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Witching Culture : Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary Ethnography SeriesPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (277 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780812202700
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Witching CultureDDC classification:
  • 299/.94/0973
LOC classification:
  • BF1573 -- .M34 2004eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Ethnography of Magic and the Magic of Ethnography -- Part I. Roots and Branches -- 1. The Study of Folklore and the Reclamation of Paganism -- 2. Boundaries and Borders: Imagining Community -- Part II. Religions of Experience -- 3. Making Magic: Training the Imagination -- 4. Ritual: Between the Words -- 5. "The Juice of Ritual": Pathways to Ecstay -- Part III. Beyond Experience: Religion and Identify -- 6. The Romance of Subdominance: Creating Oppositional Culture -- 7. "The Heart Is the Only Nation": Neo-Paganism, Ethnic Identity, and the Construction of Authenticity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgements.
Summary: "Magliocco impressively corrals the diverse writings and experiences of U.S. neo-pagans into this highly readable and deeply researched ethnographic study. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice.
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Ethnography of Magic and the Magic of Ethnography -- Part I. Roots and Branches -- 1. The Study of Folklore and the Reclamation of Paganism -- 2. Boundaries and Borders: Imagining Community -- Part II. Religions of Experience -- 3. Making Magic: Training the Imagination -- 4. Ritual: Between the Words -- 5. "The Juice of Ritual": Pathways to Ecstay -- Part III. Beyond Experience: Religion and Identify -- 6. The Romance of Subdominance: Creating Oppositional Culture -- 7. "The Heart Is the Only Nation": Neo-Paganism, Ethnic Identity, and the Construction of Authenticity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgements.

"Magliocco impressively corrals the diverse writings and experiences of U.S. neo-pagans into this highly readable and deeply researched ethnographic study. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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