Dissertations / Theses: 'Neopaganism'

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com, drsusangallacher@gmail, and Susan Gallacher. "Technology, Ecology and Spirituality: neopaganism and hybrid ontologies in technoculture." Murdoch University, 2008. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20090911.144339.

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This thesis considers three convergent issues pertinent to investigations of identity and agency in contemporary society: the proliferation of digital, network technologies, the rise of interest in secular new edge spiritualities, and our growing awareness of impending ecological crises. I argue that these three issues necessitate a critical reconsideration of human agency, one that embodies a more sustainable and responsible being-in-the-world. With this goal in mind, I apply the insights of ecofeminism, feminist approaches to technology and science, and the philosophy of technology, to provide a critical analysis of the human-technology relation in the broader contexts of gender, ecology and spirituality. In particular, I highlight the strengths of ecofeminism, and then employ several alternative theories in order to attend to limitations I identify within ecofeminism; in particular, its uncompromising stance towards modern technology as wholly patriarchal and damaging to both nature and women. Against this position, I argue that technology is fully embedded in and central to our being-in-the-world, and thus must be accounted for in any consideration of contemporary agency. I then attend to both technophobic and technophilic approaches to technology and technoscience in feminism more generally, suggesting how these oppositional tensions are embodied in the figures of the cyborg and the goddess. In search of more complex, hybridised ways to understand the human-technology relation, I then turn to three key theorists Don Ihde, Donna Haraway and Bruno Latour. Synergising their approaches with the neopagan worldview, I propose a metaphorical and material identity which properly attends to and incorporates the treble issues of ecology, technology and spirituality into its worldview: the technopagan. At once nature-worshipper and digital dweller, the technopagan is a dynamic, multi-faceted and adaptable agent that can effectively challenge traditional humanist binaries between nature and technology, science and religion, and human and nonhuman.

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Chase, Paul. "NeoPaganism a twenty-first century synthesis of spirituality and nature /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0000660.

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Gallacher, Susan. "Technology, ecology and spirituality: neopaganism and hybrid ontologies in technoculture." Thesis, Gallacher, Susan (2008) Technology, ecology and spirituality: neopaganism and hybrid ontologies in technoculture. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2008. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/706/.

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This thesis considers three convergent issues pertinent to investigations of identity and agency in contemporary society: the proliferation of digital, network technologies, the rise of interest in secular — ‘new edge’ — spiritualities, and our growing awareness of impending ecological crises. I argue that these three issues necessitate a critical reconsideration of human agency, one that embodies a more sustainable and responsible ‘being-in-the-world’. With this goal in mind, I apply the insights of ecofeminism, feminist approaches to technology and science, and the philosophy of technology, to provide a critical analysis of the human-technology relation in the broader contexts of gender, ecology and spirituality. In particular, I highlight the strengths of ecofeminism, and then employ several alternative theories in order to attend to limitations I identify within ecofeminism; in particular, its uncompromising stance towards modern technology as wholly patriarchal and damaging to both nature and women. Against this position, I argue that technology is fully embedded in and central to our being-in-the-world, and thus must be accounted for in any consideration of contemporary agency. I then attend to both technophobic and technophilic approaches to technology and technoscience in feminism more generally, suggesting how these oppositional tensions are embodied in the figures of the ‘cyborg’ and the ‘goddess’. In search of more complex, hybridised ways to understand the human-technology relation, I then turn to three key theorists – Don Ihde, Donna Haraway and Bruno Latour. Synergising their approaches with the neopagan worldview, I propose a metaphorical and material identity which properly attends to and incorporates the treble issues of ecology, technology and spirituality into its worldview: the technopagan. At once nature-worshipper and digital dweller, the technopagan is a dynamic, multi-faceted and adaptable agent that can effectively challenge traditional humanist binaries between nature and technology, science and religion, and human and nonhuman.

