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Enchanted Feminism

Enchanted Feminism: The Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco is an anthropological study of the Reclaiming Wiccan community of San Francisco. It was written by the Scandinavian theologian Jone Salomonsen of the California State University, Northridge and first published in 2002 by the Routledge.

Enchanted Feminism: The Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco
The first edition of Enchanted Feminism.
AuthorJone Salomonsen
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectReligious studies
Pagan studies
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date
2002
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)

Background edit

Paganism and Wicca in the United States edit

Contemporary Paganism, which is also referred to as Neo-Paganism, is an umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements, particularly those influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various pagan beliefs of pre-modern Europe.[1][2] The religion of Pagan Witchcraft, or Wicca, was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and is one of several Pagan religions. The figure at the forefront of Wicca's early development was the English occultist Gerald Gardner (1884–1964), the author of Witchcraft Today (1954) and The Meaning of Witchcraft (1959) and the founder of a tradition known as Gardnerian Wicca. Gardnerian Wicca revolved around the veneration of both a Horned God and a Mother Goddess, the celebration of eight seasonally-based festivals in a Wheel of the Year and the practice of magical rituals in groups known as covens. Gardnerianism was subsequently brought to the U.S. in the early 1960s by an English initiate, Raymond Buckland (1934–), and his then-wife Rosemary, who together founded a coven in Long Island.[3][4]

In the U.S., new variants of Wicca developed, including Dianic Wicca, a tradition founded in the 1970s which was influenced by second wave feminism, emphasized female-only covens, and rejected the veneration of the Horned God. One initiate of both the Dianic and Gardnerian traditions was a woman known as Starhawk (1951–) who went on to found her own tradition, Reclaiming Wicca, as well as publishing The Spiral Dance: a Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess (1979), a book which helped spread Wicca throughout the U.S.[5][6]

Prior to Magiocco's work, three American researchers working in the field of Pagan studies had separately published investigations of the Pagan community in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The first of these had been the practicing Wiccan, journalist and political activist Margot Adler in her Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today, which was first published by Viking Press in 1979.[7] A second study was produced by the anthropologist Tanya M. Luhrmann in her Persuasions of the Witches' Craft: Ritual Magic in Contemporary England (1989), in which she focused on both a Wiccan coven and several ceremonial magic orders that were then operating in London.[8] This was followed by the sociologist Loretta Orion's Never Again the Burning Times: Paganism Revisited (1995), which focused on Pagan communities on the American East Coast and Midwest.[9]

References edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Carpenter 1996. p. 40.
  2. ^ Lewis 2004. p. 13.
  3. ^ Hutton 1999 pp. 205–252.
  4. ^ Clifton 2006. pp. 24–25
  5. ^ Hutton 1999. pp. 340–351
  6. ^ Clifton 2006. pp. 122–123
  7. ^ Adler 1979.
  8. ^ Luhrmann 1989.
  9. ^ Orion 1995.

Bibliography edit

Academic books and papers
  • Berger, Helen, A. (1999). A Community of Witches: Contemporary Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-246-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Berger, Helen A.; Leach, Evan A.; Shaffer, Leigh S. (2003). Voices from the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-488-6.
  • Carpenter, Dennis D. (1996). James R. Lewis (ed.). "Emergent Nature Spirituality: An Examination of the Major Spiritual Contours of the Contemporary Pagan Worldview". Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft. Albany: State University of New York Press. pp. 35–72. ISBN 978-0-7914-2890-0.
  • Clifton, Chas S. (2006). Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America. Oxford and Lanham: AltaMira. ISBN 978-0-7591-0202-6.
  • Dömötör, Tekla. (1986). "Andrew Vázsonyi 1906-1986" (PDF). Folklore Forum. Vol. 19, no. 2. pp. 125–129.
  • Hutton, Ronald (1999). The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-820744-3.
  • Lewis, James R. (2004). The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements. London and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514986-9.
  • Luhrmann, Tanya M. (1989). Persuasions of the Witch's Craft: Ritual Magic in England. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-66324-4.
  • Magliocco, Sabina (2004). Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-paganism in America. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-3803-7.
  • Orion, Loretta (1995). Never Again the Burning Times: Paganism Revisited. Long Grove, Illinois: Waveland Press. ISBN 978-0-88133-835-5.
  • Salomonsen, Jone (2002). Enchanted Feminism: The Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-22393-5.
Academic book reviews
  • Lewis, James R. (2005). "Review of Witching Culture". The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies. Vol. 7, no. 2. Equinox. pp. 226–227.
  • Pike, Sarah M. (2006). "Review of Witching Culture". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Vol. 12, no. 1. pp. 241–242. JSTOR 3803946.
  • Simpson, Jacqueline (2005). "Review of Witching Culture". Folklore. Vol. 116, no. 2. Folklore Society. pp. 238–239. JSTOR 30035290.
  • Von Schnurbein, Stefanie (2008). "Review of Witching Culture". History of Religions. Vol. 47, no. 4. pp. 350–351. JSTOR 589795.

