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Margot Adler "Drawing Down The Moon : : Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshipers and Other Pagans In America Today" (Beacon Press)
This quite heavy 594 page tome s is a history of paganism. A modern history in sense up to its last publication date.
It did introduce a basic idea of the philosophy behind the movement as i recall. But essentially it is an introduction and history of the various different pagan religions. The cover and title are really cool. I think many people are let down after that expecting the same coolness to pervade the entire book. I read the whole thing, and i think anyone who is serious about either studying the craft in general or understanding their religions' place in the broader scheme of things should read it. Like the bible all good pagans should have it on their shelves. Don't have to read it cover to cover, dip into it when you need to, but at least you should be aware of what it says. That said, it can be dry at times, but enlightening at times as well, with some chapters slightly boring, and my readiness to read wandering ,other sections are fascinating.
Despite being somewhat out of date now, it still remains a good book to read about the community and movement itself as a very broad whole So there ya go.
This quite heavy 594 page tome s is a history of paganism. A modern history in sense up to its last publication date.
It did introduce a basic idea of the philosophy behind the movement as i recall. But essentially it is an introduction and history of the various different pagan religions. The cover and title are really cool. I think many people are let down after that expecting the same coolness to pervade the entire book. I read the whole thing, and i think anyone who is serious about either studying the craft in general or understanding their religions' place in the broader scheme of things should read it. Like the bible all good pagans should have it on their shelves. Don't have to read it cover to cover, dip into it when you need to, but at least you should be aware of what it says. That said, it can be dry at times, but enlightening at times as well, with some chapters slightly boring, and my readiness to read wandering ,other sections are fascinating.
Despite being somewhat out of date now, it still remains a good book to read about the community and movement itself as a very broad whole So there ya go.
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