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Gallacher, Susan. "Technology, ecology and spirituality : neopaganism and hybrid ontologies in technoculture /." Gallacher, Susan (2008) Technology, ecology and spirituality: neopaganism and hybrid ontologies in technoculture. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2008. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/706/.

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This thesis considers three convergent issues pertinent to investigations of identity and agency in contemporary society: the proliferation of digital, network technologies, the rise of interest in secular — ‘new edge’ — spiritualities, and our growing awareness of impending ecological crises. I argue that these three issues necessitate a critical reconsideration of human agency, one that embodies a more sustainable and responsible ‘being-in-the-world’. With this goal in mind, I apply the insights of ecofeminism, feminist approaches to technology and science, and the philosophy of technology, to provide a critical analysis of the human-technology relation in the broader contexts of gender, ecology and spirituality. In particular, I highlight the strengths of ecofeminism, and then employ several alternative theories in order to attend to limitations I identify within ecofeminism; in particular, its uncompromising stance towards modern technology as wholly patriarchal and damaging to both nature and women. Against this position, I argue that technology is fully embedded in and central to our being-in-the-world, and thus must be accounted for in any consideration of contemporary agency. I then attend to both technophobic and technophilic approaches to technology and technoscience in feminism more generally, suggesting how these oppositional tensions are embodied in the figures of the ‘cyborg’ and the ‘goddess’. In search of more complex, hybridised ways to understand the human-technology relation, I then turn to three key theorists – Don Ihde, Donna Haraway and Bruno Latour. Synergising their approaches with the neopagan worldview, I propose a metaphorical and material identity which properly attends to and incorporates the treble issues of ecology, technology and spirituality into its worldview: the technopagan. At once nature-worshipper and digital dweller, the technopagan is a dynamic, multi-faceted and adaptable agent that can effectively challenge traditional humanist binaries between nature and technology, science and religion, and human and nonhuman.

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Madden, Jennifer. "Divine comedy : sacred play and subversion in contemporary neo-Pagan festival." View abstract/electronic edition; access limited to Brown University users, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3319108.

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Smitherman, William Tennison. "An apologetic to the Neo-Pagans as represented by Dr. Gus DiZerega." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2009. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Silva, Welington Pinheiro da. "Bruxaria e identidade de projeto: motivações para a adesão ao neopaganismo no Rio de Janeiro." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2014. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=8419.

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O presente trabalho investiga as motivações para a escolha do neopaganismo como religião por indivíduos de contextos diferenciados na cidade do Rio de Janeiro e adjacências. Foram etnografados rituais e eventos públicos neopagãos na cidade durante o período de 2012 a 2014. Também foram realizadas entrevistas com neopagãos e analisada sua literatura religiosa. A pesquisa concentrou-se, sobretudo, nas atividades e vivências do coven Chuva Vernal, de Wicca Xamânica. Como conclusão sugerem-se duas hipóteses principais sobre quais elementos explicariam a motivação para aderir e permanecer nessa religião: a lógica da distinção, discutida por Simmel, e o conceito, usado por Manuel Castells, de identidade de projeto.
This study investigates the motivations for the choice of neo-paganism as a religion by individuals of different contexts in the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding areas. Neopagan rituals and public events in the city were ethnographed during the period 2012-2014. Interviews were conducted and analyzed their religious literature. The research focused mainly on the activities and experiences of the Chuva Vernal Coven, a group of Shamanic Wicca. As a conclusion we suggest two main hypotheses about which factors explain the motivation to join and stay in this religion: the logic of distinction, discussed by Simmel, and the concept of project identity, used by Manuel Castells.

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Patterson, Richard L. "A re-examination of t̲a̲ s̲t̲o̲i̲c̲h̲e̲i̲a̲ t̲o̲u̲ k̲o̲s̲m̲o̲u̲ in light of the rise of Neopaganism." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Carspecken, Lucinda Mary. "Finding new ground collective ownership, environmentalism, neopaganism and Utopian imagination at an Indiana festival site /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3331244.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Anthropology, 2008.
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Bittarello, Maria Beatrice. "The re-creation of ancient classical religions on the World Wide Web : Neopaganism as contemporary mythopoesis." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/226.

