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Books by Wendy Griffin

Research paper thumbnail of Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes

This anthology is based on the symposium of the same name sponsored by Cherry Hill Seminary and t... more This anthology is based on the symposium of the same name sponsored by Cherry Hill Seminary and the University of South Carolina , April 12-13, 2013. It brings together scholars from the U.S. and Britain.

Research paper thumbnail of Sweet Abandon

Historical Romance set in New England 17th century

Research paper thumbnail of She Who Was King

Historical romance based on the life of Hatshepsut of Egypt a. 1500 bce

Research paper thumbnail of Daughters of the Goddess: Studies of Healing, Identity and Empowerment

This book invites the reader into the world of Feminist Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality. It ... more This book invites the reader into the world of Feminist Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality. It examines how women today are subverting traditional ideas about gender, using their own bodies as sacred text, and practicing one of the fastest growing religions and spiritual belief systems. The book, the first of its kind, is an edited collection of chapters from different scholars in Britain and the United States. It takes an interdisciplinary perspective through the use of participant observation, textual analysis, and in-depth interviews with women who celebrate the Female Divine. A special feature includes three chapters by non-academic practitioner/teachers.

Papers by Wendy Griffin

Research paper thumbnail of Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community by Sarah M. Pike:Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community

American Journal of Sociology, 2001

Page 1. Oapfrjiy food'es, Hyaq1cal C'elws C ontemporary Pagans and the Search ror Commu... more Page 1. Oapfrjiy food'es, Hyaq1cal C'elws C ontemporary Pagans and the Search ror Community SARAH M. PIKE Page 2. Page 3. Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves Page 4. Page 5. Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves Contemporary ...

Research paper thumbnail of Walking Widdershins

This article covers the author's academic career from part-time " freeway flyer " to Academic Dea... more This article covers the author's academic career from part-time " freeway flyer " to Academic Dean at Cherry Hill Seminary. Introduced to contemporary Witchcraft by one of her college students before anything called Pagan Studies existed, Griffin was one of the very first to publish fieldwork on the topic in an academic journal. Here she explores the challenges, where she found support for her work, and the key circumstances and choices that allowed her a measure of success.

Research paper thumbnail of The Land Within

Studying the history of the contemporary Pagan movement in the United States is incomplete withou... more Studying the history of the contemporary Pagan movement in the United States is incomplete without understanding the contribution of 2nd wave feminism, the lesbian land movement, and women's search and development of Goddess Spirituality.

Research paper thumbnail of review of Sanctifying Misandry: Goddess Ideology and the Fall of Man by Katherine K. Young and PaulNathanson

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Research paper thumbnail of The Embodied Goddess: Feminist Witchcraft and Female Divinity

Research paper thumbnail of She Changes Everything She Touches: Ethnographic Journeys of Self Discovery

Research paper thumbnail of Into the Darkness; An ethnographic study of Witchcraft and death

Research paper thumbnail of The Goddess Net

Religion online: finding faith on the Internet, Jan 1, 2004

13 The Goddess Net WENDY GRIFFIN Introduction Considerable discussion has taken place regarding t... more 13 The Goddess Net WENDY GRIFFIN Introduction Considerable discussion has taken place regarding the inherent democracy of the Internet, where traditional distinctions of social status are less visible than in the flesh-and-blood world and individuals and groups have an ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Deosil Dance'

Research paper thumbnail of The Embodied Goddess: Feminist Witchcraft and Female Divinity

Sociology of Religion, Jan 1, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of Daughters of the Goddess: Studies of Healing, Identity, and Empowerment

ALTAMIRA PRESS A Division of ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC Published in the United... more ALTAMIRA PRESS A Division of ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706 12 Hid's Copse Road Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9JJ, England ...

Research paper thumbnail of She Changes Everything She Touches

Composing ethnography: Alternative forms …, Jan 1, 1996

CHAPTER 4\ C 31» TWELVE " She Changes Everything She Touches" Ethnographic Jour... more CHAPTER 4\ C 31» TWELVE " She Changes Everything She Touches" Ethnographic Journeys of Self-Discovery1 Janice G. Foltz Wendy Griffin This paper is a reflexive account of our fieldwork experiences with a coven of Dianic Witches, a feminist religious group that professes to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Webs of Women: Feminist Spiritualities

Witchcraft and Magic: Contemporary North America, Jan 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Goddess Spirituality and Wicca

Research paper thumbnail of Enchanting Women: Priestessing In America

Popular spiritualities: the politics of contemporary …, Jan 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Doing Ritual, Doing Time

Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan …, Jan 1, 2010

According to Susan Van Baalen, former Director of the Federal Prison Chaplaincy Program, most wom... more According to Susan Van Baalen, former Director of the Federal Prison Chaplaincy Program, most women in prison have never seen a “free” Pagan, one who is not and has never been incarcerated. Yet, she states that Pagan Spirituality, in particular Wicca, is a growing ...

Research paper thumbnail of Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes

This anthology is based on the symposium of the same name sponsored by Cherry Hill Seminary and t... more This anthology is based on the symposium of the same name sponsored by Cherry Hill Seminary and the University of South Carolina , April 12-13, 2013. It brings together scholars from the U.S. and Britain.

