Who Is, and Who Is Not a Pagan?: Struggles in Defining Contemporary Paganism: A Response to Ethan Doyle White

The article deals with Pagan studies’ attempts to define contemporary Paganism and claims that definition-building is not a fruitful way of getting to a better understanding of the phenomenon. The article (i) introduces the ways that Pagan studies have tacked the issue of defining contemporary Pagan...

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Autore principale: Horák, Pavel (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2020
In: The pomegranate
Anno: 2020, Volume: 22, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 125–145
Altre parole chiave:B Theology
B Polytheism
B Animism
B Contemporary Paganism
B religion definition
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