Chas S. Clifton
Encyclopedia
Chas S. Clifton is an American academic, author and historian who specialises in the fields of English studies
and Pagan studies. Clifton currently holds a teaching position in English at Colorado State University-Pueblo, prior to which he taught at Pueblo Community College
.
A practicing Pagan since the early 1970s, Clifton has written widely on the subject, in both a practical and an academic capacity, with a particular emphasis on the Pagan religion of Wicca
. He has become a prominent figure in the field of Pagan studies, editing both the peer-reviewed academic journal The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, and the Pagan Studies Series of academic books published by AltaMira Press. He also serves as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion
's Pagan Studies Group.
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
and Pagan studies. Clifton currently holds a teaching position in English at Colorado State University-Pueblo, prior to which he taught at Pueblo Community College
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Pueblo, Colorado. PCC traces its history to the founding of Southern Colorado Junior College in 1933. In 1937 SCJC became part of the Pueblo County Junior College District, and was renamed Pueblo Junior College...
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A practicing Pagan since the early 1970s, Clifton has written widely on the subject, in both a practical and an academic capacity, with a particular emphasis on the Pagan religion of Wicca
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
. He has become a prominent figure in the field of Pagan studies, editing both the peer-reviewed academic journal The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, and the Pagan Studies Series of academic books published by AltaMira Press. He also serves as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion
American Academy of Religion
The American Academy of Religion is the world's largest association of scholars in the field of religious studies and related topics. It is a nonprofit member association,...
's Pagan Studies Group.
Publications
- Ghost Tales of Cripple Creek (1983) Little London Pr, ISBN 0936564296, ISBN 0-936564-29-6
- Encyclopedia of Heresies and Heretics (1992) ABC-Clio Inc, ISBN 0874366003, ISBN 0-87436-600-3
- (Editor) Witchcraft Today, Book One: Witchcraft Today the Modern Craft Movement (1992) Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, ISBN 0875423779, ISBN 0-87542-377-9
- (Editor) Witchcraft Today Book Two: Modern Rites of Passage (1993) Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, ISBN 0875423787, ISBN 0-87542-378-7
- (Editor) Witchcraft Today, Book Three: Shamanism and Witchcraft (1995) Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, ISBN 1567181503, ISBN 1-56718-150-3
- (Editor) Witchcraft today, Book Four: Living Between Two Worlds: Challenges of the Modern Witch (1996) Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, ISBN 1567181511, ISBN 1-56718-151-1
- Sacred Mask Sacred Dance (with Evan John Jones) (1997) Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd, ISBN 1567183735, ISBN 1-56718-373-5
- 'The Significance of Aradia.' In Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches: A New Translation, edited by Mario Pazzaglini and Dina Pazzaglini, 59-80. Phoenix Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0-919345-34-4.
- 'Smokey and the Sacred: Nature Religion, Civil Religion, and American Paganism,' Ecotheology: The Journal of Religion, Nature and the Environment, 8(1) (August 2003): 50-60.
- The Paganism Reader. Edited by Chas S. Clifton and Graham Harvey (2004) Softcover: Routledge, ISBN 0415303532, ISBN 0-415-30353-2; Hardcover: Routledge, ISBN 0415303524, ISBN 0-415-30352-4
- Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca And Contemporary Paganism in America (2006) Softcover: Rowman & Littlefield . ISBN 0759102023, ISBN 0-7591-0202-3; Hardcover: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0759102015, ISBN 0-7591-0201-5
Reviews
- Sean McCloud, book review of Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America H-Net American Studies, September 2006.
- W. Michael Ashcraft. book review of Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America. Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft, 2 (1) (Summer 2007): 82-84.
- W. Michael Ashcraft. book review of The Paganism Reader. Nova Religio 11(1) (August 2007): 133-135.
- Jon P. Bloch. book review of Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47 (1) (March 2008):171–173
- Murph Pizza. book review of Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America. The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies 9(2) (2007): 200-201.
- Cliff Landis. book review of Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America.. Cliff Landis Net, 10 January 2008.