Sexual Danger Research Articles

Group 9: Grab Your Broomstick: Let’s Talk about Wicca

This poster will examine the misconceptions and commercialization of the beliefs and practices of Wicca, a contemporary Pagan religion. It begins by investigating the history of Wicca and its evolution into contemporary forms. It moves on to examine how depictions of witches in popular culture (especially contrasting depictions in the TV shows Sabrina the Teenage Witch and American Horror Story: Coven) have impacted Wicca, including who joins, what symbols and products they use or avoid, and what stereotypes – especially ones about dangerous sexuality – Wiccans must contend with. It also considers how Pagan rituals acknowledged by some Wiccans have become embedded in contemporary society, for instance Halloween. Our analysis draws on scholarship that addresses how the commercialization of witches and witchcraft has been beneficial or harmful for Wicca; whether the popularity of witches in entertainment has eliminated prejudices about Wiccan practices, or instead led to what Wiccans see as the deterioration of the tradition's authenticity.

The Woman-Soul

Previous articleNext article FreeThe Woman-SoulE. M. WhiteE. M. White Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 22, Number 3Apr., 1912 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/intejethi.22.3.2376657 Views: 72Total views on this site Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref Journal History This article was published in The International Journal of Ethics (1890-1938), which is continued by Ethics (1938-present). PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Timothy Keegan Gender, Degeneration and Sexual Danger: Imagining Race and Class in South Africa, ca.1912, Journal of Southern African Studies 27, no.33 (Sep 2001): 459–477.https://doi.org/10.1080/13632430120074545

Book Review The Sexual Instinct, Its Use and Dangers as Affecting Heredity and Morals . By James Foster Scott, B.A., Yale University; M.D., C. M., Edinburgh University. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York: E. B. Treat & Co. 1908.

Book Review The Sexual Instinct, Its Use and Dangers as Affecting Heredity and Morals . By James Foster Scott, B.A., Yale University; M.D., C. M., Edinburgh University. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York: E. B. Treat & Co. 1908.