An explanation and understanding of Wiccan ritual: Approaching a deviant religious discourse in the modern West

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2005

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Wagar, Samuel

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This article applies Foucault's idea of heterotopia and Verter's extension of Bourdieu's cultural capital / religious capital to the foundation rituals of the Wiccan religion. Wicca as a feminist, body-positive, and sexuality positive religion supports challenging alternatives to the cultural status quo and accumulates religious and cultural capital for its members. It can legitimately be seen as a contra-hegemonic religious movement in gender and sexuality.

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Wagar, S. (2005). An explanation and understanding of Wiccan ritual: Approaching a deviant religious discourse in the modern West. Illumine, 4(1), 26–34. https://doi.org/10.18357/illumine4120051588

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https://doi.org/10.18357/illumine4120051588
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Illumine, Vol. 04, No. 1 (2005)
 
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