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The triumph of the moon : a history of modern pagan witchcraft / Ronald Hutton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hutton, Ronald, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Witchcraft--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Witchcraft.
- Witchcraft--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Neopaganism--Great Britain--History.
- Neopaganism.
- Great Britain--Religion--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Religion--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1046 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- History of modern pagan witchcraft
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ronald Hutton is known for his colourful and provocative writings on original subjects. This work is no exception: for the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world; that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory of attitudes to paganism, witchcraft, and magic in British society since 1800. Itspages reveal village cunning folk, Victorian ritual magicians, classicists and archaeologists, leaders of woodcraft an
- Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Macrocosm; 1. Finding a Language; 2. Finding a Goddess; 3. Finding a God; 4. Finding a Structure; 5. Finding a High Magic; 6. Finding a Low Magic; 7. Finding a Folklore; 8. Finding a Witchcraft; 9. Matrix; 10. God (and Goddess) Parents; Microcosm; 11. Gerald Gardner; 12. Gerald's People; 13. The Wider Context: Hostility; 14. The Wider Context: Reinforcement; 15. Old Craft, New Craft; 16. The Man in Black; 17. Royalty from the North; 18. Uncle Sam and the Goddess; 19. Coming of Age; 20. Grandchildren of the Shadows; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-470) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780191677670
- 0191677671
- 9781280445378
- 1280445378
- 9780191542794
- 0191542792
- 9780191622410
- 0191622419
- OCLC:
- 778339697
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb30841 hdl
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