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Paganism An Introduction to Earth- Centered Religions

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ISBN-10: 0738702226

ISBN-13: 9780738702223

Edition: 2002

Authors: River Higginbotham, Joyce Higginbotham, Joanna Willis

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This volume is full of exercises, meditations and discussion questions about Paganism for group or individual study. The text explores how the Pagan sacred year is arranged; what Pagans do in ritual; what magic is; and what Pagans believe about God, worship, human nature and ethics.
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Publication date: 7/8/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.13" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 1.188

Joyce and River have taught Paganism classes throughout the past decade. They have planned and organized local and national Pagan gatherings, written articles for Pagan publications, appeared on radio and television broadcasts, spoken at Christian and Unitarian churches, and attended interfaith councils. They also helped found the Council for Alternative Spiritual Traditions, which hosts public Pagan and alternative events in the Midwest.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
What is Paganism?
General Characteristics of Paganism
What Does "Pagan" Mean?
Who Is a Pagan?
How Many Pagans Are There?
Where Pagans Come From and What They�re Like
What Pagans Do and When They Do It
An Earth-Centered Religion
The Wheel of the Year
Rites of Passage
What Is a Ritual?
What Happens in a Ritual?
Ritual Tools and Symbols
Is Ritual All Pagans Do?
What Do Pagans Believe?
Principles of Paganism
You Are What You Believe
How Do Beliefs Work?
What Is a Belief System?
Claiming the Power to Choose Your Beliefs
Search: Paganism�s Spiritual Foundation
A Pagan View of deity
Concepts of Deity
What Do Pagans Believe About Deity?
The God Map
A God Map Story
What About Satan?
How Do Pagans View Satan?
Pagans, Witches, and Bad Reputations
Why Witch-hunts?
What Happened to the Accused?
A Look at the Biblical Witch Bias
A Fabricated Image
The Social Roles of Satan
The Mythological Roles of Satan
Who Is a Satanist?
Can a Satanist Be a Pagan?
The Living Universe
The Current Western Mindset
Unbroken Wholeness: Science and a Magickal Universe
The Ground of Being: Mysticism and a Magickal Universe
The Universe as a Cosmic TV
Personal Experience and a Magickal Universe
Magick
The Mechanics of Magick
The Iceberg
The Applications of Magick
The Limitations of Magick
Your Magickal Pager
Ethics and Personal Responsibility
Who Are You?
The Multidimensional Self
The Afterlife
Ethics: What Are They?
The Western Religious Ethic
Ethics: The Pagan Approach
Pagan Ethical Systems
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Recommended Reading
Index