'A higher degree of scholarship': Pagans and the language of scholarly authority

Through an exploration of the intellectual history and contemporary writings of the Pagan movement, this study will examine the lineage of 'knowledge-based' authority in contemporary Paganism. In particular, it will illuminate how the intellectual lineage of Pagan writings helped contempor...

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Main Author: Buccitelli, Anthony Bak (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2016]
In: Culture and religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-18
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paganism / Intellectual history / Religion / Authority / Scholar
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AZ New religious movements
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Summary:Through an exploration of the intellectual history and contemporary writings of the Pagan movement, this study will examine the lineage of 'knowledge-based' authority in contemporary Paganism. In particular, it will illuminate how the intellectual lineage of Pagan writings helped contemporary writers respond to a moment of crisis in Paganism, and it will provide an explanation for the traditionalised use of the rhetorical modes of scholarly authority among Pagan writers.
ISSN:1475-5610
Contains:Enthalten in: Culture and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2016.1159592