جادوگران نسل جدید: جادوگری نوجوانان در فرهنگ معاصر (مذاهب جدید جنجالی)

From the shelves of mainstream bookstores and the pages of teen magazines, to popular films and television series, contemporary culture at the turn of the 21st century has been fascinated with teenage identity and the presence of magic and the occult. Alongside this profusion of products and representations, a global network of teenage Witches has emerged on the margins of adult Neo-Pagan Witchcraft communities, identifying themselves through various spiritual practices, consumption patterns and lifestyle choices. "New Generation Witches" is the first published anthology to investigate the recent rise of the teenage Witchcraft phenomenon in both Britain and North America. Scholars from Theology, Cultural Studies, Sociology, History and Media Studies, along with Neo-Pagan commentators outside of the academy, come together to investigate the experiences of thousands of adolescents constructing an enabling, magical identity through a distinctive practice of Witchcraft. The contributors discuss key areas of interest, inspiration and development within the teen Witch communities from the mid 1990s onward, including teenage Witches' magical practices and beliefs, gender politics, the formation and identification of communities, forums and modes of expression, media representation and new media outlets. Demonstrating the diversification and expansion of Neo-Paganism in the 21st Century, this anthology makes an exciting contribution to the field of Neo-Pagan Studies and contemporary youth cultures. Contents......Page 8 Notes on Contributors......Page 10 Foreword......Page 14 Acknowledgements......Page 16 Introduction......Page 18 Part 1 Histories and Reflections of Contemporary Teenage Witchcraft......Page 28 1 The Pagan Explosion: An overview of select census and survey data......Page 30 2 The Perennial Teen Witch: A discussion of teenage interest in modern pagan Witchcraft......Page 42 3 Becoming a Witch: Changing paths of conversion in contemporary Witchcraft......Page 58 4 The Discovery of Witchcraft: An exploration of the changing face of Witchcraft through contemporary interview and personal reflection......Page 74 5 Minor Arcana and the Inclusion of Adolescent Psycho-spirituality within the British Pagan Community......Page 90 Part 2 Teenage Voices: Accounts from the Field......Page 100 6 Becoming a Witch: My story......Page 102 7 Oreos, Orishas, and Others: A personal account of being a teenage Witch......Page 106 Part 3 Texts, Influences and Practices......Page 112 8 Vanquishing the Victim: Discourses of dis/empowerment in 1990s teenage Witchcraft......Page 114 9 A Charming Spell: The intentional and unintentional influence of popular media upon teenage Witchcraft in America......Page 130 10 Teen Witchcraft and Silver RavenWolf: The Internet and its impact on community opinion......Page 146 11 Wise Young Women: Beliefs, values and influences in the adoption of Witchcraft by teenage girls in England......Page 156 B......Page 178 C......Page 179 E......Page 180 H......Page 181 L......Page 182 M......Page 183 P......Page 184 R......Page 185 S......Page 186 U......Page 187 W......Page 188 Z......Page 189 From the shelves of mainstream bookstores and the pages of teen magazines, to popular films and television series, contemporary culture at the turn of the twenty-first century has been fascinated with teenage identity and the presence of magic and the occult. Alongside this profusion of products and representations, a global network of teenage Witches has emerged on the margins of adult neopagan Witchcraft communities, identifying themselves through various spiritual practices, consumption patterns and lifestyle choices. The New Generation Witches is the first published anthology to investigate the recent rise of the teenage Witchcraft phenomenon in both Britain and North America. Scholars from Theology, Cultural Studies, Sociology, History and Media Studies, along with neopagan commentators outside of the academy, come together to investigate the experiences of thousands of adolescents constructing an enabling, magical identity through a distinctive practice of Witchcraft. The contributors discuss key areas of interest, inspiration and development within the teen Witch communities from the mid 1990s onward, including teenage Witches' magical practices and beliefs, gender politics, the formation and identification of communities, forums and modes of expression, media representation and new media outlets. Demonstrating the diversification and expansion of neopaganism in the twenty-first century, this anthology makes an exciting contribution to the field of Neopagan Studies and contemporary youth cultures. Teenagers have become prominent in the evolution of modern attitudes to witchcraft; but it is significant that they have done so with such enthusiasm during the past ten years, and that there is both much public concern about the fact and little understanding of it. The essays in this volume attempt to provide such an understanding Histories And Reflections Of Contemporary Teenage Witchcraft -- Teenage Voices : Accounts From The Field -- Texts, Influences And Practices. Edited By Hannah E. Johnston And Peg Aloi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.