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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783612803321

Autore

Rountree Kathryn

Titolo

Embracing the witch and the goddess : feminist ritual-makers in New Zealand / / Kathryn Rountree

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-41156-1

1-134-41157-X

0-415-30358-3

1-280-07405-1

0-203-63388-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Classificazione

11.98

Disciplina

133.4/3/0993

Soggetti

Witchcraft - New Zealand

Magic - New Zealand

Goddess religion - New Zealand

Neopaganism - New Zealand

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Approaches to witchcraft; Feminists and witches; Feminists and the Goddess; Researching witches: becoming enchanted; Feminist witchcraft in New Zealand: origins and development; The attraction of witchcraft; The attraction of the Goddess: witches' worldviews; What witches do; Ritual as artefact; How magic works; Re-membering the witch and the Goddess; Notes; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is detailed survey of present-day feminist witches. It examines the attraction of witchcraft for its practitioners, and explores witches' rituals, views and beliefs about how magic works.