Jo Pearson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6748577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jo Pearson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jo |
| FAMILY NAME | Pearson |
| SIGNATURE | PEARSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Embracing the lash
Whilst the use of flagellation for the purposes of purification, punishment or redemptive salvific activity has long been accepted in Christianity, its use in newly emergent religions such as Wicca, where the religious use of pain cannot be sidelined as an historical aberration but must instead be understood within the context of (post)modern spirituality, has elicited little debate. Whilst purification and, to a far lesser extent, punishment sti…
Resisting Rhetorics of Violence
This article examines the early modern idea of‘the witch as a violent space —both as a perpetrator of violent maleficia and as a victim of violence. It then goes on to look at the extent to which the location of violence in the witch figure has been taken up and used by feminist witches and Wiccans, asking what happens when a polyvalent symbol of violence is used as a central identificatory trope. The fact that the violence of the witch is now la…
“Going Native in Reverse”
This article concentrates on Wicca as the focus for a study of researching initiatory religion as an insider. Some problems associated with the study of such religions are addressed in a critical examination of earlier research by Tanya Luhrmann, before attempting to establish how the researcher can enter such a field and undertake effective fieldwork with integrity, without dishonoring the mode of entry (initiation) and the trust of the research…
Wicca, Esotericism and Living Nature
Nature Religion' is a relatively recent academic construct under which a variety of religions have been grouped including Paganism, eco-spirituality, and indigenous religions
Wicca, Esotericism and Living Nature
Nature Religion' is a relatively recent academic construct under which a variety of religions have been grouped including Paganism, eco-spirituality, and indigenous religions
Wicca, Esotericism and Living Nature
Nature Religion' is a relatively recent academic construct under which a variety of religions have been grouped including Paganism, eco-spirituality, and indigenous religions
“Going Native in Reverse”
This article concentrates on Wicca as the focus for a study of researching initiatory religion as an insider. Some problems associated with the study of such religions are addressed in a critical examination of earlier research by Tanya Luhrmann, before attempting to establish how the researcher can enter such a field and undertake effective fieldwork with integrity, without dishonoring the mode of entry (initiation) and the trust of the research…
Resisting Rhetorics of Violence
This article examines the early modern idea of‘the witch as a violent space —both as a perpetrator of violent maleficia and as a victim of violence. It then goes on to look at the extent to which the location of violence in the witch figure has been taken up and used by feminist witches and Wiccans, asking what happens when a polyvalent symbol of violence is used as a central identificatory trope. The fact that the violence of the witch is now la…
Embracing the lash
Whilst the use of flagellation for the purposes of purification, punishment or redemptive salvific activity has long been accepted in Christianity, its use in newly emergent religions such as Wicca, where the religious use of pain cannot be sidelined as an historical aberration but must instead be understood within the context of (post)modern spirituality, has elicited little debate. Whilst purification and, to a far lesser extent, punishment sti…
Philosophy (4 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Christianity (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Medieval Literature and History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)