Michael Strmiska
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5871908 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Michael Strmiska |
| NOMBRES | Michael |
| APELLIDO | Strmiska |
| FIRMA | STRMISKA M |
| AFILIACIONES | SUNY Orange |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2000 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Pagan Politics in the 21st Century
This essay begins by reviewing definitions and categories of modern Paganism (also variously termed contemporary or neo-Paganism) that the author first proposed in the 2005 book Modern Paganism in World Culture and then proceeds to discuss parallels with certain political trends in Europe and America today. Particular attention will be paid to how the rising tide of pro-nativist, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim sentiment in contemporary European …
Paganism and Politics
A conference on “Paganism and Politics” held at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic in June of 2016 provided a platform for a stimulating discussion of the ways in which modern Paganism is affected by and involved with political and social issues in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. In the following, Michael Strmiska, one of the organizers and keynote speakers of the conference, provides an overview of conference papers and several ot…
Modern Latvian Paganism
An introductory overview to a special section of The Pomegranate featuring three articles concerning Latvian Paganism
Eastern Religions in Eastern Europe
This article provides both historical and ethnographic views of Eastern religion in Lithuania. The historical component is an examination of the evolution of Lithuanian interest in Eastern religions from nineteenth-century studies of Indo-European comparative linguistics and mythology, which linked pre-Christian Lithuanian religion with India and Hinduism, to increasing literary, scholarly and popular interest in India and Asia in the twentieth c…
Tyr
Dream Catchers
A Seat at the Table
Putting the Blood Back into Blót
The meaning of animal sacrifice has fascinated historians of religion for decades. In addition, it goes against trends of professed concern for animals in contemporary Western culture, although the notion of sacrifice remains important in Christianity, and animal sacrifice is still practiced at the feast of Id al-Adha in Islam. Scholars of religion have viewed it various as a bribe to divine powers (Edward Tylor), as reinforcing the community of …
Putting the Blood Back into Blót
Animal sacrifice, once among the most universal of religious practices, is now among the most reviled and rejected. This article explores how a small number of Modern Nordic Pagans in the United States are experimenting with recreating the practice of animal sacrifice as part of their project of revitalizing past tradition
Ellen Schattschneider
The Music of the Past in Modern Baltic Paganism
Modern Baltic Paganism grew out of nineteenth- and twentieth-century folklore research into the folk music, folklore and traditional ethnic cultures of Latvia and Lithuania. Research into native Latvian daina and Lithuanian daino folk songs with their rustic beauty, symbolic richness, and intriguing linkages to ancient Indo-European cultures and religions generated a new sense of pride and ethnic identity among Latvians and Lithuanians. Spiritual…
Ásatrú in Iceland
Research Article| October 01 2000 Ásatrú in Iceland: The Rebirth of Nordic Paganism? Michael Strmiska Michael Strmiska Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2000) 4 (1): 106–132. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2000.4.1.106 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Searc…
Pagan Politics in the 21st Century
This essay begins by reviewing definitions and categories of modern Paganism (also variously termed contemporary or neo-Paganism) that the author first proposed in the 2005 book Modern Paganism in World Culture and then proceeds to discuss parallels with certain political trends in Europe and America today. Particular attention will be paid to how the rising tide of pro-nativist, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim sentiment in contemporary European …
Putting the Blood Back into Blót
Animal sacrifice, once among the most universal of religious practices, is now among the most reviled and rejected. This article explores how a small number of Modern Nordic Pagans in the United States are experimenting with recreating the practice of animal sacrifice as part of their project of revitalizing past tradition
Paganism and Politics
A conference on “Paganism and Politics” held at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic in June of 2016 provided a platform for a stimulating discussion of the ways in which modern Paganism is affected by and involved with political and social issues in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. In the following, Michael Strmiska, one of the organizers and keynote speakers of the conference, provides an overview of conference papers and several ot…
Modern Latvian Paganism
An introductory overview to a special section of The Pomegranate featuring three articles concerning Latvian Paganism
Putting the Blood Back into Blót
The meaning of animal sacrifice has fascinated historians of religion for decades. In addition, it goes against trends of professed concern for animals in contemporary Western culture, although the notion of sacrifice remains important in Christianity, and animal sacrifice is still practiced at the feast of Id al-Adha in Islam. Scholars of religion have viewed it various as a bribe to divine powers (Edward Tylor), as reinforcing the community of …
Ásatrú in Iceland
Research Article| October 01 2000 Ásatrú in Iceland: The Rebirth of Nordic Paganism? Michael Strmiska Michael Strmiska Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2000) 4 (1): 106–132. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2000.4.1.106 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Searc…
The Music of the Past in Modern Baltic Paganism
Modern Baltic Paganism grew out of nineteenth- and twentieth-century folklore research into the folk music, folklore and traditional ethnic cultures of Latvia and Lithuania. Research into native Latvian daina and Lithuanian daino folk songs with their rustic beauty, symbolic richness, and intriguing linkages to ancient Indo-European cultures and religions generated a new sense of pride and ethnic identity among Latvians and Lithuanians. Spiritual…
Ellen Schattschneider
Putting the Blood Back into Blót
The meaning of animal sacrifice has fascinated historians of religion for decades. In addition, it goes against trends of professed concern for animals in contemporary Western culture, although the notion of sacrifice remains important in Christianity, and animal sacrifice is still practiced at the feast of Id al-Adha in Islam. Scholars of religion have viewed it various as a bribe to divine powers (Edward Tylor), as reinforcing the community of …
Putting the Blood Back into Blót
Animal sacrifice, once among the most universal of religious practices, is now among the most reviled and rejected. This article explores how a small number of Modern Nordic Pagans in the United States are experimenting with recreating the practice of animal sacrifice as part of their project of revitalizing past tradition
A Seat at the Table
Dream Catchers
Tyr
Modern Latvian Paganism
An introductory overview to a special section of The Pomegranate featuring three articles concerning Latvian Paganism
Eastern Religions in Eastern Europe
This article provides both historical and ethnographic views of Eastern religion in Lithuania. The historical component is an examination of the evolution of Lithuanian interest in Eastern religions from nineteenth-century studies of Indo-European comparative linguistics and mythology, which linked pre-Christian Lithuanian religion with India and Hinduism, to increasing literary, scholarly and popular interest in India and Asia in the twentieth c…
Paganism and Politics
A conference on “Paganism and Politics” held at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic in June of 2016 provided a platform for a stimulating discussion of the ways in which modern Paganism is affected by and involved with political and social issues in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. In the following, Michael Strmiska, one of the organizers and keynote speakers of the conference, provides an overview of conference papers and several ot…
Pagan Politics in the 21st Century
This essay begins by reviewing definitions and categories of modern Paganism (also variously termed contemporary or neo-Paganism) that the author first proposed in the 2005 book Modern Paganism in World Culture and then proceeds to discuss parallels with certain political trends in Europe and America today. Particular attention will be paid to how the rising tide of pro-nativist, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim sentiment in contemporary European …
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