"Penis, Power and Patriarchy": Troubled ­Masculinities in British Paganism Set Against the Feminist ­Challenge of the 1970s and 1980s

This article analyzes the ways in which British Wicca’s encounters with radical feminist theory during the 1970s and 1980s, as well as with feminist forms of Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality, shaped changing notions regarding masculinity among male British Wiccans and Wiccan-derived Pagans, both...

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Published in:Correspondences
Main Author: Feraro, Shai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Correspondences: journal for the study of esotericism 2022
In: Correspondences
Further subjects:B Masculinity
B Feminism
B Wicca
B Britain
B Contemporary Paganism
B Horned God
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Summary:This article analyzes the ways in which British Wicca’s encounters with radical feminist theory during the 1970s and 1980s, as well as with feminist forms of Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality, shaped changing notions regarding masculinity among male British Wiccans and Wiccan-derived Pagans, both in terms of their individual roles as priests within the religions, as well as in regard to their visioning of Wicca’s male deity—the Horned God. These issues are examined in light of the current academic study of masculinity, both in general and in relation to religion and spirituality.
ISSN:2053-7158
Contains:Enthalten in: Correspondences