{"product_id":"american-heathens-jennifer-snook-9781439910962","title":"American Heathens: The Politics of Identity in a Pagan Religious Movement","description":"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Heathens\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth ethnographic study about the largely misunderstood practice of American Heathenry (Germanic Paganism). Jennifer Snook--who has been Pagan since her early teens and a Heathen since eighteen--traces the development and trajectory of Heathenry as a new religious movement in America, one in which all identities are political and all politics matter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Snook explores the complexities of pagan reconstruction and racial, ethnic and gender identity in today's divisive political climate. She considers the impact of social media on Heathen collectivities, and offers a glimpse of the world of Heathen meanings, rituals, and philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e American Heathens\u003c\/i\u003e, Snook presents the stories and perspectives of modern practitioners in engaging detail. She treats Heathens as members of a religious movement, rather than simply a subculture reenacting myths and stories of enchantment. Her book shrewdly addresses how people construct ethnicity in a reconstructionist (historically-minded) faith system with no central authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Snook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439910960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439910962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016","brand":"Jennifer Snook","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065586462975,"sku":"9781439910962","price":94.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3718efa-767c-491c-99ec-f5c489958b93.jpg?v=1768675953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-heathens-jennifer-snook-9781439910962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}