A Double Issue of The Pomegranate: The First Decades of Contemporary Pagan Studies
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v17i1-2.29701Keywords:
Paganism, Witchcraft, Wicca, Pagan studiesAbstract
Tracing the history of Pagan studies, primarily in the United States, I look back to the Pomegranate's inspiration, Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion and touch on some high points in the history of Pagan studies book publication well.References
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Bonewits, Isaac. “Quibbles with Kirkpatrick.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (1984): 41–2.
Davy, Barbara Jane. Introduction to Pagan Studies. Lanham, Md., AltaMira Press, 2007.
Clifton, Chas S. “Asking the Wrong Questions.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (1984): 38–40.
——. Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America. Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2006.
Coleman, Kristy. Re-riting Women: Dianic Women and the Feminine Divine. Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2009.
Forfreedom, Ann. “A Good Survey Turned to Trash.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (1984): 40–1.
Hutton, Ronald. The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof: oso/9780198207443.001.0001.
——. “Writing the History of Witchcraft, a Personal View.” The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies 12, no. 2 (2010): 239–62.
Kelly, Aidan A. Crafting the Art of Magic, Book 1: A History of Modern Witchcraft, 1939– 1964. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1991.
——. Inventing Witchcraft: A Case Study in the Creation of a New Religion. Loughborough: Thoth Publications, 2007.
——. “Inventing Witchcraft: The Gardnerian Paper Trail.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (Summer 1984): 19–29.
Kirkpatrick, R. George, Rich Rainey, and Kathryn Rubi. “An Empirical Study of Wiccan Religion in Postindustrial Society.” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 14, no. 1 (1986): 33–8.
——. “Pagan Renaissance and Wicca Witchcraft in Industrial Society: A Study of Parasociology and the Sociology of Enchantment.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (Summer 1984): 31–42.
Lewis, James R., ed. Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996.
Scott, Gini Graham. Cult and Countercult: A Study of a Spiritual Growth Group and a Witchcraft Order. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980.
Weston, Donna, and Andy Bennett. Pop Pagans: Paganism and Popular Music. Durham: Acumen, 2013.
Wise, Constance. Hidden Circles in the Web: Feminist Wicca, Occult Knowledge, and Process Thought Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2008.
York, Michael. Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion. New York: New York University Press, 2003.
Bonewits, Isaac. “Quibbles with Kirkpatrick.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (1984): 41–2.
Davy, Barbara Jane. Introduction to Pagan Studies. Lanham, Md., AltaMira Press, 2007.
Clifton, Chas S. “Asking the Wrong Questions.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (1984): 38–40.
——. Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America. Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2006.
Coleman, Kristy. Re-riting Women: Dianic Women and the Feminine Divine. Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2009.
Forfreedom, Ann. “A Good Survey Turned to Trash.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (1984): 40–1.
Hutton, Ronald. The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof: oso/9780198207443.001.0001.
——. “Writing the History of Witchcraft, a Personal View.” The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies 12, no. 2 (2010): 239–62.
Kelly, Aidan A. Crafting the Art of Magic, Book 1: A History of Modern Witchcraft, 1939– 1964. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1991.
——. Inventing Witchcraft: A Case Study in the Creation of a New Religion. Loughborough: Thoth Publications, 2007.
——. “Inventing Witchcraft: The Gardnerian Paper Trail.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (Summer 1984): 19–29.
Kirkpatrick, R. George, Rich Rainey, and Kathryn Rubi. “An Empirical Study of Wiccan Religion in Postindustrial Society.” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology 14, no. 1 (1986): 33–8.
——. “Pagan Renaissance and Wicca Witchcraft in Industrial Society: A Study of Parasociology and the Sociology of Enchantment.” Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion, no. 1 (Summer 1984): 31–42.
Lewis, James R., ed. Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996.
Scott, Gini Graham. Cult and Countercult: A Study of a Spiritual Growth Group and a Witchcraft Order. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980.
Weston, Donna, and Andy Bennett. Pop Pagans: Paganism and Popular Music. Durham: Acumen, 2013.
Wise, Constance. Hidden Circles in the Web: Feminist Wicca, Occult Knowledge, and Process Thought Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2008.
York, Michael. Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion. New York: New York University Press, 2003.
Published
2016-02-08
Issue
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Editorial
How to Cite
Clifton, C. S. (2016). A Double Issue of The Pomegranate: The First Decades of Contemporary Pagan Studies. Pomegranate, 17(1-2), 5-13. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v17i1-2.29701
