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Bezig met laden... American Heathens: The Politics of Identity in a Pagan Religious Movement (editie 2015)door Jennifer Snook (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I really, really wanted to give this 5 stars. Content-wise, writing- and organisation-wise, it definitely met the requirements. But there were too many typos, especially for what is supposed to be an academic book, and either the author needed to spend more time proofing her own work or she needed an editor with a keener eye: there were a couple of instances in which large chunks of text were re-introduced and dealt with in equal (though not greater) depth within the same chapter. Material can be reiterated wholesale between different chapters, as chapters of academic books are often read and used separate from the whole work, but to repeat rather than summarise a previously-discussed topic within the same chapter is somewhat awkward. On the whole, an intriguing read, and an excellent effort at a balanced depiction of Heathenry in the U.S. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
American Heathens is the first in-depth ethnographic study about the largely misunderstood practice of American Heathenry (Germanic Paganism). Jennifer Snook--who has been Pagan since her early teens and a Heathen since eighteen--traces the development and trajectory of Heathenry as a new religious movement in America, one in which all identities are political and all politics matter. Snook explores the complexities of pagan reconstruction and racial, ethnic and gender identity in today's divisive political climate. She considers the impact of social media on Heathen collectivities, and offers a glimpse of the world of Heathen meanings, rituals, and philosophy. In American Heathens, Snook presents the stories and perspectives of modern practitioners in engaging detail. She treats Heathens as members of a religious movement, rather than simply a subculture reenacting myths and stories of enchantment. Her book shrewdly addresses how people construct ethnicity in a reconstructionist (historically-minded) faith system with no central authority. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)299.940973Religions Other Religions By Region/Civilization Other Neopaganism, WiccaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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