Reflecting on Studying Wicca from within the Academy and the Craft: An Autobiographical Perspective

This reflexive biography discusses how discovering Wicca initiated a dual learning process within the international magical community and the Academy. It describes an ongoing dynamic of personal, intellectual and spiritual development within the context of two communities, and examines perceptions...

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Main Author: Harrington, Melissa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. [2016]
In: The pomegranate
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 180-193
Further subjects:B Wicca
B Pagan Studies
B Research Methods
B Cognitive Dissonance
B outsider debate / insider
B guesthood
B Neo-paganism
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