Pagan(ish) Senses and Sensibilities

Authors

  • Adrian Ivakhiv University of Vermont

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v17i1-2.29680

Keywords:

Paganism, Pagan studies, Earth spirituality, Academic biography

Abstract

An academic biography serves as an opportune moment for thinking about how one's research in Pagan studies fits the larger patterns of one's research and life trajectory. In this (auto)biographer's case, it informs a debate over whether Paganism is or ought to be a religion among other religions, or a set of sensibilities -- including sensorial engagements, individual and collective, with a common material world. I argue that the latter should have its place at the table of Pagan studies, as it draws on the study of Pagan religiosities to produce insights that can inform a much broader set of debates about religion, imagination, environment, identity, and even politics.

Author Biography

  • Adrian Ivakhiv, University of Vermont
    Adrian Ivakhiv is Professor of Environmental Thought and Culture at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.

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Published

2016-02-08

Issue

Section

Special Section - Paths into Pagan Studies: Autobiographical Reflections

How to Cite

Ivakhiv, A. (2016). Pagan(ish) Senses and Sensibilities. Pomegranate, 17(1-2), 194-205. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v17i1-2.29680

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