Practical Magic: The Political Economy of British Paganism, from Religious Affiliation Toward Popular Enchantment
While the discipline of Pagan Studies has generated a wealth of research into the content, customs, historicity, and phenomenology of various Pagan traditions, the economic structure of Pagan religions remains mostly unstudied. This paper ventures into this lacuna in the discipline, prompted by a se...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2018]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Implicit religion
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 21, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 180-201 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Großbritannien
/ Νεοπαγανισμός
/ Οικονομική δραστηριότητα
/ Οικονομική κατάσταση
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AD Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας, Πολιτική της θρησκείας AG Θρησκευτική ζωή, Υλική θρησκεία ΑΖ Νέες θρησκείες KBF Βρετανικές Νήσοι |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Spirituality
B Witchcraft B Θρησκεία B anthropology of economics B Paganism B Christianity B esoteric bookshops B Neoliberalism B Pagan bookshops B Anthropology of religion B Fandom B Publishing B economics of religion B austerity B Druidry |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (doi) |
| Σύνοψη: | While the discipline of Pagan Studies has generated a wealth of research into the content, customs, historicity, and phenomenology of various Pagan traditions, the economic structure of Pagan religions remains mostly unstudied. This paper ventures into this lacuna in the discipline, prompted by a series of recent events in the British Pagan community, asking--what role have economic forces played in these events, and do they mean British Paganism is going into decline? The suggestion of this paper is that the development of Pagan traditions is inextricably linked to economic processes and institutions. Pagan traditions rely upon the market to distribute their teachings and materials. As such, the Pagan community's closest economic analogue is that of a "fandom." Through three semi-structured interviews with the owner-operators of Pagan bookshops, and a case study of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, this paper explores how macroeconomic trends have had a detrimental impact on the Pagan community, while popular enchantment continues to flourish. This dynamic represents an important case of the complex relationship between enchantment, economics, and belief in "unbelieving" societies. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.37043 |
