The triumph of the moon : a history of modern pagan witchcraft / / Ronald Hutton
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| Autore: |
Hutton Ronald
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| Titolo: |
The triumph of the moon : a history of modern pagan witchcraft / / Ronald Hutton
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1046 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 133.4/3/0941 |
| 133.430941 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Witchcraft - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
| Witchcraft - Great Britain - History - 20th century | |
| Neopaganism - Great Britain - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Religion 19th century |
| Great Britain Religion 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-470) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Macrocosm; 1. Finding a Language; 2. Finding a Goddess; 3. Finding a God; 4. Finding a Structure; 5. Finding a High Magic; 6. Finding a Low Magic; 7. Finding a Folklore; 8. Finding a Witchcraft; 9. Matrix; 10. God (and Goddess) Parents; Microcosm; 11. Gerald Gardner; 12. Gerald's People; 13. The Wider Context: Hostility; 14. The Wider Context: Reinforcement; 15. Old Craft, New Craft; 16. The Man in Black; 17. Royalty from the North; 18. Uncle Sam and the Goddess; 19. Coming of Age; 20. Grandchildren of the Shadows; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Ronald Hutton is known for his colourful and provocative writings on original subjects. This work is no exception: for the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world; that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory of attitudes to paganism, witchcraft, and magic in British society since 1800. Itspages reveal village cunning folk, Victorian ritual magicians, classicists and archaeologists, leaders of woodcraft an |
| Altri titoli varianti: | History of modern pagan witchcraft |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The triumph of the moon |
| ISBN: | 0-19-167767-1 |
| 1-280-44537-8 | |
| 0-19-154279-2 | |
| 0-19-162241-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996248313703316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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