
Solitary Pagans
Contemporary Witches, Wiccans, and Others Who Practice Alone (Non Series)
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Helen A. Berger
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Solitary Pagans is the first book to explore the growing phenomenon of contemporary Pagans who practice alone. Although the majority of Pagans in the United States have abandoned the tradition of practicing in groups, little is known about these individuals or their way of practice. Helen A. Berger fills that gap by building on a massive survey of contemporary practitioners. By examining the data, Berger describes solitary practitioners demographically and explores their spiritual practices, level of social engagement, and political activities. Contrasting the solitary Pagans with those who practice in groups and more generally with other non-Pagan Americans, she also compares contemporary US Pagans with those in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
Berger brings to light the new face of contemporary paganism by analyzing those who learn about the religion from books or the Internet and conduct rituals alone in their gardens, the woods, or their homes. Some observers believe this social isolation and political withdrawal has resulted in an increase in narcissism and a decline in morality, while others argue to the contrary that it has produced a new form of social integration and political activity. Berger posits the implications of her findings to reveal a better understanding of other metaphysical religions and those who shun traditional religious organizations.
The book is published by University of South Carolina Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
"A first-rate study of the most important form of modern Paganism, making her the leading authority upon it." (Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol)
"Represents the most up-to date, comprehensive picture of the Pagan community and is an important read." (Sociology of Religion)
"An outstanding resource..." (Holli Emore, Executive Director of the Cherry Hill Seminary)
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- De Adam Shields en 07-28-20
De: Khyati Y. Joshi
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How the West Really Lost God
- A New Theory of Secularization
- De: Mary Eberstadt
- Narrado por: Nan McNamara
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
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In this magisterial work, leading cultural critic Mary Eberstadt delivers a powerful new theory about the decline of religion in the Western world. The conventional wisdom is that the West first experienced religious decline, followed by the decline of the family. Eberstadt turns this standard account on its head. Marshalling an impressive array of research, Eberstadt shows that the reverse has also been true: the undermining of the family has further undermined Christianity itself.
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A typical reflection on the most dominant form of American Christianity.
- De Nanci White en 08-30-24
De: Mary Eberstadt
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Drawing Down the Moon
- Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
- De: Margot Adler
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 20 h y 48 m
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Almost 40 years since its original publication, Drawing Down the Moon continues to be the only detailed history of the burgeoning but still widely misunderstood Neo-Pagan subculture. Margot Adler attended ritual gatherings and interviewed a diverse, colorful gallery of people across the United States, people who find inspiration in ancient deities, nature, myth, even science fiction. In this revised edition, Adler takes a fascinating and honest look at the religious experiences, beliefs, and lifestyles of modern America's Pagan groups.
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Important history lesson but missing elements
- De Waterfall en 09-12-20
De: Margot Adler
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The Twilight of the American Enlightenment
- The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal Belief
- De: George M. Marsden
- Narrado por: William Hughes
- Duración: 6 h y 24 m
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular liberalelites for guidance in this precarious time, but these intellectuals proved unable to articulate a coherent common cause by which America could chart its course.
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Such a relevant book to our current world
- De Adam Shields en 09-14-16
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Giving the Devil His Due
- Reflections of a Scientific Humanist
- De: Michael Shermer
- Narrado por: Michael Shermer
- Duración: 13 h y 25 m
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Who is the "Devil"? And what is he due? The devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right to speak his mind. He must have this for your own safety's sake, because his freedom is inextricably tied to your own. If he can be censored, why shouldn't you be censored? If we put barriers up to silence "unpleasant" ideas, what's to stop the silencing of any discussion? This book is a full-throated defense of free speech and open inquiry in politics, science, and culture by the New York Times best-selling author and skeptic Michael Shermer.
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Flawed Audio
- De Private en 04-10-20
De: Michael Shermer
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The Faith Instinct
- How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures
- De: Nicholas Wade
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
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For at least the last fifty thousand years, and probably much longer, people have practiced religion. Yet little attention has been given, either by believers or atheists, to the question of whether this universal human behavior might have an evolutionary basis. Did religion evolve, in other words, because it helped people in early societies survive?
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If you're religious or into religion read this
- De Adam en 08-16-10
De: Nicholas Wade
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The Next Christendom
- The Coming of Global Christianity
- De: Philip Jenkins
- Narrado por: Robert Feifar
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
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In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South - in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Drawing upon the extensive new scholarship that has appeared on this topic in recent years, he asks how the new Christianity is likely to affect the poor, among whom it finds its most devoted adherents. How should we interpret the enormous success of prosperity churches across the Global South? Politically, what will be the impact of new Christian movements?
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Be aware that the audio book is an old edition
- De GANC Line en 04-20-18
De: Philip Jenkins
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The WEIRDest People in the World
- How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
- De: Joseph Henrich
- Narrado por: Korey Jackson
- Duración: 19 h y 3 m
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In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Lots of mispronounced words
- De Phil F en 10-24-20
De: Joseph Henrich
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Speak of the Devil
- How the Satanic Temple Is Changing the Way We Talk About Religion
- De: Joseph P. Laycock
- Narrado por: Thomas Allen
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Speak of the Devil is the first book-length study of The Satanic Temple. Joseph Laycock, a scholar of new religious movements, contends that the emergence of "political Satanism" marks a significant moment in American religious history that will have a lasting impact on how Americans frame debates about religious freedom.
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Excellent book about a misunderstood topic!
- De Deena M Engelmann en 09-24-20
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Atheism for Dummies
- De: Dale McGowan PhD
- Narrado por: Paul Mantell
- Duración: 15 h y 49 m
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Atheism For Dummies offers a brief history of atheist philosophy and its evolution, explores it as a historical and cultural movement, covers important historical writings on the subject, and discusses the nature of ethics and morality in the absence of religion. A simple, yet intelligent exploration of an often misunderstood philosophy.
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Great topic...irritating narrator
- De Duke Playbent en 10-26-14
De: Dale McGowan PhD
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Nonverts
- The Making of Ex-Christian America
- De: Stephen Bullivant
- Narrado por: Liam Gerrard
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
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The United States is in the midst of a religious revolution. Or, perhaps it is better to say a non-religious revolution. Around a quarter of US adults now say they have no religion. The great majority of these religious "nones" also say that they used to belong to a religion but no longer do. These are the nonverts: think "converts," but from having religion to having none. There are currently about fifty-nine million of them in the United States.
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Deeply Insightful, But …
- De S. J. Young en 12-29-22
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Our Political Nature
- The Evolutionary Origins of What Divides Us
- De: Avi Tuschman
- Narrado por: Jay Snyder
- Duración: 17 h y 42 m
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Our Political Nature is the first book to reveal the hidden roots of our most deeply held moral values. It shows how political orientations across space and time arise from three clusters of measurable personality traits. These clusters entail opposing attitudes toward tribalism, inequality, and differing perceptions of human nature. Together, these traits are by far the most powerful cause of left-right voting, even leading people to regularly vote against their economic interests.
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A Trivial Version of Haidt's "The Righteous Mind"
- De Curt Doolittle en 10-29-13
De: Avi Tuschman
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The Old Religion in a New World
- The History of North American Christianity
- De: Mark A. Noll
- Narrado por: Trevor Thompson
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
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One of our foremost historians of religion here chronicles the arrival of Christianity in the New World, tracing the turning points in the development of the immigrant church that have led to today's distinctly American faith. Taking a unique approach to this fascinating subject, Noll focuses on what was new about organized Christian religion on the American continent by comparison with European Christianity.
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Fascinating!
- De Margaret en 08-24-19
De: Mark A. Noll
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- Christen Cason
- 07-20-22
This was a struggle for me to get through....
As a solitary practicing Pagan, I was extremely excited to listen to this book and possibly learn something new. I suppose I was a little over eager when I was reading the description of the book and missed the part where it talks about this survey the author had conducted in the past. All this book is about is that survey with a bunch of percentages. If you are into academia and drawn out explanations, then this is for you. I personally couldn't get through the entirety of this book. The narrator was boring and read with fake enthusiasm like she didn't believe a word that was said, just pushing through the book to get a paycheck. I really hate I wasted a credit on this.
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