A paper on neopaganism (Wicca, Article, witchcraft)

Eibhlin · #1 01-28-2007, 03:03 PM

Hi, everyone! I'm doing a school paper on either neopaganism or Wicca specificially. It would be awesome to have some sources that aren't bologna, like "wiccans are witches"

we all know how many crazy anti-neopaganists there are out there! (mostly because they don't know anything about it, would be my guess...)

Hope you can help, and I'll get to know you guys better! -Eibhlin

angellous_evangellous · #2 01-28-2007, 03:09 PM

Is this for high school?

Circle_One · #3 01-28-2007, 03:10 PM

Do you have any specific questions in mind, Eibhlin, or any particular aspect you'd like to know about.

I find it easier to answer specific questions than to sum something up in a few paragraphs

Mike182 · #4 01-28-2007, 03:17 PM

Gerald Gardner was the founder of Wicca, so if wicca is what you want to look into, that would be a good start

also, an article written by Jez! Jez is a guy at Lancaster University Pagan Society, i respect his opinions and he has tought me a fair bit in the 14 weeks i have known him so far.

you might find that Jez's article is a bit hard to follow, he likes his tangents and he normally expects a basic understanding from his reader, so if you want anything from his article clarifying then please let me know!

Eibhlin · #5 01-28-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by angellous_evangellous

Is this for high school?

Yes. Language arts, so she doesn't care what the topic is, but she hated it when one of her students had gotten th O.K. from her mom, who, just before the paper was due and the student was done, said she had to do her paper on something else!

and my teacher was looking forward to that paper, too!

Eibhlin · #6 01-28-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Circle_One

Do you have any specific questions in mind, Eibhlin, or any particular aspect you'd like to know about.

I find it easier to answer specific questions than to sum something up in a few paragraphs

I should get a basic understanding first, but I'm sure I'll need some questions answered sooner or later!

angellous_evangellous · #7 01-28-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Eibhlin

Yes. Language arts, so she doesn't care what the topic is, but she hated it when one of her students had gotten th O.K. from her mom, who, just before the paper was due and the student was done, said she had to do her paper on something else!

and my teacher was looking forward to that paper, too!

Is this a research paper then? You need about five sources or so?

Feathers in Hair · #8 01-28-2007, 03:51 PM

Hihihi! It's so great to see you again!

Because Pagan (some people capitalize the term 'pagan', others don't) beliefs are so varied, there's probably not much that you'd find that all the participants agree on. Like Christianity, there are a lot of 'sub-sects' or divisions. And even within those divisions, people don't always agree on everything!

Would it help if we gave brief summaries of our own traditions? Or are you looking for something more general? (As you can see, most of us love to try to help on things like this!)

Eibhlin · #9 01-28-2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Feathers in Hair

Because Pagan (some people capitalize the term 'pagan', others don't) beliefs are so varied, there's probably not much that you'd find that all the participants agree on. Like Christianity, there are a lot of 'sub-sects' or divisions. And even within those divisions, people don't always agree on everything!

I guess it would likely be better to do a paper on Wicca specificially, then? After all, my teacher said to make the topic narrow enough to explain within the paper.

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Originally Posted by Feathers in Hair

Would it help if we gave brief summaries of our own traditions? Or are you looking for something more general? (As you can see, most of us love to try to help on things like this!)

That would be awesome!