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The thesis argues that Neopaganism on the Web is an example of mythopoesis and aims at showing both the novelty and the limits of such mythopoesis. I use the term "mythopoesis" in its original Greek meaning, i.e. "the creation (the making/crafting) of a myth or myths", thus stressing the dynamic way in which the process of creation (of myths, rituals, divinities, identities—all implicitly or explicitly played out, connected, and organised as "stories", which can be told, written or performed, as well as represented as images) unfolds in Neopaganism. Neopagan mythopoesis on the Web is new, original, and structurally different from other previous and contemporary examples of mythopoesis, either religious or not, since it does not refuse, put aside, or implicitly contradict, the rational framework elaborated by Western culture. The research involves exploring the contemporary cultural and historical context that allows for mythopoesis to take place and the technology that allows for it to develop. It analyses the key features of Neopaganism on the Web as they emerge from the mythopoeic recreation of two ancient goddesses (Gaia, and Artemis/Diana) and an ancient ritual (the Eleusinian mysteries). In covering several different fields (from ancient religions, to the Internet, to myth and ritual theory), and in examining a range of heterogeneous materials (from ancient texts, Neopagan hymns and art, to hypertexts), the analysis adopts an interdisciplinary approach.

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Collins, Loleta B. "A Coming Home: Neo-Paganism and the Search for Community." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1020253276.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Comparative Religion, 2002.
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Wästerlund, Lizette. "Neopagan i Sverige : En fenomenologisk studie kring religiös identitet hos svenska neopaganer på 2000-talet." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8363.

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Syftet med detta arbete är att belysa neopaganers religiositet i en relevant samhällskontext där religion blivit något personligt och nästintill tabubelagt. Med en fenomenologisk forskningsansats har fem neopaganers upplevelser studerats ifråga om hur de i dagens Sverige skapar och upprätthåller sina religiösa identiteter. I ljuset av Geertzs resonemang om religion som ett kulturellt system av meningsfulla symboler har jag beskrivit neopaganernas livsvärldar och med hjälp av Jenkins teori kring social identitet som förklaringsmodell har jag analyserat skapandet och upprätthållandet av informanternas religiösa identiteter.

Slutligen har det framkommit att neopaganer endast har möjlighet att skapa och upprätthålla religiösa identiteter i och genom sin kollektiva neopaganska identitet då det i dagens samhälle ges ett större erkännande till organiserade grupper än till individer. De skapar och upprätthåller sina neopaganska identiteter genom att umgås med likasinnade och skapa identitetsprospekt utifrån vilken publik de vänder sig till. Dessa prospekt har visat sig i hög grad variera och kan ibland innebära att den religiösa identiteten knappast ens skymtas men också att identiteten ibland klart och tydligt markeras med diverse symboler, alla utmärkande neopaganska. Det är publikens förförståelse kring neopaganism som avgör vilken typ av identitetsprospekt som presenteras och detta har fått som konsekvens att neopaganerna blivit relativt anonyma i det offentliga då allmänheten saknar god förförståelse.

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Smith, Rachael D. "Contemporary Paganism in America : the role of heterosexual and homosexual males in a female oriented religion." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1347736.

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This study explores the origins and development of one of America's largest alternative religions, contemporary Paganism, while placing emphasis on the roles of homosexual and heterosexual males within a movement that is dominated by women and focused on a Goddess, rather than a God. This gendered examination demonstrates contemporary Paganism's roots in the counterculture movement of the 1960s, and investigates how rituals have changed for boys within the movement, as well as ritual modification among homosexual males. This study reveals a reverse sexism among contemporary Pagan women toward males within the community and how this group is still working toward understanding and acceptance between the sexes. With an ever growing presence and over 300, 000 contemporary Pagans in the United States to date, this religious group adds to the changing contours of American religion.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306
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Lönn, Mathilda. "Att bjuda makterna på fest : Blot i handling och tanke hos Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Religionshistoria, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-339543.

