community contemporary neo united_states study wider pagan community written american published released series academic books entitled studies comparative religion edited religious studies scholar university_of_chicago interested studying pagan movement presented lecture subject subsequently acquainted members new england pagan community undertook local circle light wider pagan organisation total underwent years pagan community founder undertook pagan census survey mid-1990s obtain data country pagan community based interviews practicing study pre existing literature subject national survey pagan community work interprets religion late opposed subsequently examines theories themes covered include pagan self role wider pagan community place children movement increasing foundation organised churches clergy academic reviewers positive raised concerns incorrect use terminology reviewers noted study importance developing pagan studies academic discipline helping wider investigation new religious movements united_states years following study publication continued investigate pagan community focusing interest popularity teenagers background united_states referred neo umbrella term identify wide variety modern religious movements particularly influenced claiming derived pagan beliefs pre modern europe religion developed england half 20th century pagan religions figure forefront early development english author meaning founder tradition known revolved god mother goddess celebration based festivals wheel year practice magical rituals groups known subsequently brought early 1960s english initiate wife founded long_island new variants developed including tradition founded 1970s influenced second wave feminism emphasized female rejected god initiate traditions woman known went found tradition furthermore published spiral dance rebirth book helped spread academic prior work american researchers working field pagan studies separately published investigations pagan community united_states united_kingdom practicing journalist political activist drawing moon goddess america today published second study produced witch craft ritual magic focused ceremonial magic orders operating london academic book published based undertaken pagan community published written academics psychologist literary critic based undertaken atlanta georgia months time undertaking research american practicing undertaking investigation pagan movement east_coast midwest united_states work published burning times revisited heavily criticized published reviews written opinion pagan beliefs critical interpretation saw publication australia authored research lecturer initially involved study pagan movement preparation series public lectures gave october based subject historical witch trials took place new_england early modern period devoted final lecture series examination contemporary living area having perform investigation community gained information lecture information published works singular interview carried woman associated lecture audience members approached identify practicing came contact new england pagan community lecture invited participate researcher founded circle light attended weekly meetings festival celebrations years open pagan ritual attended met founder pagan organization open non joined paying annual membership fee attending open rituals festivals introduced diverse group developed contact base community subsequently embarked project entitled pagan census attempt gain data pagan community receiving funding aided project students helped code enter data survey wrote distributed survey pagan organizations country journals internet festivals duo received responses providing main sources information year period use sampling retrieve data pagan community attributed secrecy groups practitioners conducted formal interviews practicing instead informally interviewed conversations pagan events following recorded responses participated rituals different female mixed gender structure assembled accepting regional focus affect results supplemented reading literature country concluding differences groups practitioners united_states important similarities unlike whilst studying movement stated joined religion remaining outsider research friends pagan community series books entitled studies comparative religion published edited preface book remarked adds significantly steadily growing scholarly literature subject contemporary considerable use understanding new religious communities sustaining developing unprecedented rich american religious synopsis starting preface explains began studying pagan community new_england opens main book description attended proceeding introduce religion theoretical approach explains british approach religions late theoretical approaches second chapter magical self examines ways understand looking ideas self identity analysis rituals deal transformation self moves look concepts gender community men women chapter entitled perfect love perfect trust provides explanation system ways friendships built collapse members extent imitate family structures chapter circle circle looks wider community structure interpreting theoretical ideas community late moving looks ideas community memory community building examining manner engage politics life politics fifth chapter entitled generation devoted place children pagan community deals ideas rites passage attitudes children sexuality extent children involved rituals sixth chapter creativity looks relationship examines anti authoritarian religion eroded creation pagan organisations like circle sanctuary purchased land led development paid clergy finally concludes work round study possible future united_states arguments religion late believed contemporary movement community argued instead considering religion late supporting position turned work british religion book religion advanced industrial society argued new religious movements reflect characteristics late challenging traditional definitions religion sharing development transformation self stated specifically mentioned fit model new age religions analyzing whilst accepting elements found argued religion break enlightenment thought late modernist structure related emphasis belief personal social transformation use place firmly enlightenment tradition choice framework understanding context late theory forward english political theorist book constitution society theory maintains structure agency influence human beings choices refers patterned arrangements influence limit choices opportunities available individual whilst refers capacity individuals act independently free choices argued whilst beliefs practices determined social factors class race gender time exerted level control self determination lives act witch self conscious use rituals create persona result opinion development spread seen evidence noted religion created modern adopting elements variety older geographically disparate religious practices order fashion new faith believed possible world future argued ultimately feminist female form found tradition grow dominant united_states disagreed arguing inclusive groups meaning traditions welcome men women ultimately prove significant believed likely include fully involve children practices saw having likely greatest impact future united_states view children born faith act families practice replacing role played community reception recognition academic reviews review published journal described community important study virtues faults commended improvement earlier studies contemporary opinion personal experiences acted beliefs practices furthermore praised maintaining high degree theoretical remaining accessible average reader expressed criticisms instance noting terms neo pagan different meanings felt confuse book readers review community published journal commented positively work describing theoretical descriptive account fine example research writing university_of_chicago described exciting important approach study contemporary review published believed intimate knowledge field makes creative interesting use contemporary theory discussion vivid cultural theoretical controversies gender sexuality added theoretical value book writing journal northwest described community organized clearly written aimed academic audience believing valuable addition existing scholarship highlight problems work wishing included depth analysis survey noting erroneously terms neo review critical arguing information north eastern claimed applicable pagan community entire country felt counter observations wider recognition community awarded list exceptional books award mentioned canadian religious studies scholar work introduction pagan studies listed books seen publication later work publication community signal end studies subject american following years publish volumes detailing work area authored book deeper results undertaken entitled voices national survey united_states written fellow professor associate professor management like community voices published series studies comparative religion preface book series editor referred sequel earlier work preface discussed producing noted time originally written book rest data completely processed cleaned analyzed unlike book relied primarily research northeastern united_states analysis journals books written based primarily survey data published edited anthology entitled magic new world north_america edited book published magical youth search soul written senior lecturer
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