User:GrDVillarreal/Neopaganism in the United States

Article: Neopaganism in the United States

Things I want to edit:

 * I want to offer more of a definition of WHAT Neo-paganism is. In the article it explains what paganism is in the united states, but not what exactly neo-paganism is for and what it NOW represents since it is modern paganism.
 * I want to contribute more to the ‘History’ section of my assigned article since it’s only two paragraphs on the official page, so it won’t hurt to add more info or potential edits to it.
 * I also want to add more info in the sections "Wicca, Druidry, and Asatru" since it's rather small.
 * I'm also thinking about adding more up-to-date source materials since in the 'talk' section someone was talking about updating it

Sources to do these edits:

 * 1) Magliocco, Sabina. "Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America." University of Pensylvania Press. May, 2004. Link to view for free: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=dsl-lH0-WX4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=neopaganism&ots=SIn6-95K8E&sig=XOBtE8KHW7yhttXoRioEyiBXZXs#v=onepage&q=neopaganism&f=false


 * 1) Berger, Helen. "A community of witches: Contemporary Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States." University of South California Press, 1999. Link to view for free: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=aQEzgnbFpZUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=neopaganism&ots=ern_aAUwuw&sig=E8g1giYJKK9ss-geRuyUVmf5ECc#v=onepage&q=neopaganism&f=false.
 * 2) Schwartz, Howard. "Witches of the West: Neopaganism and Goddess Worshp as Enlightment religions." Indiana University Press. Journal of Feminist tudies in Religion. 1989. < https://www.jstor.org/stable/25002099?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents >
 * 3) Jorgensen, Danny. et all. "American Neopaganism: The Participants' Social Identities." Wiley. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. 1999. < https://www.jstor.org/stable/1387755?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents >
 * 4) Berger, Helen. "Voices from the Pagan Census: A national Survery of Witches and Neo-Paganism in the united states." University of South Carolina Press. 2003< https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=L9mPdewmqR4C&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=neopaganism+united+states&ots=OUSyrRQHpJ&sig=p5bnrOZqosbqA73Z4lmJYdTe4Jc#v=onepage&q=neopaganism%20united%20states&f=false
 * 5) Berger, Helen. "Witchcraft and Magic: Contemporary North America." University of Pennsylvania Press. September, 2006. < https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Nng-dAooleAC&oi=fnd&pg=PA28&dq=neopaganism+united+states&ots=hrF2gxfLg9&sig=epBqGSIuXz-CuD0SXwrIkZS0iwk#v=onepage&q=neopaganism%20united%20states&f=false >

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Small edit done:
Previous : "Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."

Previous quote in the wiki article now article:

"Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."'''To elaborate a bit into this Celtic Reconstructionists express that their practice are a large part based on cultural survivals, which are augmented with the study of early Celtic beliefs that are found in texts and works of scholars and archaeologists. In addition to that feedback from experienced practicioners and scholars is sought before an additional practice is accepted as a legitimate part of a reconstruction tradition.'''

Two citations added:
First citation

Previous before citation was added:

"Controversies mostly surround religious rights in US prisons and the US military. Prison inmates' right to practice minority religions was asserted in 2004 by the Supreme Court in Cutter v. Wilkinson."

Citation given:

Controversies mostly surround religious rights in US prisons and the US military. Prison inmates' right to practice minority religions was asserted in 2004 by the Supreme Court in Cutter v. Wilkinson.

Second citation (technically 2-4 citations)

Previous before citation was added:

"Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."

Citation given:

"Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."

The Edits that will be done:
 First edit addition 


 * 1) Previous : "Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."
 * 2)  Previous quote in the wiki article with the addition: "Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."To elaborate a bit into this Celtic Reconstructionists express that their practice are a large part based on cultural survivals, which are augmented with the study of early Celtic beliefs that are found in texts and works of scholars and archaeologists. In addition to that feedback from experienced practicioners and scholars is sought before an additional practice is accepted as a legitimate part of a reconstruction tradition.

Second edit addition


 * 1) Previous: "Some neopagan groups, particularly Germanic ones, have themselves been accused of racial discrimination. See Nordic racial paganism."
 * 2) Previous quote in the wiki article with the addition: "Some neopagan groups, particularly Germanic ones, have themselves been accused of racial discrimination. See Nordic racial paganism." Some notable examples was when in 2003, Olivia Watts charged the mayor of the City of Casey, Victoria, Rob Wilson, as violating the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 after he issued a press release in June of that year titled "Satanic cult out to take over Casey", in which Watts was mentioned by name. Another was when in September 2012, Conservative Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews cancelled a tender that had been issued by Corrections Canada in British Columbia for a Wiccan prison chaplain. In October of that year, Toews ordered the termination of contracts for all non-Christian prison chaplains in BC and all but two throughout Canada, obliging not only Neopagan prisoners but also Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Buddhists, practitioners of indigenous religions, and others to turn to Christian chaplains for their spiritual needs. There was also the incident n 2007, a teaching assistant in Brighton claimed she was sacked for being a Wiccan. A teacher at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow was denied time off with pay to attend Druid rites while members of other religions have their days of observance paid. A Neo-druid group from Weymouth, Dorset was subjected to threats and abuse.

 Third edition addition 


 * 1) Previous: "The 1980s and 1990s saw the emergence of a number of reconstructionist and other ethnic traditions. Hellenic Neopaganism (Dodekatheism), for example, has flourished since the 1990s, along with parallel developments in Greece."
 * 2) Previous quote in the wiki article with the addition: "The 1980s and 1990s saw the emergence of a number of reconstructionist and other ethnic traditions. Hellenic Neopaganism (Dodekatheism), for example, has flourished since the 1990s, along with parallel developments in Greece." Hellenism was soon legally recognized as a 'known religion' in 2017 within Greece, when granted it more religions freedoms such as the freedom to open houses of worship and the freedom for clergy to officiate weddings. 

The citations that will be added:
 First citation 


 * 1) Previous before citation was added: "Controversies mostly surround religious rights in US prisons and the US military. Prison inmates' right to practice minority religions was asserted in 2004 by the Supreme Court in Cutter v. Wilkinson."
 * 2) Citation given: Controversies mostly surround religious rights in US prisons and the US military. Prison inmates' right to practice minority religions was asserted in 2004 by the Supreme Court in Cutter v. Wilkinson.

 Second citation (technically 2-4 citations) 


 * 1) Previous before citation was added: "Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."
 * 2) Citation given: "Celtic Reconstructionism, while not associated with Druidry directly, is also part of the cultural diaspora of Celtic Paganism. Celtic Reconstructionists place a greater emphasis on scholarly approaches, reviving and reconstructing the old practices of the Celts in the modern day."

Third citation


 * 1) Previous before citation was added: American council of witches, pagans, and friends. A group working towards unity through friendship, help, information, news and issues. https://sites.google.com/site/officialstarcovenofwicca/american-council-of-witches-pagans-and-friends https://m.facebook.com/groups/americancouncilofwitches/
 * 2) Citation given: "American council of witches, pagans, and friends. A group working towards unity through friendship, help, information, news and issues.