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Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism

  • Hugh B. Urban
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New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements
This chapter is in the book New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements
© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vii
  4. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
  5. One. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America 1
  6. Two. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context 26
  7. Three. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS 45
  8. Four. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds 67
  9. Five. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop 90
  10. Six. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja 114
  11. Seven. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption 135
  12. Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism 157
  13. Nine. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic 179
  14. Ten. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the “Brainwashing” Debate 201
  15. Eleven. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media 220
  16. Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The “Cult” Label 242
  17. Thirteen. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy 265
  18. Fourteen. The Raëlians: UFOS and Human Cloning 281
  19. Appendix. Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions 299
  20. Index 315
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520962125-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations vii
  4. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
  5. One. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America 1
  6. Two. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context 26
  7. Three. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS 45
  8. Four. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds 67
  9. Five. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop 90
  10. Six. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja 114
  11. Seven. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption 135
  12. Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism 157
  13. Nine. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic 179
  14. Ten. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the “Brainwashing” Debate 201
  15. Eleven. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media 220
  16. Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The “Cult” Label 242
  17. Thirteen. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy 265
  18. Fourteen. The Raëlians: UFOS and Human Cloning 281
  19. Appendix. Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions 299
  20. Index 315
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