Paganism, BDSM and Sacred Kink

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What do Pagans and Kinksters have in common? Is there an overlap between the belief system of a Pagan and the worldview of a submissive, bottom, dominant, top practising BDSM?

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REFERENCES

SECONDARY SOURCES (Academic texts)

Bird. F. 1995. Ritual as Communicative Action, Ritual and Ethnic Identity. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, pp. 23-24.

Charles D’Avalon, A. 2020. Pain and Power: BDSM as Spiritual Expression. Inquiries Journal. 12(11).

Fennell, J. 2018. “It’s All About the Journey”: Skepticism and Spirituality in the BDSM Subculture. Sociological Forum. 33(4), pp.1045–1067.

Mueller, M. 2018. If all acts of love and pleasure are Her rituals, what about BDSM? Feminist culture wars in contemporary Paganism. Theology & Sexuality. 24(1), pp.39–52.

Pitagora, D. 2017. No Pain, No Gain? Therapeutic and Relational Benefits of Subspace in BDSM Contexts. Journal of Positive Sexuality 3, pp. 44 54.

Pearson, J. 2011. Embracing the Lash: Pain and Ritual as Spiritual Tools. Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 23 (1).

PRIMARY SOURCES (Authored by practitioners)

Kaldera, R. 2006. Dark Moon Rising: Pagan BDSM and the Ordeal Path. Hubbardston: Asphodel Press.

Rinella, J. 2006. Philosophy in the Dungeon: The Magic of Sex & Spirit. Chicago, IL: Rinella Editorial Services.

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Published on February 20, 2022

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