{"title":"New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library: The Making of a Pagan Archive","authors":"Guy Frost","doi":"10.1558/POME.34051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/POME.34051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"19 1","pages":"251-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45229445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Edward Bever and Randall Styers, eds., Magic in the Modern World: Strategies of Repression and Legitimization (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2017), vi + 208 pp., $74.95 (cloth)","authors":"Michael D. Bailey","doi":"10.1558/pome.33912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.33912","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"19 1","pages":"119-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42133921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Jennifer Snook, American Heathens: The Politics of Identity in a Pagan Religious Movement (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2015), ix + 221 pp. $94.50 (cloth) $29.95 (paper) $29.95 (ebook)","authors":"B. J. Davy","doi":"10.1558/pome.33926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.33926","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"19 1","pages":"117-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46788597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús, Electric Santería: Racial and Sexual Assemblages of Transnational Religion (New York: Columbia University Press, 2015), 304 pp., $32 (cloth), $95 (hardcover), $31.99 (ebook).","authors":"Rose T. Caraway","doi":"10.1558/pome.33519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.33519","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"19 1","pages":"131-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44440036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the ancient reports that mention the ethnic situation in the present day Czech Republic region, the Celtic tribe of the Boii appears as the first known inhabitants. This information, together with specific political circumstances in the post-war period, has given rise to a cultural trend of modern Czech Celtophilia. This phenomenon, meaning "love of things Celtic" and concerning usually Celtic cultures or peoples (either historical or modern), can be also considered as a basis for modern Celtic Paganism, which seeks to revive and adapt old Celtic religiosity for contemporary use. The following text will address the phenomenon of Celtophilia within the framework of Czech identity and history. The discussion will deal with two main issues: (1) the historical development of Czech Celtophilia, in its both non-religious and religious forms, and (2) the dynamics of its present-day decline. Though the reasons for Czech enthusiasm for Celtic history and identity, as well as skepticism about Czech Celticity, were always diverse and variable, the purpose here will be to arrive at a general explanation of these issues and their contributing factors. This brief study will mainly engage with the most evident aspects of the whole phenomenon.
{"title":"The Decline of Contemporary Celtic Paganism in the Czech Republic: Factors in the Growth and Erosion of Czech Celtophilia","authors":"Jan Reichstäter","doi":"10.1558/POME.33534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/POME.33534","url":null,"abstract":"In the ancient reports that mention the ethnic situation in the present day Czech Republic region, the Celtic tribe of the Boii appears as the first known inhabitants. This information, together with specific political circumstances in the post-war period, has given rise to a cultural trend of modern Czech Celtophilia. This phenomenon, meaning \"love of things Celtic\" and concerning usually Celtic cultures or peoples (either historical or modern), can be also considered as a basis for modern Celtic Paganism, which seeks to revive and adapt old Celtic religiosity for contemporary use. The following text will address the phenomenon of Celtophilia within the framework of Czech identity and history. The discussion will deal with two main issues: (1) the historical development of Czech Celtophilia, in its both non-religious and religious forms, and (2) the dynamics of its present-day decline. Though the reasons for Czech enthusiasm for Celtic history and identity, as well as skepticism about Czech Celticity, were always diverse and variable, the purpose here will be to arrive at a general explanation of these issues and their contributing factors. This brief study will mainly engage with the most evident aspects of the whole phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"20 1","pages":"71-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47819861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article presents the results of a research inspired by Helen Berger’s Pagan Census, conducted among Czech Pagans. It explores the worldviews of Czech Pagans from different Pagan groups regarding the questions of spirituality (e.g. the beliefs about afterlife, reincarnation or magic), society and culture (e.g. LGBTQ+ rights, drugs or the status of women in society) and politics (e.g. regarding the market regulation, social welfare, as well as specific political party preferences). It focuses on the differences, as well as on the commonalities among various Pagan groups, as the Pagan movement is highly diversified and sprouts from several different sources: some groups have emerged from naturalizing and romanticizing tendencies and emphasize the sacredness of nature, worship, and respect for all of its creatures; while some groups have emerged from rather nationalistic tendencies and focus on the worship of the gods and ancestors with a strong emphasis on ethnic background. The results show that the vast majority of Czech Pagans believe in some sort of afterlife and more than a half of them believe in reincarnation. The vast majority also believe in magic and nearly a half of them practise it. While there are little differences between various Pagan groups on the left-right economic scale, as they all seem to be mostly centrist or slightly left of center, adherents of reconstructionist or ethnic Pagan groups tend to hold more conservative positions on the socio-cultural scale than the adherents of revivalist or eclectic Pagan groups.
{"title":"Religious, Socio-cultural and Political Worldviews ofContemporary Pagans in the Czech Republic","authors":"Matouš Vencálek","doi":"10.1558/POME.33834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/POME.33834","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the results of a research inspired by\u0000Helen Berger’s Pagan Census, conducted among Czech Pagans. It\u0000explores the worldviews of Czech Pagans from different Pagan\u0000groups regarding the questions of spirituality (e.g. the\u0000beliefs about afterlife, reincarnation or magic), society and\u0000culture (e.g. LGBTQ+ rights, drugs or the status of women in\u0000society) and politics (e.g. regarding the market regulation,\u0000social welfare, as well as specific political party\u0000preferences). It focuses on the differences, as well as on the\u0000commonalities among various Pagan groups, as the Pagan movement\u0000is highly diversified and sprouts from several different\u0000sources: some groups have emerged from naturalizing and\u0000romanticizing tendencies and emphasize the sacredness of\u0000nature, worship, and respect for all of its creatures; while\u0000some groups have emerged from rather nationalistic tendencies\u0000and focus on the worship of the gods and ancestors with a\u0000strong emphasis on ethnic background. The results show that the\u0000vast majority of Czech Pagans believe in some sort of afterlife\u0000and more than a half of them believe in reincarnation. The vast\u0000majority also believe in magic and nearly a half of them\u0000practise it. While there are little differences between various\u0000Pagan groups on the left-right economic scale, as they all seem\u0000to be mostly centrist or slightly left of center, adherents of\u0000reconstructionist or ethnic Pagan groups tend to hold more\u0000conservative positions on the socio-cultural scale than the\u0000adherents of revivalist or eclectic Pagan groups.","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"19 1","pages":"233-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48473201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The church burnings wave of the early 1990s in Norway, connected with the emerging black metal subculture of the time, is often associated with Satanism, and the burnings are sometimes labeled as “Satanic terrorism.” Instead, the text argues that some arsons may be rather seen as Pagan terrorism, since some of the leading figures in the early Norwegian black metal subculture (especially Varg Vikernes) have indicated that their acts were inspired by their own personal versions of Paganism. These church-burners have described themselves as the successors of the Vikings of old and as “Pagan warriors” continuing an age-long war against Christianity and its culture. Using Mark Juergensmeyer’s terms we can understand such actions against Christianity as a type of cosmic war, employing public performances with high shock value.
{"title":"Pagan Terror: The Role of Pagan Ideology in Church Burnings andthe 1990s Norwegian Black Metal Subculture","authors":"M. Vrzal","doi":"10.1558/POME.33472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/POME.33472","url":null,"abstract":"The church burnings wave of the early 1990s in Norway,\u0000connected with the emerging black metal subculture of the time,\u0000is often associated with Satanism, and the burnings are\u0000sometimes labeled as “Satanic terrorism.” Instead, the text\u0000argues that some arsons may be rather seen as Pagan terrorism,\u0000since some of the leading figures in the early Norwegian black\u0000metal subculture (especially Varg Vikernes) have indicated that\u0000their acts were inspired by their own personal versions of\u0000Paganism. These church-burners have described themselves as the\u0000successors of the Vikings of old and as “Pagan warriors”\u0000continuing an age-long war against Christianity and its\u0000culture. Using Mark Juergensmeyer’s terms we can understand\u0000such actions against Christianity as a type of cosmic war,\u0000employing public performances with high shock value.","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"19 1","pages":"173-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43655998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper aims at examining participation of contemporary Lithuanian Pagans (represented by Romuva in this study) in politics of heritagization. After presentation of a broader picture of the research and the revival of ethnic culture during both Soviet and post-Soviet periods, contemporary Pagan discourse and practices intended for society, as well as attempts to make influence through state institutions are analyzed. The case study shows that they interact and compete with other religious groups and inheritors of the past and can employ a range of strategies to seek power and influence in heritage politics. The post-Soviet context that accounts for some specific characteristics of contemporary Eastern European Pagans is also an important factor in heritage politics related to worldview-based competition, and in Lithuanian case, the well-known hostility of contemporary Pagans towards Christianity is accompanied by the threat that representatives of the Catholic Church feel because of the Pagans' influence in heritage politics.
{"title":"Participation of Contemporary Pagans in Heritage Politics of Lithuania","authors":"Eglė Aleknaitė","doi":"10.1558/POME.33715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/POME.33715","url":null,"abstract":"The paper aims at examining participation of contemporary Lithuanian Pagans (represented by Romuva in this study) in politics of heritagization. After presentation of a broader picture of the research and the revival of ethnic culture during both Soviet and post-Soviet periods, contemporary Pagan discourse and practices intended for society, as well as attempts to make influence through state institutions are analyzed. The case study shows that they interact and compete with other religious groups and inheritors of the past and can employ a range of strategies to seek power and influence in heritage politics. The post-Soviet context that accounts for some specific characteristics of contemporary Eastern European Pagans is also an important factor in heritage politics related to worldview-based competition, and in Lithuanian case, the well-known hostility of contemporary Pagans towards Christianity is accompanied by the threat that representatives of the Catholic Church feel because of the Pagans' influence in heritage politics.","PeriodicalId":41407,"journal":{"name":"Pomegranate","volume":"20 1","pages":"92-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2017-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48361654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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