Her hidden children: the rise of Wicca and paganism in America

How the ravens came to the lake: Wicca's birth and Atlantic passage -- Calling it "nature religion" -- The rhetoric of Wicca -- The playboy and the witch: Wicca and popular culture -- West Coast Wicca, self-invention, and the "Gardnerian magnet" -- A search for paradise: oth...

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Main Author: Clifton, Chas S. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham, MD [u.a.] AltaMira Press c 2006
In:Year: 2006
Series/Journal:The Pagan studies series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Neopaganism / Wicca
Further subjects:B Paganism (United States)
B Witchcraft (United States)
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Summary:How the ravens came to the lake: Wicca's birth and Atlantic passage -- Calling it "nature religion" -- The rhetoric of Wicca -- The playboy and the witch: Wicca and popular culture -- West Coast Wicca, self-invention, and the "Gardnerian magnet" -- A search for paradise: other new pagan religions -- Final thoughts
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 173 - 182) and index
ISBN:0759102015