{"product_id":"9780522847826","title":"Witchcraft and Paganism In Australia","description":"Author: Lynne Hume\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780522847826\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Melbourne University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Oct 1993\u003cbr\u003ePages: 286\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book contributes in a most original way to the growing literature on comparative religion and new religious movements. More specifically, it draws attention to a new religious movement.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Neo-Paganism, or Paganism, is rapidly growing in membership throughout the Western world, and is gaining increasing interest throughout Australia. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Hume describes the emergence of a controversial worldview that has its roots in some ancient ideas but whose ideology is firmly rooted in the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Hume poses some interesting questions: is Paganism a religion? What do its practitioners believe and do? What place does it have in a modern nation like Australia? What are its historical roots? Is it dangerous? Is it legal? How do people learn about it? Why is it adopted as a belief system? What is the emic viewpoint; the view from the believer's perspective?\u003cbr\u003e\n\n As an anthropological analysis of a social phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft and Paganism in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing and accessible study.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241273245854,"sku":"HPC-9780522847826","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780522847826.jpg?v=1780360572","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780522847826","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}