"I am Mother to my Plants": Trees, Plants and Private Gardens in the Practice of Modern Witches and Pagans
The tree stands as a sacred symbol in many faith traditions. Unsurprisingly, nature-based new religious movements are no exception. This article considers the manifestation of sacred trees in a number of religious traditions, including Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander spirituality, A...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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[2018]
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Fieldwork in religion
Anno: 2018, Volume: 13, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 169-182 |
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Dialogo interreligioso
/ Albero sacro
/ Culto di Wicca
/ Paganesimo
/ Piante
/ Giardino <motivo>
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AF Geografia delle religioni AG Vita religiosa AZ Nuove religioni |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Fieldwork
B Nature B Wicca B Paganism B Religione B tree B garden |
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| Riepilogo: | The tree stands as a sacred symbol in many faith traditions. Unsurprisingly, nature-based new religious movements are no exception. This article considers the manifestation of sacred trees in a number of religious traditions, including Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander spirituality, Abrahamic traditions, Ancient Egyptian religion, Buddhism, Hinduism, Norse mythology, the Shinto faith, and nature-based new religious movements. After this initial section, I present the findings of a fieldwork project undertaken in 2016. Using the survey as a tool, this project enquired into the use of trees, plants, and private gardens among practitioners from nature-based new religious movements. This survey makes use of both quantitative and qualitative survey methods, having been distributed to various nature-based new religious movements in New Zealand, Australia, Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Despite extensive tree lore, these survey results present the tree as a peripheral plant in the practitioners' everyday practice, with the garden as a whole being more critical than any single variety of vegetation. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-0623 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/firn.36021 |
