Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
19. Are All Witches Pagan?
Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
Mary Hamner [+]
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Mary Hamner is at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill specializing in religion and culture. Her research interests include religion and social media, ethnography, secularism, and contemporary witchcraft. She publishes about Wicca and witchcraft and maintains a social media presence under the name Thorn Mooney.
Description
Witches and Paganism have a complex relationship, depending on how Paganism is defined. Witchcraft was historically associated with Paganism, but the definition of Paganism varies today. The decentralised nature of Pagan beliefs complicates categorisation, and an increasing number of witches now integrate diverse traditions into their practices. Although they may attend the same rituals, individually they may identify as one or the other, if not both.