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For members of the Swedish Heathen organisation Forn Sed Sverige, the term blot is defined as an act of ritual sacrifice through which one can communicate with the gods and other powers. The purpose of this thesis is to provide an overview of the various forms of blot and to explore the meanings ascribed to it by the practitioners. By looking at the structure of the ritual itself, what is sacrificed, the contexts in which the ritual is conducted and how the aforementioned aspects of it are understood, this thesis presents an image of blot as a central ritual practise within the Swedish Heathen community, as well as a way for the members of Forn Sed Sverige to construct a sense of continuity between their own blot and pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia by prioritising ritual practise over religious beliefs.

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Futterlieb, Kristin. "Neopaganismus Online." Doctoral thesis, Münster Verl.-Haus Monsenstein und Vannerdat, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-000D-F246-0.

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Dix, Steffen. "Heteronymie und Neopaganismus bei Fernando Pessoa /." Würzburg : Königshausen & Neumann, 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2605539&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Siqueira, Soares Danieli. "Rituais contemporâneos e neopaganismo brasileiro: o caso da wicca." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2007. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/778.

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A contemporaneidade é o fator englobante da Wicca. Esta religião possui princípios estritamente ligados ao culto à natureza. Procurei nesta pesquisa abordar alguns aspectos que traduzem a relação entre os fundamentos wiccanianos e a sociedade envolvente; pontos de convergência e divergência, bem como, as adaptações realizadas para que um culto à natureza possa ser praticado dentro da contemporaneidade. Para tanto utilizei a observação participante de algumas comemorações ritualísticas, realizei entrevistas com praticantes da Wicca e participei de eventos,como reuniões e oficinas que trataram sobre esta religião. Abordei características como, a sacralidade do espaço e do tempo, a cosmologia do feminino, a contemporaneidade ritual, rituais de cura, entre outras. Existem algumas críticas e algumas conciliações entre a Wicca e os fatores contemporâneos, no entanto os resultados desta pesquisa ressaltaram o fato de que a Wicca e a contemporaneidade não são opostas ou rivais. A Wicca nasceu na sociedade contemporânea através de praticantes que são indivíduos contemporâneos e por isso, apesar de ter suas origens nos fundamentos da Antiga Religião Celta, ela adquire características da supermodernidade e também realiza adaptações de seus cultos e rituais para que os mesmos possam, ou melhor, na tentativa de que os mesmo se encaixem dentro da roupagem da sociedade atual. Por fim, este trabalho discute questões pertinentes ao contexto religioso contemporâneo nos moldes do neopaganismo, especificamente com relação a manifestação Wicca

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Kuchuk, Nika. "From the Temple to the Witch’s Coven: Journeying West with Kali Ma, Fierce Goddess of Transformation. A Study of Contemporary Kali Worship in North America: Syncretism, Sacred Relationships, and the Gendered Divine." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23711.

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This thesis explores the cult and mythos of the goddess Kali both in her Eastern and Western contexts, comparing and contrasting them in order to gain a better understanding of the Western appropriations of Kali within feminist goddess spirituality. Utilizing a variety of methods, including ethnographic research conducted at Kali temples in California, this research is aimed at providing an entry into the lived contemporary tradition of the Western Kali within goddess spirituality circles, focusing on embodied experience, devotion, ritual, and syncretic practices. Kali, a fierce Indian goddess, is often seen in the Hindu context as a central manifestation of the all encompassing Mother Goddess (Mahadevi, Devi, Shakti, etc), and therefore is a particularly engaging example of contemporary Western appropriation of religious and cultural symbols and narratives. This thesis contributes to understanding Kali in her new North American domain, as well as serving as a case study of the shifting religious landscape in the West.

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Aguiar, Carlos Eduardo Souza. "Imaginaire mystique contemporain et réseaux numériques." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015USPCB202/document.