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Enchanted Feminism The Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco is an anthropological study of the Reclaiming Wiccan community of San Francisco It was written by the Scandinavian theologian Jone Salomonsen of the California State University Northridge and first published in 2002 by the Routledge Enchanted Feminism The Reclaiming Witches of San FranciscoThe first edition of Enchanted Feminism AuthorJone SalomonsenCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishSubjectReligious studiesPagan studiesPublisherRoutledgePublication date2002Media typePrint Hardcover amp Paperback Contents 1 Background 1 1 Paganism and Wicca in the United States 2 References 2 1 Footnotes 2 2 BibliographyBackground editPaganism and Wicca in the United States edit Contemporary Paganism which is also referred to as Neo Paganism is an umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various pagan beliefs of pre modern Europe 1 2 The religion of Pagan Witchcraft or Wicca was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and is one of several Pagan religions The figure at the forefront of Wicca s early development was the English occultist Gerald Gardner 1884 1964 the author of Witchcraft Today 1954 and The Meaning of Witchcraft 1959 and the founder of a tradition known as Gardnerian Wicca Gardnerian Wicca revolved around the veneration of both a Horned God and a Mother Goddess the celebration of eight seasonally based festivals in a Wheel of the Year and the practice of magical rituals in groups known as covens Gardnerianism was subsequently brought to the U S in the early 1960s by an English initiate Raymond Buckland 1934 and his then wife Rosemary who together founded a coven in Long Island 3 4 In the U S new variants of Wicca developed including Dianic Wicca a tradition founded in the 1970s which was influenced by second wave feminism emphasized female only covens and rejected the veneration of the Horned God One initiate of both the Dianic and Gardnerian traditions was a woman known as Starhawk 1951 who went on to found her own tradition Reclaiming Wicca as well as publishing The Spiral Dance a Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess 1979 a book which helped spread Wicca throughout the U S 5 6 Prior to Magiocco s work three American researchers working in the field of Pagan studies had separately published investigations of the Pagan community in both the United States and the United Kingdom The first of these had been the practicing Wiccan journalist and political activist Margot Adler in her Drawing Down the Moon Witches Druids Goddess Worshippers and Other Pagans in America Today which was first published by Viking Press in 1979 7 A second study was produced by the anthropologist Tanya M Luhrmann in her Persuasions of the Witches Craft Ritual Magic in Contemporary England 1989 in which she focused on both a Wiccan coven and several ceremonial magic orders that were then operating in London 8 This was followed by the sociologist Loretta Orion s Never Again the Burning Times Paganism Revisited 1995 which focused on Pagan communities on the American East Coast and Midwest 9 References editFootnotes edit Carpenter 1996 p 40 Lewis 2004 p 13 Hutton 1999 pp 205 252 Clifton 2006 pp 24 25 Hutton 1999 pp 340 351 Clifton 2006 pp 122 123 Adler 1979 Luhrmann 1989 Orion 1995 Bibliography edit Academic books and papersBerger Helen A 1999 A Community of Witches Contemporary Neo Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States Columbia South Carolina University of South Carolina Press ISBN 978 1 57003 246 2 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Berger Helen A Leach Evan A Shaffer Leigh S 2003 Voices from the Pagan Census A National Survey of Witches and Neo Pagans in the United States Columbia South Carolina University of South Carolina Press ISBN 978 1 57003 488 6 Carpenter Dennis D 1996 James R Lewis ed Emergent Nature Spirituality An Examination of the Major Spiritual Contours of the Contemporary Pagan Worldview Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft Albany State University of New York Press pp 35 72 ISBN 978 0 7914 2890 0 Clifton Chas S 2006 Her Hidden Children The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America Oxford and Lanham AltaMira ISBN 978 0 7591 0202 6 Domotor Tekla 1986 Andrew Vazsonyi 1906 1986 PDF Folklore Forum Vol 19 no 2 pp 125 129 Hutton Ronald 1999 The Triumph of the Moon A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft New York Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 820744 3 Lewis James R 2004 The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements London and New York Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 514986 9 Luhrmann Tanya M 1989 Persuasions of the Witch s Craft Ritual Magic in England Cambridge MA Harvard University Press ISBN 978 0 674 66324 4 Magliocco Sabina 2004 Witching Culture Folklore and Neo paganism in America Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 978 0 8122 3803 7 Orion Loretta 1995 Never Again the Burning Times Paganism Revisited Long Grove Illinois Waveland Press ISBN 978 0 88133 835 5 Salomonsen Jone 2002 Enchanted Feminism The Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco London Routledge ISBN 978 0 415 22393 5 Academic book reviewsLewis James R 2005 Review of Witching Culture The Pomegranate The International Journal of Pagan Studies Vol 7 no 2 Equinox pp 226 227 Pike Sarah M 2006 Review of Witching Culture The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Vol 12 no 1 pp 241 242 JSTOR 3803946 Simpson Jacqueline 2005 Review of Witching Culture Folklore Vol 116 no 2 Folklore Society pp 238 239 JSTOR 30035290 Von Schnurbein Stefanie 2008 Review of Witching Culture History of Religions Vol 47 no 4 pp 350 351 JSTOR 589795 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enchanted Feminism amp oldid 1159455474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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