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Pagan Family Values – Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganism: New and Alternative Religions

Autor S. Zohreh Kermani
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 iul 2013
For most of its history, contemporary Paganism has been a religion of converts. Yet as it enters its fifth decade, it is incorporating growing numbers of second-generation Pagans for whom Paganism is a family tradition, not a religious worldview arrived at via a spiritual quest. In Pagan Family Values, S. Zohreh Kermani explores the ways in which North American Pagan families pass on their beliefs to their children, and how the effort to socialize children influences this new religious movement. The first ethnographic study of the everyday lives of contemporary Pagan families, this volume brings their experiences into conversation with contemporary issues in American religion. Through formal interviews with Pagan families, participant observation at various pagan events, and data collected via online surveys, Kermani traces the ways in which Pagan parents transmit their religious values to their children. Rather than seeking to pass along specific religious beliefs, Pagan parents tend to seek to instil values, such as religious tolerance and spiritual independence, which will remain with their children throughout their lives, regardless of these children's ultimate religious identifications. S. Zohreh Kermani teaches Religious Studies part time at Youngstown State University.
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ISBN-13: 9781479894604
ISBN-10: 1479894605
Pagini: 250
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: MI – New York University
Seria New and Alternative Religions


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"An intriguing, important, and often entertaining look at an under-studied aspect of new religions. Highly recommended." Douglas E. Cowan, author of Cyberhenge: Modern Pagans on the Internet"Kermani's superb interweaving of survey-data, interviews, and observations of Spiral Scout meetings and festivals offers readers a rare glimpse into religious practice from the perspectives of multiple generations. She expertly explores how children and parents co-create their tradition, working together to build a shared history that is as much about remembering a mythic past as it is about forgetting parents' struggles with institutional religion. Analyzing the daily practices of pagan families - who value childlike wonder and playful behavior in adults and preternatural wisdom in children - Kermani demonstrates the often-theorized interdependence of the definitions of 'child' and 'adult' with a clarity that will cause future scholars to rethink their assumptions about the fixed nature of these categories. This excellent volume is a must read for anyone interested in the creation and maintenance of religious practices, American Paganism, and childhood studies." Susan Ridgely, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh

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Pagan parents tend to seek to instil values, such as religious tolerance and spiritual independence, which will remain with their children throughout their lives