[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

its largest it had three branches and twelve Groves across
the United States, its membership has rarely exceeded two
hundred members participating in grove-activities at any
given time. Shortly after it was ford, the RDNA under-
went a schism of sorts in that it developed a number of
branches. During the 70 s, the missionary grove of Berke-
ley (California) took their Reformed Druidism onto a new
pathway; in effect they chose to primarily borrow ritual
elements and customs from modern neo-Pagan and an-
cient Celtic sources. There were New Reformed Druids of
North America (NRDNA), Norse Druids in San Diego,
Zen Druids in Olympia, Wiccan Druids in Minneapolis,
Hassidic (Jewish Mishmash) Druids in St. Louis, and Eclec-
tic Druids in Oakland, Berkeley, and Los Angeles. By 1985,
however, most of these branches of RDNA had disap-
peared leaving at least four active groves; Carleton, Berke-
ley/Bay Area, Seattle, and New Hampshire.
One of the reasons that many of the groves of the
RDNA have faded away was the short term nature of most
groves. The RDNA has never espoused itself as the true
383
future scholars who decide to begin their study of the RDNA with
Appendix E:
this tempting resource. Because of DC(E) s between-the-lines view of
Reformed Druidism as mainly oriented (and fated) to become a part
My Review of Other Essays
of the Neo-Pagan community (with a Celtic focus), this book is a
biased source (but thus very valuable for presenting the later-NRDNA
Having read this Epistle, you should better be able to appreciate
& SDNA sides of the debates). DC(E) has never been widely printed,
this review of previous research and information published on Re-
(perhaps 300 copies) but it appears often as the source used by re-
formed Druidism.
searchers for obtaining RDNA documents. DC(E) has long served
as the collection of primary resources for those RDNA and NRDNA
Inadequacy of Previously Published Studies on
Inadequacy of Previously Published Studies on
Inadequacy of Previously Published Studies on
Inadequacy of Previously Published Studies on
Inadequacy of Previously Published Studies on
groves that were without access to the Carleton archives. DC(E) s
the RDNA
the RDNA
the RDNA:
the RDNA
the RDNA
resulting authority in the bibliography of researchers has probably
Unless you come to the International Druid Archives at Carleton led many scholars to the conclusion that Isaac was the main (if not
College, your investigation of Reformed Druidism would be lucky to tacitly, the only) inspirational leader of Druidism. The truth is that
have found the resources in Appendix D. While I should be grateful there were many leaders, in different ways, at different times and in
for the relative abundance and accessibility of small printed refer- different senses.
ence materials on Reformed Druidism, I fear that this material is While DC(E) does not overtly claim to be the only resource for
likely to lead to hasty prejudices or simplifications that have not been studying Reformed Druidism, it is very attractive because it brings
substantiated by my research. Appendix D contains a copy of all the together in one tome what used to be very difficult-to-obtain written
studies267 that I could find. You may wish to read through the previ- materials from the many branches of Reformed Druidism. Although
ous field of research, before reading my evaluations.268 DC(E) possesses a long introductory chapter and another quick dis-
In summary, these reference materials falsely imply Isaac Bonewits claimer in the beginning:
to be the sole influence or the most important Reformed Druid,269 Indeed, many of the members of the original RDNA ac-
that the RDNA is obviously defined as or destined to be  Neo-Pa- cept only these Books [the first five] as relevant to Re-
gan, that philosophy & religion are easy labels of difference be- formed Druidism and consider other written material of a
tween the RDNA & the NRDNA, that Reformed Druidism became Druidic nature to be either irrelevant, optional or perni-
a religion that replaced the previous religions of all members, that ciously heretical.271
ritual attendance in a Grove defined an  active Druid, that the unfa- many reviewers have assumed or implied that the whole book is
vorable reactions to Isaac s initiatives only came from fuddy-duddy pertinent to all of Reformed Druidism. Because of the local Celtic
Carletonian members, and finally that the RDNA has died away ethnic emphasis amongst the Berkeley grove,272 many of DC(E) s
since 1979. sections are very heavily Celtic in focus, the exception being the sec-
tion on Hassidic (Jewish) Druids in the back. The DC(E) leaves a
Real Magic false impression that Celtic sources of inspiration prevailed in the [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
  • zanotowane.pl
  • doc.pisz.pl
  • pdf.pisz.pl
  • mons45.htw.pl
  • Wątki
    Powered by wordpress | Theme: simpletex | © (...) lepiej tracić niż nigdy nie spotkać.