Paganism : an introduction to earth-centered religions / Joyce & River Higginbotham.
2002
299.94 H635p 2002
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Title
Paganism : an introduction to earth-centered religions / Joyce & River Higginbotham.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0738702226
9780738702223
9780738702223
Imprint
St. Paul, Minn. : Llewellyn Publications, 2002 (2010 printing).
Language
English
Description
xvi, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
299.94 H635p 2002
System Control No.
(OCoLC)49225658
(OCoLC)49225658
(OCoLC)49225658
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I : What is Paganism?
General characteristics of Paganism ; What does Pagan mean? ; Who is a Pagan? ; How many Pagans are there? ; Where Pagans come from and what they're like ; What Pagans do and when they do it ; Earth-centered religion ; Wheel of the year ; Rites of passage ; What is a ritual? ; What happens in a ritual? ; Ritual tools and symbols ; Is ritual all Pagans do? ; What do Pagans believe? ; Principles of Paganism
Part II : You are what you believe
How do beliefs work? ; What is a belief system? ; Claiming the power to choose your beliefs ; Search : Paganism's spiritual foundation
Part III : Pagan view of deity
Concepts of deity ; What do Pagans believe about deity? ; God map ; God map story
Part IV : What about Satan?
How do Pagans view Satan? ; Pagans, witches, and bad reputations ; Why witch-hunts ; What happened to the accused? ; Look at the biblical witch bias ; Fabricated image ; Social roles of Satan ; Mythological roles of Satan ; Who is a Satanist? ; Can a Satanist be a pagan?
Part V : Living universe
Current Western mindset ; Unbroken wholeness : science and a magickal universe ; Ground of being : mysticism and a magickal universe ; Universe as a cosmic TV ; Personal experience and a magickal universe
Part VI : Magick
Mechanics of magick ; Iceberg ; Applications of magick ; Limitations of magick ; Your magickal pager
Part VII : Ethics and personal responsibility
Who are you? ; Multidimensional self ; Afterlife ; Ethics : what are they? ; Western religious ethic ; Ethics : the Pagan approach ; Pagan ethical systems.
Introduction
Part I : What is Paganism?
General characteristics of Paganism ; What does Pagan mean? ; Who is a Pagan? ; How many Pagans are there? ; Where Pagans come from and what they're like ; What Pagans do and when they do it ; Earth-centered religion ; Wheel of the year ; Rites of passage ; What is a ritual? ; What happens in a ritual? ; Ritual tools and symbols ; Is ritual all Pagans do? ; What do Pagans believe? ; Principles of Paganism
Part II : You are what you believe
How do beliefs work? ; What is a belief system? ; Claiming the power to choose your beliefs ; Search : Paganism's spiritual foundation
Part III : Pagan view of deity
Concepts of deity ; What do Pagans believe about deity? ; God map ; God map story
Part IV : What about Satan?
How do Pagans view Satan? ; Pagans, witches, and bad reputations ; Why witch-hunts ; What happened to the accused? ; Look at the biblical witch bias ; Fabricated image ; Social roles of Satan ; Mythological roles of Satan ; Who is a Satanist? ; Can a Satanist be a pagan?
Part V : Living universe
Current Western mindset ; Unbroken wholeness : science and a magickal universe ; Ground of being : mysticism and a magickal universe ; Universe as a cosmic TV ; Personal experience and a magickal universe
Part VI : Magick
Mechanics of magick ; Iceberg ; Applications of magick ; Limitations of magick ; Your magickal pager
Part VII : Ethics and personal responsibility
Who are you? ; Multidimensional self ; Afterlife ; Ethics : what are they? ; Western religious ethic ; Ethics : the Pagan approach ; Pagan ethical systems.
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