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En tant que phénomène social, le sacré se manifeste à partir d'un médium, de sorte que la sacralité est conditionnée par les matérialités. L'émergence d'un nouveau médium signifie ainsi l'apparition de nouveaux imaginaires mystiques. Ce travail de recherche s'interroge donc sur les aspects mystiques de l'imaginaire contemporain dévoilés par les médias et les réseaux numériques. Notre stratégie de recherche consiste, dans un premier temps, à engager une approche archéologique des médias, examinant trois différents objets en tant qu'artefacts mystiques : l'écriture, la relique et l'électricité. Cette approche, en s'intéressant à la façon dont chaque médium engendre une fantasmagorie différente, illumine la compréhension de l'imaginaire mystique découlant d'un habitat stratifié en multiples couches. Ensuite, nous examinons certains aspects de la mystique numérique à partir de l'opposition de deux régimes d'imaginaire provoqués par deux écologies matérielles. Premièrement, à l'époque du PC et des interfaces informatiques, il y a l'émergence d'un imaginaire mystique transcendant, cristallisé dans l'image du cyberespace et caractérisé par un nouvel angélisme. Deuxièmement, avec l'introduction des réseaux sans fil et des dispositifs mobiles, l'image d'un environnement réticulaire animiste caractérisé par un retour du paganisme se renforce. Une des formes de cet imaginaire mystique immanent est le technochamanisme, notre terrain de réflexion pour comprendre l'actuel réenchantement du monde marqué par la synergie entre la technique et l'archaïque
The sacred, as a social phenomenon, manifests from a medium, so the sacredness is conditioned by materialities. The emergence of a new medium means, consequently, the emergence of new mystical imaginaries. This research examines the mystical aspects of the contemporary imaginary unveiled by the media and the digital networks. Our research strategy consists, at first, of engaging a media archaeological approach, examining three different objects as mystical artifacts: the writing, the relic and the electricity. This approach, by focusing on how each medium engenders a different phantasmagoria illuminates the understanding of mystical imaginary arising from a habitat constituted of multiple strata. Then we examine some aspects of digital mysticism from the opposition of two regimes of imaginary caused by two material ecologies. Initially, in the era of PC and computer interfaces, there is the emergence of a transcendent mystical imaginary crystallized in cyberspace image and characterized by a new otherworldliness. Afterwards, with the introduction of wireless networks and mobile devices, the image of a reticular animist environment characterized by a return of paganism is strengthened. One form of this immanent mystical imaginary is the technoshamanism, our field of reflection to understand the current re-enchantment of the world marked by the synergy between technology and archaic
Enquanto fenômeno social, o sagrado manifesta-se à partir de um medium, de modo que a sacralidade é condicionada pelas materialidades. A emergência de um novo medium significa, assim, o surgimento de novos imaginários místicos. Este estudo interroga-se, portanto, acerca dos aspectos místicos do imaginário contemporâneo desvelados pelos media e redes digitais. Nossa estratégia de pesquisa consiste, em um primeiro momento, em mobilizar uma perspectiva arqueológica dos media, examinando três diferentes objetos como artefatos místicos: a escrita, a relíquia e a eletricidade. Essa abordagem, interessando-se à maneira pela qual cada medium engendra uma fantasmagoria diferente, ilumina a compreensão do imaginário místico resultante de um habitat estratificado em diferentes camadas. Em seguida, examinamos certos aspectos da mística digital a partir da contraposição de dois regimes do imaginário provocados por duas ecologias materiais. Inicialmente, na época do PC e das interfaces informáticas, há a emergência de um imaginário místico transcendental, cristalizado na imagem do ciberespaço e caracterizado por um angelismo renovado. Posteriormente, com a introdução das redes sem fio e dos dispositivos móveis, a imagem de um ambiente reticular animista caracterizado por um retorno do paganismo se reforça. Uma das formas deste imaginário místico imanente é o tecnoxamanismo, nosso campo de reflexão para compreendermos o atual reencantamento do mundo caracterizado pela sinergia entre a técnica e o arcaico

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Duarte, Janluis. "Os bruxos do século XX : neopaganismo e invenção de tradições na Inglaterra do pós-guerra." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UnB, 2008. http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/3394.

