American heathens : the politics of identity in a pagan religious movement /

Snook, Jennifer Stephanie, 1979-

American heathens : the politics of identity in a pagan religious movement / Jennifer Snook. - ix, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Becoming Heathen -- Fleeing the Cross and the Pentacle: Resistance and Opposition in the Maintenance of Collective Identity -- Neo-Heathens and Reconstructionists: The Project and Problems of Constructing a Heathen Nomos -- Cyber Hofs and Armchair Vikings: Building Community through Social Networks (but Not without Problems) -- Valkyries and Frithweavers: Women's Shifting Roles--from Warriors to Domestic Caretakers -- Honoring the Ancestors: Dealing with Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Whiteness in Constructing an Ethnic Folkway -- The Long Journey.

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Paganism--United States.
Group identity--United States.

BL 432 / .S66 2015