Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Carda, Jeanelle Marie Author's Email Address jcarda1@student.gsu.edu URN etd-11192008-103902 Title Wiccan Marriage and American Marriage Law: Interactions Degree Master of Arts Department Religious Studies Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Timothy Renick Committee Chair Jonathan Herman Committee Member Kathryn McClymond Committee Member Keywords
- Pagan
- New religious movements
- Neo-pagan
- Marriage
- Minority groups
- Witches
- Civil rights
- Bricoleurs
- Bricolage
- Bisexuality
- American marriage law
- Wiccan
- Legal entity status
- Identity
- Homosexuality
- Heterotopia
- Handfasting
- Federal
- Full Faith and Credit Clause
- Community
- Clergy
- Wicca
- Tax exemption
- Suspect classes
- Same-sex marriage
- Ritual
- Polyamory
Date of Defense 2008-10-10 Availability unrestricted Abstract This project considers the ways in which Wiccan marriage and American marriage law interact with each other. The thesis examines certain aspects of the history of 20th-century American marriage law, the concurrent development of contemporary marriage ritual in Wicca, developing problems in this area, and possible solutions. In particular, the project focuses on the recognition of religious groups and their officials as they are authorized by state and federal law to perform marriages and how this process has affected Wiccan ritual.Files
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