The sign of the witch: modernity and the pagan revival
The historical context of witchcraft beliefs : progenitors and antecedents -- The end of witchcraft : the Enlightenment and the supernatural -- Romanticism and the pagan revival -- Gerald Gardner and the origins of wicca -- Witchcraft and the European occult milieu -- New Age witches : neo-paganism...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Durham, N.C
Carolina Academic Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Series/Journal: | Ritual studies monograph series
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| Further subjects: | B
Witchcraft
B Wicca B Neopaganism |
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Table of Contents |
| Summary: | The historical context of witchcraft beliefs : progenitors and antecedents -- The end of witchcraft : the Enlightenment and the supernatural -- Romanticism and the pagan revival -- Gerald Gardner and the origins of wicca -- Witchcraft and the European occult milieu -- New Age witches : neo-paganism and the sixties counter culture -- Eco-feminist neo-paganism : marginalization and romanticism -- Eclectic paganism : the old religion in a post-modern age -- Commodified paganism : where to from here? -- Conclusion: The old religion in a post modern age |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 159460505X |