Wicca : History, Belief and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft.
White, Ethan Doyle.
Wicca : History, Belief and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (288 pages) - The Sussex Library of Religious Beliefs and Practice Series . - The Sussex Library of Religious Beliefs and Practice Series .
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: The Craft of the Pagan Witches -- Part One: Wiccan History -- 2. Origins and Inspiration -- 3. Gerald Gardner -- 4. Gardner's Early Rivals -- 5. Wicca in the USA -- 6. Feminism, Gay Lib, and the Eco-Warriors -- 7. The Charmed Generation -- Part Two: Belief and Praxes -- 8. Wicca as Witchcraft -- 9. Wiccan Theology -- 10. The Coven and the Solitary -- 11. Magic and Morality -- 12. Wiccan Ritual -- 13. The Wheel of the Year -- 14. Birth, Death, and Afterlife -- Part Three: Wiccan Life -- 15. Converting to the Craft -- 16. The Wiccan Community -- 17. Wiccan Culture -- 18. The Study of Wicca -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
9781782842552
Wicca.
Electronic books.
299/.94
Wicca : History, Belief and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (288 pages) - The Sussex Library of Religious Beliefs and Practice Series . - The Sussex Library of Religious Beliefs and Practice Series .
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: The Craft of the Pagan Witches -- Part One: Wiccan History -- 2. Origins and Inspiration -- 3. Gerald Gardner -- 4. Gardner's Early Rivals -- 5. Wicca in the USA -- 6. Feminism, Gay Lib, and the Eco-Warriors -- 7. The Charmed Generation -- Part Two: Belief and Praxes -- 8. Wicca as Witchcraft -- 9. Wiccan Theology -- 10. The Coven and the Solitary -- 11. Magic and Morality -- 12. Wiccan Ritual -- 13. The Wheel of the Year -- 14. Birth, Death, and Afterlife -- Part Three: Wiccan Life -- 15. Converting to the Craft -- 16. The Wiccan Community -- 17. Wiccan Culture -- 18. The Study of Wicca -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
9781782842552
Wicca.
Electronic books.
299/.94