XolokReads reviewed Paganism by Joyce Higginbotham
Neo-pagans just shouldn't compare themselves to minority groups with a more violent historical experience
3 stars
The title of this book is a little misleading. Yes, the authors do discuss paganism, but most of the content was more New Age spirituality. There is overlap, to be sure, but I was expecting a bit more earth-centered religion discussions. The authors do best when they are sharing a personal anecdote. There were a couple of stories attributed to "some guy we heard of" that made me doubt their word a bit, but it was all very positive stuff. This isn't the worst.
Once again, I have to strongly suggest to New Age or Wiccan writers that they NOT draw comparisons between themselves and Jewish or African American people. It's simply not appropriate and highlights that you do not understand the experience of those people. I don't think they meant anything disrespectful, and I'm sure nobody will read this anyways. I'm going the magickal powers described in the book …
The title of this book is a little misleading. Yes, the authors do discuss paganism, but most of the content was more New Age spirituality. There is overlap, to be sure, but I was expecting a bit more earth-centered religion discussions. The authors do best when they are sharing a personal anecdote. There were a couple of stories attributed to "some guy we heard of" that made me doubt their word a bit, but it was all very positive stuff. This isn't the worst.
Once again, I have to strongly suggest to New Age or Wiccan writers that they NOT draw comparisons between themselves and Jewish or African American people. It's simply not appropriate and highlights that you do not understand the experience of those people. I don't think they meant anything disrespectful, and I'm sure nobody will read this anyways. I'm going the magickal powers described in the book though and put out into the universe that New Age authors shouldn't make these comparisons.