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Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Humanas, Departamento de História, 2008.
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Este trabalho enfoca o surgimento de uma religião: a moderna bruxaria neopagã, ou Wicca, a partir da obra do funcionário aposentado da Coroa Britânica, Gerald Brosseau Gardner, em meados do século XX. Baseada em crenças e idéias já bastante difundidas desde fins do século anterior, mas restritas a uma parcela específica da sociedade inglesa - entre as quais se incluem as teorias antropológicas de Sir James Frazer e de Margaret Murray - poucos anos após a sua divulgação a doutrina de Gardner alcançou imensa popularidade, sendo hoje contada entre as religiões com maior número de adeptos. Além disso, causou a ressignificação não apenas do movimento neopagão, cujo cunho nacionalista ou literário é abandonado em prol do caráter religioso, como da própria figura da bruxa. O que buscamos traçar, portanto, foram não apenas as origens e influências que resultaram na síntese de Gardner, mas igualmente os fatores sociais que possibilitaram seu surgimento e sua rápida expansão, entre os quais se incluem a necessidade de recuperação de poder numa Inglaterra devastada pela guerra e que perdera a sua posição hegemônica no panorama mundial, bem como a criação de uma identidade contra-cultural em um mundo em rápida transformação. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT
This work focuses on the birth of a new religion: the contemporary neopagan witchcraft, or Wicca, centered on the work of the retired servant of the British Empire, Gerald Brosseau Gardner, in the middle 20th Century. Based on beliefs and ideas strongly spread since the end of the last century, but restricted to a specific portion of the british society – among which are included the anthropological theories of Sir James Frazer and Margaret Murray – just a few years after its publishing, Gardner’s doctrine has reached an immense popularity, being ranked, today, between the greater religions of the world in number of adherents. In addition, it caused the resignification of not only the neopagan movement, which nationalist or literarily pattern is abandoned by means of the religious character, but also of the figure of the witch itself. What we tried to trace, this way, were not only the origins and influences that results in the Gardner’s synthesis, but also the social factors that granted its rising and its fast spreading, among which are included the need of power retrieving in a war-devastated England that has lost his hegemonic position in the world background, asides the creation of a counter-cultural identity in a fast transforming world.

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Terzetti, Filho Celso Luiz. "A deusa não conhece fronteiras e fala todas as línguas: um estudo sobre a religião Wicca nos estados unidos e no Brasil." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2016. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/19274.

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Created in England at the end of the first half of the twentieth century Wicca was widespread in the United States from the 60's, and in Brazil from the end of the 90s. Based on the works of the founder, Gerald B. Gardner, productions of American and Brazilian groups as well as field observations in Brazil and the United States, this study sought to identify the elements and ideas that contributed to the deterritorialization of religion and its reception in different contexts. Our thesis is that through the combination of two project identities Wicca previously restricted to a nationalist interpretation has been reoriented to a global context
Surgida na Inglaterra no final da primeira metade do século XX a Wicca foi amplamente difundida nos Estados Unidos a partir da década de 60, e no Brasil a partir do final da década de 90. Partindo da análise das obras do fundador, Gerald B. Gardner, das produções de grupos estadunidenses e brasileiros, bem como observações de campo no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos, esta pesquisa buscou identificar os elementos e ideias que contribuíram para a desterritorialização da religião e sua recepção em diferentes contextos. Nossa tese é a de que através da articulação de duas identidades de projeto a Wicca antes restrita a uma interpretação nacionalista foi reorientada para um contexto global

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Shufelt, Catherine Armetta. ""Something wicked this way comes" constructing the witch in contemporary American popular culture /." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1194289705.

