Johnson: Neo-paganism and the Modern Occult. Course Code HUMA3080 Course Title Neo-paganism & the Modern Occult Effective 2004 - Semester 1 Faculty Faculty of Education and Arts Unit Weighting 10 UnderGrad/Postgrad UNDERGRADUATE Teaching Methods Lecture Tutorial Brief Course Description Provides an introduction to studies of the revival of occultism in the western world (c. 19-20th Centuries), initially through the focus on ancient systems of belief in Greece, Rome and Egypt that establishes connections to 'modern' belief systems. The course involves study of major occult and esoteric philosophies as well important individuals involved in the resumption and also (re)invention of esoteric beliefs and practices. We shall examine how and why systems such as theosophy, spiritualism, and related structures evolved as responses to historical and social environments and historical events. The evolution of neo-paganism in contemporary society, its personal and public ramifications, will also be examined.
Assumed Knowledge Nil Lynne Hume. Living and Dying in an American Neo-Pagan Community. Project Syllabus Living and Dying in an American Neo-Pagan Community let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings - Richard II, III.ii.155-6 Abstract This project explores the making of death ritual amongst American Neo-Pagans. The Problem Does the performance of a ritual precede the creation of theology in an intentional community, or follow it? The Community American Neo-Paganism is a New Religious Movement imported to the United States from Britain in the 1970s.
Like all New Religious Movements, American Neo-Paganism is a religion of converts. There is a surprising shortage of direct commentary about death in an American Neo-Pagan community. Methods I have been witness to seven American neo-pagan funerals or memorial services since I began fieldwork in 1999: Case 1: 53 year old male, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Case 2: 56 year old male, Las Vegas, Nevada. Case 3: 2 male infants less than one year of age, Indian Springs, Nevada.
Case 5: 16 year old male, Las Vegas, Nevada. World_rels2k1.pdf (application/pdf Object)