Religion as a Discursive Technique: The Politics of Classifying Wicca

This article demonstrates how the category of religion functions as a discursive technique in social formation. The Finnish Wicca movement, which failed to obtain the status of a registered religious community in Finland at the beginning of the twenty-first century, is used as an example of how clas...

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Main Author: Taira, Teemu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2010]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2010, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 379-394
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