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Cultural Appropriation In Contemporary Neopaganism And Witchcraft, Kathryn Gottlieb
Cultural Appropriation In Contemporary Neopaganism And Witchcraft, Kathryn Gottlieb
Honors College
This thesis examines the discourse surrounding cultural appropriation in contemporary witchcraft and neopaganism, particularly online. The aim of this thesis is to look at how cultural appropriation became such a central topic in the witch and neopagan community and to see what can be learned about the community as a whole from this discourse. Definitions, neutralization techniques, and the development of alternative practices and terminologies are all discussed, as well as how cultural appropriation relates to the history of witchcraft as a whole. Seven witch/neopagan members of the popular blogging platform tumblr.com were interviewed for this study to examine how …