Creation and Innovation in Australian Paganism

This article gives a brief account of the background to contemporary Paganism, its emergence in Australia, discusses some of its key players and publications, and then discusses the increasing focus on Paganism as a nature religion. It demonstrates how practitioners have had to employ innovation and...

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Published in:Journal for the academic study of religion
Main Author: Hume, Lynne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2007
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Further subjects:B Pacific
B Academic Study
B Religion
B Australia
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Summary:This article gives a brief account of the background to contemporary Paganism, its emergence in Australia, discusses some of its key players and publications, and then discusses the increasing focus on Paganism as a nature religion. It demonstrates how practitioners have had to employ innovation and a re-working of the myth cycle because of the particular environments within which they ?nd themselves. The southern hemisphere raises some unique problems which have to be reconciled, and Aboriginal Australian spirituality, with its deep connections with the land, has had an effect on this innovation as well.
ISSN:2047-7058
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/arsr.v20i1.45