Suzanne Owen is an Associate Professor in the study of religion at Leeds Trinity University in the UK researching British Druidry and indigeneity in Newfoundland.  Angela Puca, Ph. D. (2021), is an independent Religious Studies scholar and university lecturer. She is bridging the gap between academia and the general public with her social media project, Angela’s Symposium, where she disseminates peer-reviewed research to a wide audience engagingly. She’s the author of the forthcoming ‘Italian witchcraft and shamanism’ to be published by Brill.

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• Table of ContentsForeword xi-xv, Ronald HuttonPreface xvii-xix, Suzanne Owen, Angela PucaPaganism1. What is Paganism? 3-5, Angela Puca2. Is Paganism a Religion? 6-8, Suzanne Owen3. What is the Difference between “Pagan,” “pagan,” “Paganism,” and “neo-Paganism”? 9-11, Graham Harvey4. How did Modern Paganism Begin? 12-14, Sabina Magliocco5. What is the Relationship between Ancient and Contemporary Paganism? 15-17, Caroline Jane Tully6. How Many Pagans are There? 18-20, Vivianne Crowley7. Are Most Pagans Solitary Practitioners? 21-23, Helen Alice Berger8. What is a Pagan Worldview? 24-26, Graham Harvey9. Is there Anything Common to All Pagan Religions? 27-29, Jennifer Uzzell10. Is Paganism a Nature Religion? 30-32, Ethan Doyle White11. How do Pagans View Nature and the Environment? 33-36, Chas S. Clifton12. Do Pagans have Sacred Sites? 37-39, Ethan Doyle White13. Do All Pagans Follow the Same Festivals? 40-42, Douglas Ezzy14. Do Pagans Have a Holy Book Like the Bible? 43-45, Denise Cush15. What is the Relationship between Theosophy and Paganism? 46-48, Yves MühlematterPagan Religions16. Can a Pagan Follow More than One Path or Tradition? 51-53, Caroline Jane Tully17. What is the Difference between Hard and Soft Polytheism? 54-56, Jefferson F. Calico18. What is the Difference between an Eclectic and a Traditional Pagan or Witch? 57-59, Angela Puca19. Are All Witches Pagan? 60-62, Mary Hamner20. Can Anyone be Called a “Witch”? 63-65, Francesca Po21. What is the Difference between Wicca and Witchcraft? 66-68, Mary Hamner22. What is Heathenry? 69-71, Jefferson F. Calico23. What is the Difference between Druidism and Druidry? 72-74, Jennifer Uzzell24. Is Druidry the Indigenous Religion of Europe? 75-77, Suzanne Owen25. What are Technopagans? 78-80, Chris Miller26. What was Ancient Slavic “Paganism”? 81-83, Giuseppe Maiello27. What is Romuva in Lithuania? 84-87, Milda Ališauskienė28. Is Romuva an Official Religion in Lithuania? 88-90, Rasa Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson29. How has Paganism Developed in Brazil? 91-93, Karina Oliveira BezerraPagan Beliefs and Practices30. How do Pagans Conceive of Gods? 97-99, Vivianne Crowley31. Is there Salvation in Paganism? 100-102, Michael York32. Can a Person have Pagan Beliefs without being Pagan? 103-105, Alessandro Testa33. Are Some Pagans Atheist? 106-108, Sarah Best34. Do Pagans Worship Ancestors? 109-111, Jennifer Uzzell35. What are Pagan Ethics? 112-114, Michael York36. How do Pagans Interact with Deities and Spirits? 115-117, Jenny Butler37. What does a Pagan Minister do? 118-120, Holli S. Emore38. What does the Pentacle Symbol Mean to Pagans? 121-123, Angela Puca39. Do Pagans Believe in Reincarnation or Life after Death? 124-126, Jennifer Uzzell40. Do Pagans Practise Ritual Sex? 127-128, Angela Puca41. Are Astrology and Tarot Part of Paganism? 129-131, Francesca Po42. How do Pagans View Magic? 132-134, Karina Oliveira Bezerra43. Is there a Difference between Magic and Magick? 135-137, Caroline Jane Tully44. What is Chaos Magic? 138-141, Isis Mrugalla-Kalmbacher45. Do Pagans Use the Internet for their Religion? 142-144, Franz Winter46. Is Christmas a Pagan Festival? 145-147, Alessandro Testa47. Is Carnival a Pagan Festival? 148-150, Alessandro Testa48. Are Halloween and Easter Pagan Festivals? 