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Manning, Lydia K. "A CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION: OLDER WOMEN EMBRACING THE DIVINE FEMININE." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1091025339.

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Furney, Mandy. "A nature-based religion in the city : contemporary North American pagan relationships with urban environments /." 2004.

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Malita-Król, Joanna. "Polscy wiccanie : studium religii przeżywanej." Praca doktorska, 2019. https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/73238.

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Vacíková, Michala. "Lotyšské hnutí "dievturība"." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-313710.

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The aim of this thesis is to describe origins, history, activity and influence of a Latvian religious movement called Dievturība, established in Latvia in the interwar period, interruption of their activities as a consequence of the Soviet occupation in 1940 and its renewal in exile, especially in the United States, where the followers of Dievturība built an important Latvian cultural centre, as well as its rebirth in the independent Latvia after 1990. With the help of the American Dievturi Latvian followers try to gain more attention through organizing cultural events and raise public awareness of Dievturība. Furthermore the thesis surveys origins of the movement's doctrine, contacts of Dievturība with folklore groups, attitude of its followers, Dievturi, towards politics and media and especially the significance of Dievturība for forming the modern Latvian society. Special attention is paid to Ernests Brastiņš, a founder of the movement, to his life, thoughts, ideas and plans connected with his effort to revive Latvian national cultural consciousness. There are also important the views of critics of Dievturība's doctrine and its understanding of pre-Christian Latvian religion, to which Dievturība relates. In my work I also try to outline the pre-Christian Latvian religion and to find differences...

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Miechová, Martina. "Pohanský radikalismus: Hledání politické identity Severského novopohanství." Master's thesis, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-404479.

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This paper aims to examine the development of political thinking of Heathenry and the factors that determine the political identity of particular heathen groups, namely their tendency to right-wing radicalism. The first chapter (after introduction) consists of four case studies; each one represents a different type of group in regard to where and under which circumstances they emerged, to the context that has been shaping their religious and political beliefs, and to the way they legitimize their possible political activism. The following two chapters analyze the historical influences that marked the difference in the ideological development of the two main types of Heathenry, Ásatrú and Odinism, in two distinct cultural milieus - Europe and the US. The final chapter is a synthesis of the case studies in relation to their historical background. The outcome of this synthesis offers a possible interpretation of the process of radicalization of the heathen groups. KEY WORDS: New religious movements, Germanic neopaganism, religious racism, political religion, nationalism, extremism, Asatru, Odinism

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Caron, Alexandra. "Vers une éthique écoféministe et interspirituelle de l’eau : dialogue entre néopaganisme, christianisme et traditions autochtones en Amérique du Nord." Thèse, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/20136.

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"Neopaganismus online : das World Wide Web als Kommunikationsplattform zur Konstruktion spiritueller Identität /." Münster : Verl.-Haus Monsenstein und Vannerdat, 2009. http://d-nb.info/996737308/04.

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Hošková, Magdalena. "Zaklínadla jako součást finské lidové slovesnosti." Master's thesis, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-304253.

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Author's name: Magdalena Hošková School: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts Department: Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Title: Spells as a Part of Finnish Folklore Supervisor: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pages: 77 Key words: spell, Finnish spells, Finnish folklore, Kalevala, Finnish mythology, tietäjä, shaman, prayer, healing magic, homoeopathic magic, John Abercromby, James Frazer, neoshamanism, neopaganism This thesis deals with spells as a part of Finnish folklore. It depicts the circumstances of the spells' genesis, as well as their structural features and different purposes of their use. It is considered that most spells were created during the era of late paganism and early Christianity. This is true not only of Finland but also of Europe in general. The thesis also analyses the role of the shaman as the spiritual leader of Finnish people living in the era before the spells' creation and thereafter analyses the role of the shaman's successor: the tietäjä, the charmer who created spells and used them to help people in his community. So the tietäjä used his spells for the same purpose as his predecessor, the shaman, used trance states, which he entered via drumming, chanting and dancing. In the trance state, he talked to animal spirits and ancestors' spirits and...

