Enchanted Feminism

The Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco

Jone Salomonsen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-22392-8 (ISBN)

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The first major study of the famous Reclaiming community of witches, founded in 1979 in San Francisco. Examines gendered and religious identites and the communal and ritual processes of Reclaiming.

This is the first major study of the most famous Reclaiming Witch community, founded in 1979 in San Francisco, written by an author who herself participated in a coven for ten years. Jone Salomonsen describes and examines the communal and ritual practices of Reclaiming, asking how these promote personal growth and cultural-religious change.

Jone Salomonsen is Senior Research Fellow in Theology and Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.

Introduction PART I Guardians of the world 1 The Reclaiming community: a feminist, social construction 2 Wicca revival: Starhawk and the myth of ancient origin 3 Utopian and generic Witches: revitalizing western spiritualities 4 Holy hermeneutics: how to find truth PART II Priestesses of the craft 5 Elements of magic: learning to ritualize 6 The Spiral Dance ritual: a celebration of death and rebirth 7 Women’s mysteries: creating a female symbolic order 8 Initiation: transforming self Conclusion: Reclaiming Witchcraft and theology

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.11.2001
Reihe/Serie	Religion and Gender
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	0-415-22392-X / 041522392X
ISBN-13	978-0-415-22392-8 / 9780415223928
Zustand	Neuware