Wicca : history, belief, and community in modern pagan witchcraft /

Doyle White, Ethan,

Wicca : history, belief, and community in modern pagan witchcraft / Ethan Doyle White. - viii, 275 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-263) and index.

The craft of the pagan witches -- Wiccan history -- Origins and inspiration -- Gerald gardner -- Gardner's early rivals -- Wicca in the USA -- Feminism, gay lib, and the eco-warriors -- The Charmed generation -- Belief and praxes -- Wicca as witchcraft -- Wiccan theology -- The coven and the solitary -- Magic and morality -- Wiccan ritual -- The wheel of the year -- Birth, death, and afterlife -- Wiccan life -- Converting to the craft -- The Wiccan community -- Wiccan culture -- The study of Wicca.

9781845197544 (hbk : alk. paper) 1845197542 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781845197551 (pbk : alk. paper) 1845197550 (pbk : alk. paper)

40025553300

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Wicca.

BP 605 .W53 / W45 2016