The Rune-Gild: Heathenism, Traditionalism, and the Left-Hand Path
The focus of this article is the Rune-Gild, a rune magical group founded in Texas, USA, in 1980, and which has variously been described as a Heathen, a Traditionalist, and a Left-Hand Path organization. The influence of these three esoteric currents on the Gild is examined, as is the issue of how th...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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equinox
2010
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International journal for the study of new religions
Jahr: 2010, Band: 1, Heft: 1, Seiten: 95-115 |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Esotericism
B Heathenism B The Rune-Gild B Radical Taditionalism B The Left-Hand Path |
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Zusammenfassung: | The focus of this article is the Rune-Gild, a rune magical group founded in Texas, USA, in 1980, and which has variously been described as a Heathen, a Traditionalist, and a Left-Hand Path organization. The influence of these three esoteric currents on the Gild is examined, as is the issue of how they intermix to fit a common frame of reference. The article argues that describing a complex movement such as the Rune-Gild in a singular fashion, by referencing to only one of these currents, involves the risk of providing a one-sided and ultimately inaccurate depiction. Instead, a description involving a thorough examination of all major influences is required, and this in turn makes it necessary for the scholar to achieve a high-level historical familiarity with a broad range of Western religious phenomena. |
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ISSN: | 2041-952X |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.v1i1.95 |