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Futterlieb, Kristin [Verfasser]. "Neopaganismus Online : das World Wide Web als Kommunikationsplattform zur Konstruktion spiritueller Identität / vorgelegt von Kristin Futterlieb." 2008. http://d-nb.info/997928093/34.

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Black, Josiah W. "An analysis of the perceived challenges and experiences of some student practitioners of earth-based religions at Porpoise State University." 2011. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1639862.

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The university environment can be a challenging and highly experiential place for students. This study is an in-depth look at the challenges and experiences of students who practice Earth-Based religions on Porpoise State University’s campus. The theoretical framework for this study draws principally from the work of Chickering (1969), Chickering and Reisser (1993), and Fowler (1981). These works serve as the principle scaffolding around which other literature on the subject can be interpreted and applied. Additionally, this study contains an review of literature relevant to Pagan beliefs and experiences. This study was qualitative in nature and focused on phenomenological methodology. Data were gathered through interviews, semi-structured in format, with students who identified as practitioners of Earth Based Religions and maintained full-time student status with Porpoise State University. Students, and their university, were given pseudonyms for their protection. Data analysis utilized grounded coding introduced by Strauss and Corbin (1997) and produced themes which were common to the experience of each student. The researcher concluded that Pagan students face a variety of challenges at Porpoise State. Conclusions were drawn about spiritual development in the sample, access to resources, campus atmosphere, and student interactions. The researcher also introduced several suggestions for best practice including the development of a designated worship space for students, the establishment of a full time university staff member to coordinate spiritual development, and the inclusion of specific information about Earth Based religions into Porpoise State training materials for new employees.
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Velloso, Brunella Lago. "Arqueologia e apropriações do discurso científico na construção da identidade celta no Ocidente Peninsular e nos novos cultos a Endovélico." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/45370.

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Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender como acontecem as apropriações do discurso científico, por parte de grupos religiosos neopagãos, para a elaboração dos cultos a Endovélico e para a construção da identidade celta. O neopaganismo, categoria conceitual que se enquadra nas espiritualidades alternativas, baseia-se no cruzamento referencial entre discursos de imaginário social e discursos científicos para a construção de seus cultos politeístas. Inspirados na idealização de sociedades antigas, como a dos celtas, os neopagãos utilizam-se do conhecimento científico para legitimar suas crenças sobre povos ancestrais e sobre antigos deuses pagãos. Utilizou-se como metodologia a análise do discurso de três grupos neopagãos, a partir de entrevistas e de textos disponíveis em seus websites. No neopaganismo ibérico nota-se a busca pelo reavivamento de uma identidade celta ancestral de povos do Ocidente Peninsular, enquanto antigas divindades ibéricas pré-romanas são adoradas. Endovélico é considerado o deus mais importante do panteão lusitano ou celtibero, sendo atualmente cultuado no local onde antes existiu o santuário romano dedicado a este deus.
This study aims at understanding how the appropriations of scientific discourse take place, on the part of neo-pagan religious groups, for the elaboration of Endovellicus cults and for the construction of Celtic identity. Neopaganism is a conceptual category that fits into alternative spiritualities. Neopaganism is based on social imaginary and on the scientific discourses for the construction of its polytheistic cults. Inspired by the idealization of ancient societies, such as the Celts, Neopagans use scientific knowledge to legitimize their beliefs about ancestral peoples and about ancient pagan gods. The methodology consists of discourse analysis based on interviews and texts available on websites of three neo-pagan groups. In the Iberian neo-paganism, there is a revival of an ancestral Celtic identity of the peoples from the Western Peninsular. Ancient pre-Roman Iberian deities are worshiped in Iberian neo-paganism. Endovellicus is considered the most important god in ancient Iberian pantheon, and is currently worshiped in the place where the Roman sanctuary dedicated to this god existed before.

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