151-154, Jenny ButlerPagan Discussions49. Do Pagans Practise Sacrifice? 157-159, Jefferson F. Calico50. Are Satanism and Paganism the Same? 160-162, Ethan Doyle White51. What Explains the Enduring Bias against Pagans? 163-165, Franz Winter52. Is there Antipathy between Pagans and Christians? 166-168, Denise Cush53. Can a Christian Also be a Pagan? 169-171, Rhiannon Grant54. Can Paganism be Applied to non-European Religions, Such as Shinto? 172-174, Douglas Ezzy55. Can Witchdoctors and Africana Spiritual Traditions be Regarded as Pagan? 175-177, Mary Hearns-Ayodele56. How Much of Paganism is Based on Cultural Appropriation? 178-180, Sabina Magliocco57. Do Pagans have Particular Political Views? 181-183, Ethan Doyle White58. Is there a Problem with Fascism in Contemporary Paganism? 184-186, Amy Hale59. Were Pagans Involved in the War in Ukraine? 187-188, Giuseppe Maiello60. Why do Some Polytheists Reject the Term “Pagan”? 189-191, Angelo Nasios61. Is Paganism Empowering to Women and LGBTQI+? 192-194, Giovanna Parmigiani62. Is Paganism Queer? 195-197, [M] Dudeck63. Why is Witchcraft Popular among Teenagers? 198-200, Denise Cush64. Do Pagans Avoid Technology? 201-203, Chris Miller65. What is WitchTok? 204-206, Mary Hamner66. How do Pagans Use Fiction and Film? 207-209, Carole M. Cusack67. Is Paganism Make-believe? 210-212, [M] DudeckStudying and Teaching Pagan Religions68. How do Scholars Study Paganism? 215-217, Chris Miller69. Should Pagan Religions be Taught in Schools? 218-220, Denise Cush70. Are Contemporary Pagan Religions Indicative of a New Form of Religiosity? 221-224, Denise CushEnd MatterIndex 225-232

Suzanne Owen is an Associate Professor in the study of religion at Leeds Trinity University in the UK researching British Druidry and indigeneity in Newfoundland.  Angela Puca, Ph. D. (2021), is an independent Religious Studies scholar and university lecturer. She is bridging the gap between academia and the general public with her social media project, Angela’s Symposium, where she disseminates peer-reviewed research to a wide audience engagingly. She’s the author of the forthcoming ‘Italian witchcraft and shamanism’ to be published by Brill.

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• Table of ContentsForeword xi-xv, Ronald HuttonPreface xvii-xix, Suzanne Owen, Angela PucaPaganism1. What is Paganism? 3-5, Angela Puca2. Is Paganism a Religion? 6-8, Suzanne Owen3. What is the Difference between “Pagan,” “pagan,” “Paganism,” and “neo-Paganism”? 9-11, Graham Harvey4. How did Modern Paganism Begin? 12-14, Sabina Magliocco5. What is the Relationship between Ancient and Contemporary Paganism? 15-17, Caroline Jane Tully6. How Many Pagans are There? 18-20, Vivianne Crowley7. Are Most Pagans Solitary Practitioners? 21-23, Helen Alice Berger8. What is a Pagan Worldview? 24-26, Graham Harvey9. Is there Anything Common to All Pagan Religions? 27-29, Jennifer Uzzell10. Is Paganism a Nature Religion? 30-32, Ethan Doyle White11. How do Pagans View Nature and the Environment? 33-36, Chas S. Clifton12. Do Pagans have Sacred Sites? 37-39, Ethan Doyle White13. Do All Pagans Follow the Same Festivals? 40-42, Douglas Ezzy14. Do Pagans Have a Holy Book Like the Bible? 43-45, Denise Cush15. What is the Relationship between Theosophy and Paganism? 46-48, Yves MühlematterPagan Religions16. Can a Pagan Follow More than One Path or Tradition? 51-53, Caroline Jane Tully17. What is the Difference between Hard and Soft Polytheism? 54-56, Jefferson F. Calico18. What is the Difference between an Eclectic and a Traditional Pagan or Witch? 57-59, Angela Puca19. Are All Witches Pagan? 60-62, Mary Hamner20. Can Anyone be Called a “Witch”? 63-65, Francesca Po21. What is the Difference between Wicca and Witchcraft? 66-68, Mary Hamner22. What is Heathenry? 69-71, Jefferson F. Calico23. What is the Difference between Druidism and Druidry? 