Research paper thumbnail of Sweet Abandon

Historical Romance set in New England 17th century

Research paper thumbnail of She Who Was King

Historical romance based on the life of Hatshepsut of Egypt a. 1500 bce

Research paper thumbnail of Daughters of the Goddess: Studies of Healing, Identity and Empowerment

This book invites the reader into the world of Feminist Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality. It ... more This book invites the reader into the world of Feminist Witchcraft and Goddess Spirituality. It examines how women today are subverting traditional ideas about gender, using their own bodies as sacred text, and practicing one of the fastest growing religions and spiritual belief systems. The book, the first of its kind, is an edited collection of chapters from different scholars in Britain and the United States. It takes an interdisciplinary perspective through the use of participant observation, textual analysis, and in-depth interviews with women who celebrate the Female Divine. A special feature includes three chapters by non-academic practitioner/teachers.

Research paper thumbnail of Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community by Sarah M. Pike:Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community

American Journal of Sociology, 2001

Page 1. Oapfrjiy food'es, Hyaq1cal C'elws C ontemporary Pagans and the Search ror Commu... more Page 1. Oapfrjiy food'es, Hyaq1cal C'elws C ontemporary Pagans and the Search ror Community SARAH M. PIKE Page 2. Page 3. Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves Page 4. Page 5. Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves Contemporary ...

Research paper thumbnail of Walking Widdershins

This article covers the author's academic career from part-time " freeway flyer " to Academic Dea... more This article covers the author's academic career from part-time " freeway flyer " to Academic Dean at Cherry Hill Seminary. Introduced to contemporary Witchcraft by one of her college students before anything called Pagan Studies existed, Griffin was one of the very first to publish fieldwork on the topic in an academic journal. Here she explores the challenges, where she found support for her work, and the key circumstances and choices that allowed her a measure of success.

Research paper thumbnail of The Land Within

Studying the history of the contemporary Pagan movement in the United States is incomplete withou... more Studying the history of the contemporary Pagan movement in the United States is incomplete without understanding the contribution of 2nd wave feminism, the lesbian land movement, and women's search and development of Goddess Spirituality.

Research paper thumbnail of review of Sanctifying Misandry: Goddess Ideology and the Fall of Man by Katherine K. Young and PaulNathanson

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Research paper thumbnail of The Embodied Goddess: Feminist Witchcraft and Female Divinity

Research paper thumbnail of She Changes Everything She Touches: Ethnographic Journeys of Self Discovery

Research paper thumbnail of Into the Darkness; An ethnographic study of Witchcraft and death

Research paper thumbnail of The Goddess Net

Religion online: finding faith on the Internet, Jan 1, 2004

13 The Goddess Net WENDY GRIFFIN Introduction Considerable discussion has taken place regarding t... more 13 The Goddess Net WENDY GRIFFIN Introduction Considerable discussion has taken place regarding the inherent democracy of the Internet, where traditional distinctions of social status are less visible than in the flesh-and-blood world and individuals and groups have an ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Deosil Dance'

Research paper thumbnail of The Embodied Goddess: Feminist Witchcraft and Female Divinity

Sociology of Religion, Jan 1, 1995

Research paper thumbnail of Daughters of the Goddess: Studies of Healing, Identity, and Empowerment

ALTAMIRA PRESS A Division of ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC Published in the United... more ALTAMIRA PRESS A Division of ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706 12 Hid's Copse Road Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9JJ, England ...

Research paper thumbnail of She Changes Everything She Touches

Composing ethnography: Alternative forms …, Jan 1, 1996

CHAPTER 4\ C 31» TWELVE " She Changes Everything She Touches" Ethnographic Jour... more CHAPTER 4\ C 31» TWELVE " She Changes Everything She Touches" Ethnographic Journeys of Self-Discovery1 Janice G. Foltz Wendy Griffin This paper is a reflexive account of our fieldwork experiences with a coven of Dianic Witches, a feminist religious group that professes to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Webs of Women: Feminist Spiritualities

Witchcraft and Magic: Contemporary North America, Jan 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Goddess Spirituality and Wicca

Research paper thumbnail of Enchanting Women: Priestessing In America

Popular spiritualities: the politics of contemporary …, Jan 1, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Doing Ritual, Doing Time

Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan …, Jan 1, 2010

According to Susan Van Baalen, former Director of the Federal Prison Chaplaincy Program, most wom... more According to Susan Van Baalen, former Director of the Federal Prison Chaplaincy Program, most women in prison have never seen a “free” Pagan, one who is not and has never been incarcerated. Yet, she states that Pagan Spirituality, in particular Wicca, is a growing ...

Research paper thumbnail of Goddess Spirituality and Wicca

Her voice, her faith: women speak on world religions, Jan 1, 2003

244 HER VOICE, HER FAITH raised by a spiritual mother who never called what she did" rel... more 244 HER VOICE, HER FAITH raised by a spiritual mother who never called what she did" religion" At her summer camp for girls in northern Wisconsin, we would have Sunday twilight meditations by the lake, silent torch-lit processions of women through silver birch groves, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Crafting the Boundaries: Goddess Narrative as Incantation

Daughters of the Goddess: Studies in Healing, Identity, …, Jan 1, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of (Review of) Enchanted Feminism: The Reclaiming Witches of San Francisco by Jone Salomonsen

The American Journal of Sociology, Jan 1, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of (Review of) The Telling

Review of Religious Research, Jan 1, 1994