The myth of the burning times and the politics of resistance in contemporary American Wicca

Many contemporary Wiccans organize their narratives of oppression around the historical model of the Burning Times - the early-modern persecution of witches, i.e. women and marginalized persons, providing them a powerful set of symbols to organize their concerns. These narratives seek to transcend q...

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Main Author: Shuck, Glenn W. 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2000
In: The journal of religion & society
Year: 2000, Volume: 2
Further subjects:B Historiography
B Wicca
B Conformity
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