Pagan Family Values : : Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganism / / S. Zohreh Kermani.
For most of its history, contemporary Paganism has been a religion of converts. Yet as it enters its fifth decade, it is incorporating growing numbers of second-generation Pagans for whom Paganism is a family tradition, not a religious worldview arrived at via a spiritual quest. In Pagan Family Valu...
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Kermani, S. Zohreh, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Pagan Family Values : Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganism / S. Zohreh Kermani. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda North American Religions ; 3 Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Crafting History -- 2 Old Souls -- 3 Parenting in Neverland -- 4 Don’t Eat the Incense -- 5 A Room Full of FireFlies -- 6 My Dream Come True -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star For most of its history, contemporary Paganism has been a religion of converts. Yet as it enters its fifth decade, it is incorporating growing numbers of second-generation Pagans for whom Paganism is a family tradition, not a religious worldview arrived at via a spiritual quest. In Pagan Family Values, S. Zohreh Kermani explores the ways in which North American Pagan families pass on their beliefs to their children, and how the effort to socialize children influences this new religious movement. The first ethnographic study of the everyday lives of contemporary Pagan families, this volume brings their experiences into conversation with contemporary issues in American religion. Through formal interviews with Pagan families, participant observation at various pagan events, and data collected via online surveys, Kermani traces the ways in which Pagan parents transmit their religious values to their children. Rather than seeking to pass along specific religious beliefs, Pagan parents tend to seek to instill values, such as religious tolerance and spiritual independence, that will remain with their children throughout their lives, regardless of these children's ultimate religious identifications. Pagan parents tend to construct an idealized, magical childhood for their children that mirrors their ideal childhoods. The socialization of children thus becomes a means by which adults construct and make meaningful their own identities as Pagans. Kermani’s meticulous fieldwork and clear, engaging writing provide an illuminating look at parenting and religious expression in Pagan households and at how new religions pass on their beliefs to a new generation. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) Families Religious life. Neopagan families United States. Neopaganism United States. RELIGION / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814769744 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814769744.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814744987 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814744987/original |
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