such issues as parenting, organized religion, and politics. The resulting dialogues illuminate the modern Pagan
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I would not recommend this book as an introduction to paganism and witchcraft today. Both paganism and society as a whole have changed a lot since 1994! There's a lot of focus on issues that aren't so pressing now - for example, AIDS, the Vietnam War, and hippies get mentioned a lot. I also think it likely that a number of the groups mentioned are no longer active (for example, the Henge of Keltria was dissolved in 2017). I think this book mainly has value today as a historical document - if you are interested in the development of paganism (mainly Wicca) in North America in the 1970s to early 1990s. I doubt that it would have much relevance to most modern pagans practicing today. (