Finally, overviews of sectarian pagan ethics (Shinto, Santeria, Heathenism, Druidry, Romuva, Slavic, Kemeticism, Classical and Wicca) provide both the general and pagan reader with an understanding of the provocative range and differentiation of pagan ethical thought.
Michael York is Professor of Cultural Astronomy and Astrology (Bath Spa University), Co-Director of the Academy for Cultural and Educational Studies (London), Instructor with Cherry Hill Seminary, former Chair of Contemporary Pagan Studies (American Academy of Religion), and author of Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion.
Part I: Introduction.- Chapter 1: Overview.- Chapter 2: Idolatry and Ethics.- Part II: The Western Ethical Tradition.- Chapter 3: The Classical Divide.- Chapter 4: The Ancient World. - Chapter 5: The Western Philosophical Tradition .- Chapter 6: Nietzsche.- Chapter 7: Post-Nietzsche.- Part III: The Quest for an Applied Pagan Ethics.- Chapter 8: Virtue Ethics.- Chapter 9: The Pagan Quadrivium.- Chapter 10: The Trivium of Worship.- Part IV: Moral Issues from a Pagan Perspective.- Chapter 11: Same-Sex Unions and Recreational Drugs.- Chapter 12: Hegemony and Environment.- Chapter 13: Terrorism and Death Issues.- Part V: The Ethical Conversation.- Chapter 14: Pagan Ethics vis-à-vis the Western Ethical Tradition.- Chapter 15: Contemporary sectarian pagan ethics.- Chapter 16: Conclusion.- Bibliography.