Binding: Paperback
Description: What is Wicca? Is it witchcraft Paganism occultism esotericism magic spirituality mysticism nature religion secrecy gnosis the exotic or 'other'? Wicca has been defined by and explored within all these contexts over the past thirty years by anthropologists sociologists and historians but there has been a tendency to sublimate and negate the role of Christianity in Wicca's historical and contemporary contexts. Joanne Pearson 'prowls the borderlands of Christianity to uncover the untold history of Wicca. Exploring the problematic nature of the Wiccan claim of marginality it contains a groundbreaking analysis of themes in Christian traditions that are inherent in the development of contemporary Wicca. These focus on the accusations which have been levelled against Catholisicm heterodoxy and witchcraft throughout history: ritual deviant sexuality and magic.
Title: Wicca And The Christian Heritage Ritual Sex And Magic
Author(s): Pearson Joanne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415254144
Pages: 190 Pages
Publication Date: 4/30/2007
Category: Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems