Coming To The Edge Of The Circle - A Wiccan Initiation Ritual

Zusatztext Competent, persuasive, and succinct, this book is effective both in questioning ritual studies theoretical standard and in presenting a balanced case study of a Wiccan ritual. Highly recommended. Klappentext This book offers an ethnographic study of the initiation ritual practiced by one coven of Witches located in Ohio. Nikki Bado-Fralick's analysis of the Wiccan initiation ceremony offers an important challenge to the commonly accepted anthropological model of 'rites of passage.' As a High Priestess within the coven as well as a scholar of religion, Bado-Fralick is in a unique position to contribute to our understanding of this ceremony and the tradition to which itbelongs. Zusammenfassung Offers an ethnographic study of the initiation ritual practiced by one coven of Witches located in Ohio. This analysis of the Wiccan initiation ceremony offers a challenge to the commonly accepted anthropological model of 'rites of passage.'

Summary

Offers an ethnographic study of the initiation ritual practiced by one coven of Witches located in Ohio. This analysis of the Wiccan initiation ceremony offers a challenge to the commonly accepted anthropological model of 'rites of passage.'

Product details

• Authors: Nikki Bado-Fralick, Nikki (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Bado-Fralick
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.08.2005
• EAN: 9780195166453
• ISBN: 978-0-19-516645-3
• No. of pages: 181
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: An American Academy of Religion Book; American Academy of Religion A; An American Academy of Religion Book; AAR Academy Series; American Academy of Religion A; AAR Academy
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works