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From its origins to the present day, Owen Davies explores ideas about Paganism that have existed over the last 2 millennia. He takes a chronological look at changing attitudes towards its beliefs, its practices, and its relationship with the Church.Tags
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As with all the Very Short Introductions, this is very short and jumps around quite a bit. The point of these is to direct you to books that will answer your questions in depth. What I learned from this one is that most of the questions I have don't have answers. So I saved a lot of time looking for them, but I also don't have answers. Sigh. I was fairly familiar with modern neo-paganism, but this filled in some gaps and gave me some new areas to pursue. Recommended for anyone who wants an introduction to this topic.
It took me a while to read this little book, but I enjoyed learning more about paganism over the centuries. So many misconceptions. :-/
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Author Information
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Owen Davies is Reader in Social History at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Paganism: A Very Short Introduction
- Original publication date
- 2011
- People/Characters
- Aleister Crowley; Gerald Gardner; Margaret Alice Murray
- First words
- It is crucial to stress right from the start that until the 20th century people did not call themselves pagans to describe the religion they practised.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Paganism always has been an expression of the imagination, and it continues to excite.
Classifications
- Genres
- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 299.94 — Religion Other religions Religions not provided for elsewhere Religions of other origin Modern revivals of witchcraft and modern Paganism
- LCC
- BL432 .D38 .P34 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Religious doctrines (General)
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 115
- Popularity
- 277,047
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 2
