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The triumph of the moon : a history of modern pagan witchcraft / Ronald Hutton.

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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.
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ISBN:
9780191677670
0191677671
9781280445378
1280445378
9780191542794
0191542792
9780191622410
0191622419
OCLC:
778339697
Publisher Number:
2027/heb30841 hdl

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