Transforming Deities: Modern Pagan Projects of Revival and Reinvention
This article examines a variety of ways in which deities from the ancient Mediterranean have been re-appropriated, re-interpreted, transformed, and invented for contemporary religious and socio-political purposes by local Pagan communities—especially in Greece, Italy, Iberia, and Malta—and by follow...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2017
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International journal for the study of new religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-236 |
Further subjects: | B
Deities
B Hellenic Paganism B Iberian Pagans B Çatalhöyük B Italian Pagans B Goddess Spirituality B Maltese Pagans B Modern Paganism B Goddesses |
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Summary: | This article examines a variety of ways in which deities from the ancient Mediterranean have been re-appropriated, re-interpreted, transformed, and invented for contemporary religious and socio-political purposes by local Pagan communities—especially in Greece, Italy, Iberia, and Malta—and by followers of the global Goddess spirituality movement. |
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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.37404 |