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Mandatory Fields
Jenny Butler
2009
Unknown
Cosmos
The Neo-Pagan Ritual Year and Gender
Published
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Optional Fields
Neo-Paganism Gender Paganism Gender New Religious Movements Gender Irish Neo-Paganism Paganism Gender Festivals Gender Ritual Year
25
25
191
200
This paper deals with the gendered roles of participants in particular neo-pagan rituals connected to the ritual year. In neo-pagan worldview, there are many parallels between the life cycle and the seasonal progression or "Wheel of the Year". Within neo-pagan cosmology, the individual human life cycle is understood as meaningful when viewed as a microcosm of wider cycles that exist in the universe. These cosmic forces are often themselves interpreted as gendered: gods, goddesses, male and female spirits can all be interpreted as gendered personifications of the divine.
Edinburgh
0269-8773
http://www.tradcos.co.uk/
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