Witchcraft -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and other Pagans in America / Margot Adler. Rev. and updated ed. New York: Penguin Books, 2006, ©1979
Book
Collection number: NAMOSRL BF1573 .A34 2006 c.2 (Circulating)
Description
A seminal work of Neopaganism in the United States. Margot Adler, a Gardnerian practitioner, was given unpresedented access to people and events that provides a magisterial approach to research. A must read for practitioner and non-practitioners alike to gain insight to how the movements started and evolved.
Dates:
Publication: 2006, ©1979
Never Again the Burning Times: Paganism Revived / Loretta Orion. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1995
Book
Collection number: NAMOSRL BF1571 .O67 1995 (Circulating)
Description
This fascinating ethnography explores contemporary witchcraft from the unusual perspective of self-identified witches and magicians. Readers have the opportunity to learn what kinds of individuals engage in radical thought movements such as this and view the ideas of witchcraft and magic from the vantage point of those who profess to be witches and practice magic. A description of the demographic characteristics of the group combined with an analysis of their complex belief system provides...
Dates:
Publication: 1995