modern Paganism: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
A scholarly primer on modern Paganism is available in Graham Harvey, Listening People, Speaking Earth: Contemporary Paganism, 2nd ed. (2007). An introduction to Wicca may be found in Ethan Doyle White, Wicca: History, Belief, and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft (2016); one on Heathenry in Stefanie von Schnurbein, Norse Revival: Transformations of Germanic Neopaganism (2016); and one on Rodnovery in Kaarina Aitamurto, Paganism, Traditionalism, Nationalism: Narratives of Russian Rodnoverie (2016). A good overview of modern Paganism in the United States is provided by Chas S. Clifton, Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America (2006). Many scholarly articles on modern Paganism may be found in The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies.
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Ethan Doyle White
Possessing a PhD in Medieval History and Archaeology from University College London, Ethan Doyle White writes on religion, folklore, history, and archaeology, with a particular focus on areas of cultural marginality such as contemporary Paganism and modern witchcraft beliefs.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Site marked "mature content": St. Francis Xavier University - Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft. | Jun 29, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Sunday Nights - The Good life and modern Paganism. | Nov 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gresham College - The Origins of Modern Paganism. | Nov 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: St. Francis Xavier University - Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft. | Jul 18, 2024 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 04, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Neo-Paganism for Teens (PDF). | Dec 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Neo-Paganism and Psychology (PDF). | Aug 23, 2023 | ||
| Standing entry replaced with new article. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Religion Facts - Neopaganism. | Jul 09, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Pagans in a Modern World: What is Neopaganism? | Jul 09, 2017 | ||
| Added cross-reference to entry on Robert Graves. |
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Mar 09, 2011 | |
| Added new Web site: Overview Of World Religions - Neo-Paganism. | Dec 17, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 04, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |