Paganism; 3v. (Critical concepts in religious studies) by Ed. by Barbara Jane Davy - 2009

Routledge, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Popular advocacy and condemnation of modern nature worship abounds, but academic accounts of it tend to be scattered in specialist publications often devoted to some other subject area. Here are 50 articles and chapters by scholars and practitioners from around the English-speaking world reprinted from periodicals and books published between 1984 and 2006. The material is not for the faint of pocketbook. The three volumes consider in turn history and development, ecology, gender and feminism. Studies variously evaluate the historical and religious accuracy of claims made by practitioners, analyze beliefs and practices in terms of the study of religion or folklore, distinguish between the several traditions, and explore how they reflect and reject aspects of the modern world. The three volumes are paged separately but indexed together. (2009 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)