Pagans

The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends and Rituals

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A clear, concise and detailed historical analysis of the eclectic and beautiful visual and material culture of paganism

For more than a thousand years, a diverse range of peoples, from Ireland to India and from the Andes to Australia, have been labelled 'Pagan' by the Christians who encountered them. Since the twentieth century new groups have emerged - wiccans, druids, neo-shamans and heathens - who openly call themselves Pagans. But who are these Pagans and what do they believe? Which gods and goddesses do they revere? Do they worship nature? Do they practise divination and magic?

From sacred plants imbued with supernatural powers to hand-carved amulets that repel evil, and from mischievous spirits of nature to holy mountains, Pagans find divine value in the natural world and spiritual significance in the material universe. Delve within these pages and examine the myriad paintings and sculptures, shrines and ceremonial objects that reveal the stories, symbols and rituals of Paganism.
Extent: 256 pp
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Illustrations: 449
Publication date: 2023-04-27
Size: 24.0 x 17.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500025741
Introduction

Ancient Ways
1: Goddesses + Gods
2: Myths + Legends
3: Numinous Nature

Ritual
1: Sacred Sites
2: Witchcraft
3: Oracles + Divination

Community
1: Festivals
2: Embodied Faith
3: Journeying

Press Reviews

A beautiful book … provides the reader with a very comprehensive picture of Paganism and the many different forms it can take
Alexander Alich, University of Birmingham

This exploration of non-Abrahamic religious traditions has such visual punch that art lovers will be quickly converted
RA Magazine

Corrects misconceptions and explains [Pagans’] intricate belief systems and rich histories, some stretching back to the dawn of civilization... Some of the book's most intriguing material focuses on practices that are nearly extinct today
New York Daily News

Visually stunning ... but it’s not just an attractive picture book; the text is solidly scholarly as one would expect from Ethan Doyle White
Fortean Times

About the Author

Ethan Doyle White is a writer and researcher interested in the religious beliefs and practices of early medieval England as well as contemporary Paganism and related forms of occultism. He is the author of Wicca: History, Belief, and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft and co-editor of Magic and Witchery in the Modern West. Other publications have dealt with topics including modern Pagan activity at Britain’s archaeological monuments, the revived worship of the god Antinous, and the occult films of Kenneth Anger.

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