Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America PDF
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Table of Contents DRAWING DOWN THE MOON Title Page Copyright Page Preface Acknowledgements I. Background Chapter 1. - Paganism and Prejudice Chapter 2. - A Religion Without Converts Chapter 3. - The Pagan World View II. Witches Chapter 4. - The Wiccan Revival Chapter 5. - The Craft Today Chapter 6. - Interview with a Modern Witch Chapter 7. - Magic and Ritual Chapter 8. - Women, Feminism, and the Craft III. Other NeoPagans Chapter 9. - Religions from the Past—The Pagan Reconstructionists Chapter 10. - A Religion from the Future—The Church of All Worlds Chapter 11. - Religions of Paradox and Play Chapter 12. - Radical Faeries and the Growth of Men’s Spirituality IV. The Material Plane Chapter 13. - Living on the Earth Epilogue Appendix I: Scholars, Writers, Journalists, and the Occult Appendix II: Rituals Appendix III: Resources Notes Bibliography Index penguin books DRAWING DOWN THE MOON Margot Adler has been a radio producer and journalist since 1968, pioneering live, free-form talk shows on religion, politics, women’s issues, and ecology. She lectures on the subject of Paganism and earth-centered traditions and leads workshops on the art of ritual, celebration, and song. She is currently the New York Bureau Chief for National Public Radio as well as a well-known correspondent on NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition. She is also the host of Justice Talking, a national radio show on constitutional issues. Her most recent book is Heretic’s Heart: A Journey Through Spirit and Revolution. Drawing down the moon: one of the few known depictions of this ancient ritual, from a Greek vase probably of the second century b.c.e. (New York Public Library) penguin books Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi–110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), cnr Airborne and Rosedale Roads, Albany, Auckland 1310, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England First published in the United States of America by The Viking Press 1979 Revised edition published by Beacon Press 1986 Edition with an updated Appendix III (Resources) published in Arkana 1997 This edition with an expanded Appendix III published in Penguin Books 2006 Copyright © Margot Adler, 1979, 1986 All rights reserved Cult evaluation guide library of congress cataloging in publication data Adler, Margot. Drawing down the moon : witches, Druids, goddess-worshippers, and other pagans in America today / Margot Adler. p. cm. “The classic study revised and updated with a new resource guide: over 300 listings of groups, festivals, publications, and Web sites.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN : 978-1-101-54976-6 1. Witchcraft—United States. 2. Cults—United States. 3. Goddess religion—United States. 4. Women and religion. I. Title. BF1573.A34 2006 299’.94—dc22 2006043786
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