The Artifice of Daidalos: Modern Minoica as Religious Focus in Contemporary Paganism
This paper examines the representation of Minoan Crete within the feminist Goddess Movement, separatist, feminist, Dianic Witchcraft, and the maleonly Minoan Brotherhood. Analysis and critique of the matriarchalist understanding of Minoan material culture by these groups demonstrates that it is inte...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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equinox
2017
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International journal for the study of new religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-212 |
| Further subjects: | B
Goddess Movement
B Minoan Brotherhood B Snake Goddess B Mother Goddess B Contemporary Paganism |
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| Summary: | This paper examines the representation of Minoan Crete within the feminist Goddess Movement, separatist, feminist, Dianic Witchcraft, and the maleonly Minoan Brotherhood. Analysis and critique of the matriarchalist understanding of Minoan material culture by these groups demonstrates that it is interpreted in a highly ideological manner that has little to do with actual Minoan religion. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-952X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.37403 |