Pagan Family Values: Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganism

Contents

>> vii Contents List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Crafting History 25 2 Old Souls: Pagan Childhood 57 3 Parenting in Neverland 70 4 Don’t Eat the Incense: Children in Ritual 89 5 A Room Full of FireFlies 114 6 My Dream Come True 153 Conclusion: Building Fairy Houses 181 Appendix A: “American Pagan Families and 189 Family Values” Online Survey Appendix B: “Second-Generation Pagans: 193 Experiences and Opinions” Online Survey Notes 197 Selected Bibliography 219 Index 223 About the Author 235 This page intentionally left blank ...