The Goddess Returns to Italy - Paganism and Wicca reborn as a new religious and social movement

Authors

  • Francesca C. Howell The Open University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v10i1.5

Keywords:

Paganism, Wicca, Italy, New Religious Movements, Neo-Paganism

Author Biography

  • Francesca C. Howell, The Open University
    I am currently a Ph.D student at the Open University, UK, in Religious Studies, and a former faculty member of Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.

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Published

2008-10-03

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Howell, F. C. (2008). The Goddess Returns to Italy - Paganism and Wicca reborn as a new religious and social movement. Pomegranate, 10(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v10i1.5