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Chas Clifton, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Letters and Review Editor
Christopher Chase
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402 Catt Hall
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1302
Editor Emeritus
Fritz Muntean, Vancouver
The Pomegranate is the first International, peer-reviewed journal of Pagan studies. It provides a forum for papers, essays and symposia on both ancient and contemporary Pagan religious practices. The Pomegranate also publishes timely reviews of scholarly books in this growing field. The editors seek both new interpretations and re-examinations of those traditions marked both by an emphasis on nature as a source of sacred value (e.g., Wicca, modern Goddess religions) as well as those emphasizing continuity with a polytheistic past (e.g., Ásatrú and other forms of 'reconstructionist' Paganism). The editors also seek papers on the interplay between Pagan religious traditions, popular culture, literature, psychology and the arts.
Metrics/Indexing and Abstracting
H-Index 2015: 5
CiteScore 2018: 0.14
SJR 2018: 0.111
SNIP 2018: 0.446
Publication and Frequency
May and November
ISSN 1528-0268 (print)
ISSN 1743-1735 (online)
Chas Clifton, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Letters and Review Editor
Christopher Chase
Send Books for Review to Christopher Chase
402 Catt Hall
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1302
Editor Emeritus
Fritz Muntean, Vancouver
The Pomegranate is the first International, peer-reviewed journal of Pagan studies. It provides a forum for papers, essays and symposia on both ancient and contemporary Pagan religious practices. The Pomegranate also publishes timely reviews of scholarly books in this growing field. The editors seek both new interpretations and re-examinations of those traditions marked both by an emphasis on nature as a source of sacred value (e.g., Wicca, modern Goddess religions) as well as those emphasizing continuity with a polytheistic past (e.g., Ásatrú and other forms of 'reconstructionist' Paganism). The editors also seek papers on the interplay between Pagan religious traditions, popular culture, literature, psychology and the arts.
Metrics/Indexing and Abstracting
H-Index 2015: 5
CiteScore 2018: 0.14
SJR 2018: 0.111
SNIP 2018: 0.446
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Publication and Frequency
May and November
ISSN 1528-0268 (print)
ISSN 1743-1735 (online)
Editor's Blog
Ostara with the Cranes | |
| I stepped outdoors on Monday, March 20, and the trees and underbrush were buzzing. Like extra-loud bacon frying or radio static. It was all the little birds , revving up, not so so much singing just signally, that yes, the vernal equinox was here. I have never felt it so strongly on the day. For … | |
| Posted: 2023-03-22 | More... |
Astrology and Big Data | |
| Stephanie Shea’s Rejected Religion[1]“Rejected” here meaning esoteric or occult. recently offered an episode, “Astrology and Data Science,” on the The Ratio Project and its founder, Katy Bohinc.[2]Not to be confused with Microsoft’s Project Ratio, which is some attempt to categorize and cross-reference All That Is Known. Similar to the work of Michel Gauquelin, French statistician … | |
| Posted: 2023-03-11 | More... |
Phallephoria 2023 — Paganism in the Streets of Athens | |
| Back in 2014, I posted about a revival after 2,000 years of Phallephoria, the festival of Dionysus in the city of Athens, rain or not. There was a break for Covid, but now it’s back. And look how many people are following the costumed participants now! Look at the 2014 video and then at this … Continue reading Phallephoria 2023 — Paganism in the Streets of Athens | |
| Posted: 2023-03-04 | More... |
The Snow Geese of Candlemas | |
| I am all for seasonal rituals, but there is also a place for celebrating the Turning of the Wheel with your larger community, your polis, taking a local event and giving it a Pagan spin. The solstices are easy: there is always something going on. Samhain — too many choices! But what about Imbolc/Candlemas/whatever you … | |
| Posted: 2023-02-19 | More... |
A New Survey on Pagans’ Political Attitudes | |
| This survey, “Pagan and Heathen Political and Sociall Metrics,” comes recommended by several scholars whom I know. It is for respondents in the United States and Canada only. This survey is a means of gathering information about beliefs, behaviors, and demographics from Heathens and Pagans in the United States and Canada. It will ask you … Continue reading A New Survey on Pagans’ Political Attitudes | |
| Posted: 2023-02-02 | More... |
A New Look at “The Golden Bough,” a Book both Loved and Hated | |
| Lots of books, documentaries, etc, purport to tell you the “real story” that academics are “afraid to reveal,” particularly in history, archaeology, and related fields. Then there is Sir James G. Frazer’s The Golden Bough. In its day, it was academic. Now it is “the book that has single-handedly inflicted the most damage to the … Continue reading A New Look at “The Golden Bough,” a Book both Loved and Hated | |
| Posted: 2023-01-23 | More... |
Lakshmi or Yakshi? The Story of a Hindu Idol in Ancient Pompeii | |
| The 1938 excavation of a house in Pompeii produced a statuette that first was believed to be Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity and fertility. Newer reseach says no, but she still is Hindu. Where did she come from? A podcast interview with art historian Laura Weinstein examines the statuette’s possible backstory. The statuette may … Continue reading Lakshmi or Yakshi? The Story of a Hindu Idol in Ancient Pompeii | |
| Posted: 2023-01-17 | More... |
The First Wiccan Book Published in India | |
| A little more than twenty years ago, in the preference to his landmark study of contemporary Pagan Witchcraft, The Triumph of the Moon, the historian Ronald Hutton wrote that “the unique significance of pagan [sic] witchcraft to history is that it is the only religion which England has even given the world.” It’s true. There … | |
| Posted: 2023-01-07 | More... |
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