SRS 1110 Lecture 6: Alternative Magical Religions II - Wicca and Witchcraft

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

Origins: 1960s civil rights, 2nd wave feminism, etc: women"s empowerment, secular movement, united states. Looking for images of female power: at the political level, un symbol for women in 2017: wonder woman, ex: witches, etc, not controlled by men. : woman"s international terrorist conspiracy from hell: march and chant in traditional witch depictions w/ straw brooms, non-violent. Using women as an image of scary power: at the beginning it was strictly political (not spiritual). Marija gimbutas: archaeologist, didn"t identify as a witch. Looked at poetry and figures w/ depictions of women: from pre-literate societies, draw relationships w/ certain goddesses, published 2 books about it, opposed by male scholars, adopted by wiccans and goddess worshippers, brought into political actions. University of ottawa: professor of religious studies, us irish catholic, boston university (catholic). Morgan macfarland: part of the commune movement, alternatives of social structures, wasn"t gender-defined, meets mark roberts.