The Metaphor of Goddess
Religious Fictionalism and Nature Religion within Feminist Witchcraft
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14948765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Klassen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-100 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0966735012451832 |
| OpenAlex | W2059890086 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper explores the way some contemporary feminist Pagan practitioners talk about nature and goddess. I see these feminist Pagans as providing an example of a religion of nature, much like that of Donald Crosby’s (2002) that focuses on nature as the ultimate. However, unlike Crosby’s religion of nature, which could be perceived as isolationist, these feminist Witches’ willingness to maintain theistic language through religious fictionalism, even though non-realist, supports their community participation in an increasingly realist Pagan context
Archaeology · Epistemology · Feminist philosophy · Metaphor · Sociology · Theism · Theology · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |