Michael York (2)
Author of Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion
For other authors named Michael York, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Michael York, May 27, 1942 - Michael York was born in Fulmer, England, on May 27, 1942. He performed on stage with the National Youth Theatre in London and on international tours. He also belonged to the Oxford University Dramatic Society, having graduated Oxford in 1964. He was also a member of show more the Dundee Repertory, and Laurence Olivier's National Theater Company - where he worked with Franco Zeffirelli, who gave him his film debut as Lucentio in "Taming of the Shrew" in 1967 and his breakthrough role as Tybalt in "Romeo and Juliet" in 1968. He first appeared onscreen in "The Mind Benders" in 1962, and got his first good film role in "Accident" in 1967. He also appeared on TV earning acclaim for his portrayal of Jolyon in "The Forsyte Saga" in 1967. Perhaps York's best role was the part of Brian Roberts in "Cabaret" in 1972, followed by Count Andrenyi in "Murder on the Orient Express" in 1974 and D'Artagnan in several Musketeers films. Michael York has starred in over 50 TV movies, continued stage work, starred on Broadway, made many spoken word recordings and written and lectured internationally. His autobiography, published in 1993 was titled "Accidentally on Purpose." He was also a recipient of the O.B.E., or Officer of the British Empire. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Michael York
Associated Works
Green Egg Omelette: An Anthology of Art and Articles from the Legendary Pagan Journal (2009) — Contributor — 66 copies
Handbook of Contemporary Paganism (Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion) (2009) — Contributor — 22 copies
The Pomegranate : The International Journal of Pagan Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1, May 2004 — Contributor — 1 copy
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I was disappointed in this book. The first part, considering generic paganism as a world religion, is excellent, and brings out the main differences in world views between monotheist and polytheistic religions. The second part of the book, and the longest, deals with pagan behavior survivals in major world religions. It is basically a travelog of the authors visit to India and a description of the transformation of Hinduism from an Indo-Aryan paganism to a monotheist brahmin cult - with a show more description of Buddhism as a "Protestant" version of Hinduism! A couple of pages are devoted to pagan survivals in Christianity and Islam. The third part purportedly on pagan theology itself is the shortest, and basically consists of decrying neo-fascist tendencies in some modern pagan revivals. Well deserved, I might add, but having nothing to do with the subject at hand.
In short, he could have quit after part one. If you read this, you may find it profitable to do so as well. show less
In short, he could have quit after part one. If you read this, you may find it profitable to do so as well. show less
posits pagan leanings even in supposedly world rejecting religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism
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