72-74, Jennifer Uzzell24. Is Druidry the Indigenous Religion of Europe? 75-77, Suzanne Owen25. What are Technopagans? 78-80, Chris Miller26. What was Ancient Slavic “Paganism”? 81-83, Giuseppe Maiello27. What is Romuva in Lithuania? 84-87, Milda Ališauskienė28. Is Romuva an Official Religion in Lithuania? 88-90, Rasa Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson29. How has Paganism Developed in Brazil? 91-93, Karina Oliveira BezerraPagan Beliefs and Practices30. How do Pagans Conceive of Gods? 97-99, Vivianne Crowley31. Is there Salvation in Paganism? 100-102, Michael York32. Can a Person have Pagan Beliefs without being Pagan? 103-105, Alessandro Testa33. Are Some Pagans Atheist? 106-108, Sarah Best34. Do Pagans Worship Ancestors? 109-111, Jennifer Uzzell35. What are Pagan Ethics? 112-114, Michael York36. How do Pagans Interact with Deities and Spirits? 115-117, Jenny Butler37. What does a Pagan Minister do? 118-120, Holli S. Emore38. What does the Pentacle Symbol Mean to Pagans? 121-123, Angela Puca39. Do Pagans Believe in Reincarnation or Life after Death? 124-126, Jennifer Uzzell40. Do Pagans Practise Ritual Sex? 127-128, Angela Puca41. Are Astrology and Tarot Part of Paganism? 129-131, Francesca Po42. How do Pagans View Magic? 132-134, Karina Oliveira Bezerra43. Is there a Difference between Magic and Magick? 135-137, Caroline Jane Tully44. What is Chaos Magic? 138-141, Isis Mrugalla-Kalmbacher45. Do Pagans Use the Internet for their Religion? 142-144, Franz Winter46. Is Christmas a Pagan Festival? 145-147, Alessandro Testa47. Is Carnival a Pagan Festival? 148-150, Alessandro Testa48. Are Halloween and Easter Pagan Festivals? 151-154, Jenny ButlerPagan Discussions49. Do Pagans Practise Sacrifice? 157-159, Jefferson F. Calico50. Are Satanism and Paganism the Same? 160-162, Ethan Doyle White51. What Explains the Enduring Bias against Pagans? 163-165, Franz Winter52. Is there Antipathy between Pagans and Christians? 166-168, Denise Cush53. Can a Christian Also be a Pagan? 169-171, Rhiannon Grant54. Can Paganism be Applied to non-European Religions, Such as Shinto? 172-174, Douglas Ezzy55. Can Witchdoctors and Africana Spiritual Traditions be Regarded as Pagan? 175-177, Mary Hearns-Ayodele56. How Much of Paganism is Based on Cultural Appropriation? 178-180, Sabina Magliocco57. Do Pagans have Particular Political Views? 181-183, Ethan Doyle White58. Is there a Problem with Fascism in Contemporary Paganism? 184-186, Amy Hale59. Were Pagans Involved in the War in Ukraine? 187-188, Giuseppe Maiello60. Why do Some Polytheists Reject the Term “Pagan”? 189-191, Angelo Nasios61. Is Paganism Empowering to Women and LGBTQI+? 192-194, Giovanna Parmigiani62. Is Paganism Queer? 195-197, [M] Dudeck63. Why is Witchcraft Popular among Teenagers? 198-200, Denise Cush64. Do Pagans Avoid Technology? 201-203, Chris Miller65. What is WitchTok? 204-206, Mary Hamner66. How do Pagans Use Fiction and Film? 207-209, Carole M. Cusack67. Is Paganism Make-believe? 210-212, [M] DudeckStudying and Teaching Pagan Religions68. How do Scholars Study Paganism? 215-217, Chris Miller69. Should Pagan Religions be Taught in Schools? 218-220, Denise Cush70. Are Contemporary Pagan Religions Indicative of a New Form of Religiosity? 221-224, Denise CushEnd MatterIndex 225-232

Suzanne Owen is an Associate Professor in the study of religion at Leeds Trinity University in the UK researching British Druidry and indigeneity in Newfoundland.  Angela Puca, Ph. D. (2021), is an independent Religious Studies scholar and university lecturer. She is bridging the gap between academia and the general public with her social media project, Angela’s Symposium, where she disseminates peer-reviewed research to a wide audience engagingly. She’s the author of the forthcoming ‘Italian witchcraft and shamanism’ to be published by Brill.

