Witchcraft and the Web: Weaving Pagan Traditions Online / M. Macha NightMare ; with a foreword by Phyllis Curott. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: ECW Press, 2001
Description
Witchcraft is the most popular of the alternative religions, a growing movement with several million followers in the U.S. alone. Just consider the abundance of television shows with witch characters and Pagan themes, including the top-rated programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Xena: Warrior Princess, Charmed, and Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. With the advent of Internet technology, a once-isolated community is finding new ways to make connections. In Witchcraft and the Web, M. Macha NightMare, a practising witch for 30 years, takes an unconventional look at the cultural effects of the Internet on contemporary Witchcraft. Her new book touches on topics relevant to the modern Witch: weaving a new web for the ancient/future religion of Witchcraft; manipulating energy via electronic communications; accessing intuition in cyberspace; and finding and creating "sacred space" online. Taking up the threads of tradition and technology, M. Macha NightMare weaves a new version of the multi-hued tapestry that is Witch-craft in the 21st Century.
Dates
- Publication: 2001
Creator
- M. Macha NightMare (Author, Person)
- Curott, Phyllis W. (Author of introduction, etc., Person)
Extent
1 Books (271 pages) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Contents
"Spider Woman" / poem by May Kay Landon (p.[11]-[12])
Foreword (p.15-19)
Acknowledgments (p.21-22)
Introduction (p.23-27)
"People of the Web" (p.29-61)
"Following Threads: Ways of Learning" (p.63-94)
"Spinning the Threads: Networking" (p.95-145)
"Enlivening the Filaments: Deity and 'Theisms'" (p.148-166)
"Who Holds the Shuttle?" (p.167-186)
"Gathering and Weaving Many Threads" (p.187-219)
"Adding Color and Texture" (p.222-240)
"Conclusion: Broadening and Coloring the Tapestry" (p.241-242)
Notes (p.243-248)
Glossary of Witchen Terminology (p.249-258)
Selected Bibliography (p.259-260)
Index (p.261-271)
Repository Details
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