"World Druidry:
A Globalizing Path of Nature Spirituality"
What does it mean to be a Druid, circa 2020 c.e.?
Until now, very little scholarly attention has been paid to the group of Druids, alive today, who actively engage in some form of Druidry (or Druidism) as their primary religious or spiritual path. There are many Druidic authors and organizations, each promoting a slightly different variation of Druidry, but little research has been done, as yet, to determine the extent to which what is written in their various Druidry books and curricula is actually put into practice. What do modern-day Druids believe? What are their religious and spiritual practices? How do their beliefs and practices vary, over time, and over distance? What if anything do the Druids of the world hold in common?
Larisa A. White’s forthcoming book, “World Druidry: A Globalizing Path of Nature Spirituality”, presents the findings of the World Druidry Survey — a global, multi-lingual survey exploring the religious beliefs and spiritual practices of contemporary world Druids. The survey comprised 189 items, organized into 42 sets of questions, including 18 open-ended/essay questions, probing into the details of: Druids’ physical, social, and cultural environments; their social and cultural identities; their theological beliefs, ritual practices, and celebrated holidays; and the factors which had influenced their development as Druids.
Completed surveys were returned by 725 practicing Druids, representing 147 Druidry groups from around the world, as well as a large number of unaffiliated, solitary practitioners. Surveys were returned from 34 nations, scattered across 6 continents, and represented a group of modern Druids highly diverse along lines of age, gender, ethnic identity, and level of experience with Druidry. The survey responses included both vast quantities of numeric data and thousands of pages of rich, narrative data, allowing for the use of robust, mixed-methods analysis tools to paint a vivid picture of the modern religious tradition that is World Druidry.
"World Druidry:
A Globalizing Path of Nature Spirituality"
Table of Contents
Pop Quiz
An Offering of Gratitude
Chapter 1: Concerning “Druids”
- What does it mean to be a Druid, circa 2020 C.E.?
- A Brief Review of Existing Literature
Survey Form
Questionário
Vragenlijst
Fragebogen
Questionnaire
Cuestionario