Coming Home to Paganism: Theory of Religious Conversion or a
Theological Principle?

J 2013

Coming Home to Paganism: Theory of Religious Conversion or a Theological Principle?

ANCZYK, Adam and Matouš VENCÁLEK

Basic information

Original name

Coming Home to Paganism: Theory of Religious Conversion or a Theological Principle?

Authors

ANCZYK, Adam (616 Poland) and Matouš VENCÁLEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Studia Religiologica, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, 2013, 0137-2432

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/13:00075443

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/20844077SR.13.013.1601

Keywords (in Czech)

novopohanství; hypotéza "homecoming"; náboženská konverze

Keywords in English

neopaganism; "homecoming" hypothesis; religious conversion

Abstract

V originále

The so-called "homecoming" is one of the most (if not the most) popular ways of depicting the process of becoming a follower of Neo-Paganism found in literature, from Margot Adler's classical Drawing Down the Moon (1979) to contemporary authors, like Graham Harvey. It is interesting that "homecoming" simultaneously occurs in Neo-Pagan literature, as the common way of becoming Pagan, seen as opposite to the process of conversion (usually as a rapid change of religious beliefs). The critique of the "homecoming" defined in the academic field concentrates on showing that there is a possibility it may be more a theological notion, rather than a model of religious change to contemporary Paganism. The broad definition of religious conversion, understood as change in religious behaviour and beliefs, does include "homecoming" as one of the possible conversion narratives. Therefore, we may speak of a "coming home experience" as one of the main themes – but certainly not the only one – that is present in the histories of conversion to contemporary Paganism.

Cite

ANCZYK, Adam and Matouš VENCÁLEK. Coming Home to Paganism: Theory of Religious Conversion or a Theological Principle? Studia Religiologica. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, 2013, vol. 46, No 3, p. 161-171. ISSN 0137-2432. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4467/20844077SR.13.013.1601.

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ANCZYK, Adam and Matouš VENCÁLEK. Coming Home to Paganism: Theory of Religious Conversion or a Theological Principle? \textit{Studia Religiologica}. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiello\'nskiego, 2013, vol.~46, No~3, p.~161-171. ISSN~0137-2432. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4467/20844077SR.13.013.1601.

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