Pagan and Indigenous Communities in Interreligious Contexts: Interrogating Identity, Power, and Authenticity
This study surveys the relationships between contemporary Pagan and indigenous communities within interreligious contexts and interrogates the description of contemporary Pagan religions as "indigenous European traditions" by some Pagans in these arenas. Contemporary Pagan constructions of...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox Publ.
[2018]
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The pomegranate
Année: 2018, Volume: 20, Numéro: 2, Pages: 179-207 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Européen
/ Blancs
/ Néopaganisme
/ Culture traditionnelle
/ Religion
/ Dialogue interreligieux
/ Peuple indigène
/ Religion primitive
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux BB Religions traditionnelles ou tribales |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Indigenous
B United Religions Initiative B Parliament of the World's Religions B Contemporary Paganism B Interfaith B Interreligious |
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| Résumé: | This study surveys the relationships between contemporary Pagan and indigenous communities within interreligious contexts and interrogates the description of contemporary Pagan religions as "indigenous European traditions" by some Pagans in these arenas. Contemporary Pagan constructions of authenticity located in claims of "indigeneity" raise a number of questions concerning identity and power, as well as about what defines the contested category of "indigeneity." This essay argues that white (Euro-American and European) Pagans should avoid enhancing their aura of authenticity by employing "indigeneity'"as an identity marker, because to do so distorts and erases the ongoing structural oppressions resulting from the history of European colonialism. It purchases political legitimacy for Pagans on the interfaith stage, but does little to make reparations to generationally traumatized and impoverished indigenous peoples. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1735 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The pomegranate
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/pome.32588 |