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• Table of ContentsForeword xi-xv, Ronald HuttonPreface xvii-xix, Suzanne Owen, Angela PucaPaganism1. What is Paganism? 3-5, Angela Puca2. Is Paganism a Religion? 6-8, Suzanne Owen3. What is the Difference between “Pagan,” “pagan,” “Paganism,” and “neo-Paganism”? 9-11, Graham Harvey4. How did Modern Paganism Begin? 12-14, Sabina Magliocco5. What is the Relationship between Ancient and Contemporary Paganism? 15-17, Caroline Jane Tully6. How Many Pagans are There? 18-20, Vivianne Crowley7. Are Most Pagans Solitary Practitioners? 21-23, Helen Alice Berger8. What is a Pagan Worldview? 24-26, Graham Harvey9. Is there Anything Common to All Pagan Religions? 27-29, Jennifer Uzzell10. Is Paganism a Nature Religion? 30-32, Ethan Doyle White11. How do Pagans View Nature and the Environment? 33-36, Chas S. Clifton12. Do Pagans have Sacred Sites? 37-39, Ethan Doyle White13. Do All Pagans Follow the Same Festivals? 40-42, Douglas Ezzy14. Do Pagans Have a Holy Book Like the Bible? 43-45, Denise Cush15. What is the Relationship between Theosophy and Paganism? 46-48, Yves MühlematterPagan Religions16. Can a Pagan Follow More than One Path or Tradition? 51-53, Caroline Jane Tully17. What is the Difference between Hard and Soft Polytheism? 54-56, Jefferson F. Calico18. What is the Difference between an Eclectic and a Traditional Pagan or Witch? 57-59, Angela Puca19. Are All Witches Pagan? 60-62, Mary Hamner20. Can Anyone be Called a “Witch”? 63-65, Francesca Po21. What is the Difference between Wicca and Witchcraft? 66-68, Mary Hamner22. What is Heathenry? 69-71, Jefferson F. Calico23. What is the Difference between Druidism and Druidry? 72-74, Jennifer Uzzell24. Is Druidry the Indigenous Religion of Europe? 75-77, Suzanne Owen25. What are Technopagans? 78-80, Chris Miller26. What was Ancient Slavic “Paganism”? 81-83, Giuseppe Maiello27. What is Romuva in Lithuania? 84-87, Milda Ališauskienė28. Is Romuva an Official Religion in Lithuania? 88-90, Rasa Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson29. How has Paganism Developed in Brazil? 91-93, Karina Oliveira BezerraPagan Beliefs and Practices30. How do Pagans Conceive of Gods? 97-99, Vivianne Crowley31. Is there Salvation in Paganism? 100-102, Michael York32. Can a Person have Pagan Beliefs without being Pagan? 103-105, Alessandro Testa33. Are Some Pagans Atheist? 106-108, Sarah Best34. Do Pagans Worship Ancestors? 109-111, Jennifer Uzzell35. What are Pagan Ethics? 112-114, Michael York36. How do Pagans Interact with Deities and Spirits? 115-117, Jenny Butler37. What does a Pagan Minister do? 118-120, Holli S. Emore38. What does the Pentacle Symbol Mean to Pagans? 121-123, Angela Puca39. Do Pagans Believe in Reincarnation or Life after Death? 124-126, Jennifer Uzzell40. Do Pagans Practise Ritual Sex? 127-128, Angela Puca41. Are Astrology and Tarot Part of Paganism? 129-131, Francesca Po42. How do Pagans View Magic? 132-134, Karina Oliveira Bezerra43. Is there a Difference between Magic and Magick? 135-137, Caroline Jane Tully44. What is Chaos Magic? 138-141, Isis Mrugalla-Kalmbacher45. Do Pagans Use the Internet for their Religion? 142-144, Franz Winter46. Is Christmas a Pagan Festival? 145-147, Alessandro Testa47. Is Carnival a Pagan Festival? 148-150, Alessandro Testa48. Are Halloween and Easter Pagan Festivals? 151-154, Jenny ButlerPagan Discussions49. Do Pagans Practise Sacrifice? 157-159, Jefferson F. Calico50. Are Satanism and Paganism the Same? 160-162, Ethan Doyle White51. What Explains the Enduring Bias against Pagans? 163-165, Franz Winter52. Is there Antipathy between Pagans and Christians? 166-168, Denise Cush53. Can a Christian Also be a Pagan? 169-171, Rhiannon Grant54. Can Paganism be Applied to non-European Religions, Such as Shinto? 172-174, Douglas Ezzy55. Can Witchdoctors and Africana Spiritual Traditions be Regarded as Pagan? 175-177, Mary Hearns-Ayodele56. How Much of Paganism is Based on Cultural Appropriation? 178-180, Sabina Magliocco57. Do Pagans have Particular Political Views? 181-183, Ethan Doyle White58. Is there a Problem with Fascism in Contemporary Paganism? 184-186, Amy Hale59. Were Pagans Involved in the War in Ukraine? 187-188, Giuseppe Maiello60. Why do Some Polytheists Reject the Term “Pagan”? 189-191, Angelo Nasios61. Is Paganism Empowering to Women and LGBTQI+? 192-194, Giovanna Parmigiani62. Is Paganism Queer? 195-197, [M] Dudeck63. Why is Witchcraft Popular among Teenagers? 198-200, Denise Cush64. Do Pagans Avoid Technology? 201-203, Chris Miller65. What is WitchTok? 204-206, Mary Hamner66. How do Pagans Use Fiction and Film? 207-209, Carole M. Cusack67. Is Paganism Make-believe? 210-212, [M] DudeckStudying and Teaching Pagan Religions68. How do Scholars Study Paganism? 215-217, Chris Miller69. Should Pagan Religions be Taught in Schools? 218-220, Denise Cush70. Are Contemporary Pagan Religions Indicative of a New Form of Religiosity? 221-224, Denise CushEnd MatterIndex 225-232