Pagan Religions in Five Minutes
Suzanne Owen [+–]
Leeds Trinity University
thesis as The Appropriation of Native American Spirituality (Continuum 2008). She is currently Reader in Religious Studies at Leeds Trinity University in the UK researching indigeneity in Newfoundland and British Druidry
Angela Puca [+–]
Leeds Trinity University
Pagan Religions in Five Minutes provides an accessible set of essays on questions relating to Pagan identities and practices, both historically and in contemporary societies as well as informative essays on different Pagan groups, such as Druidry, Wicca, Heathenry and others. The book includes answers to a range of questions such as: How many Pagans are there? What do Pagans believe? Is Paganism a real religion or is it just made-up? Is Satanism a type of Paganism? Do all Pagans celebrate the solstices? Why is it written “Pagan” and other times “pagan”? Do they have sacred texts? Is Druidry the indigenous religion of Europe? What does the pentagram symbol mean? Can anyone be a witch? Are Pagans anti-Christian? The book also covers issues with terminology, including the labelling of ancient, non-Western and indigenous groups as ‘pagan’, common assumptions and misconceptions about Pagans, and more.
Each essay is by a leading scholar in the field, offering clear and concise answers along with suggestions for further reading. The book is ideal for both the curious and as an entry book for classroom use and studying Paganism.
Because each chapter can be read in about five minutes, the books offer ideal supplementary resources in classrooms or an engaging read for those curious about the world around them.
Series: Religion in 5 Minutes
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
thesis as The Appropriation of Native American Spirituality (Continuum 2008). She is currently Reader in Religious Studies at Leeds Trinity University in the UK researching indigeneity in Newfoundland and British Druidry
Paganism
thesis as The Appropriation of Native American Spirituality (Continuum 2008). She is currently Reader in Religious Studies at Leeds Trinity University in the UK researching indigeneity in Newfoundland and British Druidry
Pagan Religions
thesis as The Appropriation of Native American Spirituality (Continuum 2008). She is currently Reader in Religious Studies at Leeds Trinity University in the UK researching indigeneity in Newfoundland and British Druidry
Director of New Religions Research and Information Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies. Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson has
experience of fifteen years (2004–2019) in applying qualitative social research
methods. During this period, she has conducted fieldwork in Baltic countries,
Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, Armenia, and India. She has published on
the material collected during her fieldwork on post-Soviet and Soviet religiosity,
alternative religious movements and subcultures. During 2014–2017,
she was a book series editor in the field of New Religious Movements at
De Gruyter Open. She has edited and co-edited journal issues (e.g., Open Theology
(2017), Journal of Lithuanian Anthropology (to be published in 2019).
Since 2016, she has been the correspondent for information concerning sociological
and legal aspects of religion in Lithuania (French National Research
Center (CNRS) and University of Strasbourg (France)). Since 2018, she has
been President of the Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religions.
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MRes in Social Anthropology
MA in English and Digital Humanities
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