Christian Goddess Spirituality: Enchanting Christianity.By Mary Ann Beavis.

This article examines a variety of ways in which deities from the ancient Mediterranean have been re-appropriated, re-interpreted, transformed, and invented for contemporary religious and socio-political purposes by local Pagan communities—especially in Greece, Italy, Iberia, and Malta—and by followers of the global Goddess spirituality movement.

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“The Goddess is Alive. Magic is Afoot.”

Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions ◽

10.1525/nr.2020.24.2.59 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 59-79

Author(s):

Shai Feraro

Keyword(s):

Third Wave Feminism ◽

Third Wave ◽

Adrienne Rich ◽

Goddess Spirituality ◽

Ideological Background ◽

Mary Daly ◽

Formative Years

This article analyzes the influence of radical and cultural feminist ideas on the writings produced by Zsuzsanna Emese Mokcsay (b. 1940), a seminal Pagan activist who spearheaded the development of the Dianic Witchcraft tradition during the 1970s and 1980s. An examination of Budapest's writings reveals the ideological background of Dianic Wicca, found in the specific aspects in the works of radical and cultural feminist thinkers such Mary Daly, Adrienne Rich, Robin Morgan, Susan Griffin, and Susan Brownmiller, which suited Budapest's lesbian-separatists leanings. The article thus sheds light on the politics of Goddess Spirituality during its formative years that have made modern Paganism what it is today. This is particularly important in light of the challenges to Dianic Wicca (and Goddess Spirituality in general) in recent decades, as third-wave feminism and transgender rights highlight a generational gap between veteran and younger Dianic women.

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