The
Charmed Ones
and
Wiccan Shuns
Articles
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Antinore, Sarah. "Electronic journal of theory of literature and comparative literature." The Simpsons, Gender Roles, and Witchcraft: The Witch in Modern Popular Culture. 3 (2010): 115-129. Web. 2 Oct, 2013.
* The article "The Simpsons, Gender Roles, and Witchcraft: The Witch in Modern Popular Culture" described how witchcraft is viewed and presented within Popular culture, not just a a reoccurring joke, but as a serious religion.
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Feasey, Rebecca. "Journal of Popular Film and Television." Charmed: why Television Appeals to Women. 34 (2010): 2-9. Web. 3 Oct, 2013.
* The article "Charmed: why Television Appeals to Women" gives us many examples of how this show can be viewed as positive influence. It focuses on the role of the strong female lead and how that appeals to women as well as many of its viewers
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Cockrell, Amanda. "The Journal of American Culture." Harry Potter and the Witch Hunters: A Social Context for the Attacks on Harry Potter
* The article "Harry Potter and the Witch Hunters: A Social Context for the Attacks on Harry Potter" gives us an example of how the church views the representation of witchcraft as a threat, not just from its presence, but also from it popularity.
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Moe, Jeffry L., Keith Cates, and Victoria Sepulveda. "Wicca and Neo-Peganism:Primer for Counselors." Journal of professional Counselling: Practice, Theory, and Research. 40 (2013): 38-48. Web 2 Nov, 2013.
* The journal article "Wicca and Neo-Peganism:Primer for Counselors" gives insite on some of the practices and theories of the Wiccan and Neo Pegan religion. The most useiful information i got from this article was in regards to magic and ritual.
Books
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Genge, N. E. The Book of Shadows: The Unofficial Charmed Companion. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000. Print.
* The book "The Book of Shadows: The Unofficial Charmed Companion" gives the account of many of the mystical aspects of charmed, including the spells they used, the consequences of personal gain, and many of the untold truths behind much of the witches workings.
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Reis, Elizabeth. Demanded Women: Sinners and Witches in Purital New England. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1997. Print.
* The Book "Demanded Women: Sinners and Witches in Purital New England" gives historic accounts of the practice of witchcraft and reasons as to why women were presumed to belinked more closely to the devil.
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Decker, Rainer. Witchcraft and the Papacy. Charlotteville and London: University of Verginia Press, 2008. Print.
* The book "Witchcraft and the Papacy" gives a detailed account of the papacies involvement in the witchcraft trials spanning from the medieval times to the eighteenth century. This will give insight to the churches problems with witchcraft as well as explain some of the Scenario that are presented in the show.
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Fisher, Amber Laine. Philosophy of Wicca. Toronto, Canada. ECW Press, 2002. Print
*The Book "Philosophy of Wicca" provides a overview of key religious concepts of the wiccan religion. Though not true for all Wiccan followers, it discusses many concepts such as:
-The Face of the Devine
-Fundamental building blocks of Wicca
-Magic and Witchcraft
Plus much more
Other Sources
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Argente's Well. The catholic church and witchcraft. Web. 27 Sept. 2013.
Link: http://arganteswell.tripod.com/id4.html.
* A brief description of the reasons why the catholic church views witchcraft as a abolishment.
2)
The Charmed Wikia. Piper Halliwell/ The Charmed Life. Web . 5 August. 2013.
Link: http://charmed.wikia.com/wiki/Piper_Halliwell/Charmed_Life
*This site looks into some of the moments in the show where Piper, the middle sister, is having problems identifying herself as both a witch and a catholic.
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Charmed is Satanic. Web. 5 August. 2013
Link: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/charmed_is_satanic.htm
* This site is a pure example of some of the extreme feeling that some religious people feel towards Charmed. It argues that Witchcraft is wrong, and even if used to do right, it is still wrong.
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Charmed: Mortality Bites. Dir. Brad Kern. Spelling Television Inc. 1999. Television Series
* In this episode Phoebe deals with the consequences of exposure with the end result of almost being burnt alive. This is a reference to witch trials where many women accused of being a witch were burnt to death, or killed through other means.
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St. Clair, Adelina. The Llewellyn Journal. "The Christian Witch Wheel of the Year." Web. 6 August. 2013
Link: http://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2129
* This site compares some of the shared history between Christianity and Wicca, involving Christian Wicca (also know as the Christian Witch)
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Youtube. Charmed Leo Powers. Web. 6 August. 2013
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYz_YOn2y1E
* Leo, the sisters moral guardian, is a form of angel called a white lighter that works for a higher power. I will use this to show how charmed supports versions of heaven and angels.
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TheCharmed Wiki. Demons. Web. 6 August. 2013.
Link: http://charmed.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Demons
* A list and description of many of the demons faced by the charmed ones.
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The charmed Wiki. Personal Gain. Web. 3 August. 2013.
Link: http://charmed.wikia.com/wiki/Personal_Gain
* this site describes the restrictions and consequences of the use of magic for personal gain. I will use this to show how there is a higher power making sure the witches use there powers for good, teaching them that magic is a tool not a toy.
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CARM. What Is Wicca. Web, 5 November. 2013
Link: http://carm.org/religious-movements/wicca/what-wicca#footnote1_ynbt0p6
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Youtube.Charmed Vanquishes Season 1. Web. 5 November. 2013.
* this video is an example of the different trypes of demons the girls vanquish through out the series. I will us it to prove how that contradicts Wicca faith.
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Ancient Prophecies. Ancient Wicca. Web. 6 November. 2013.
Link: http://prophecyseeker.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=46
* Where the Wiccan religion has so man interpritations, apart from yousing a few quotes, I used this site to get a better understanding of what Wicca means to a individual follower.
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Youtube. Charmed: The Elders. Web. 6 November. 2013.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdR9I3OfLE
* I will use this video to show that the elders are not a perfect God figure but are of limited power and cause just as much trouble as the Charmed Ones
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