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Author Magliocco, Sabina, 1959- author.

Title Witching culture : folklore and neo-paganism in America / Sabina Magliocco
Published Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations
Series Contemporary ethnography
Contemporary ethnography.
Contents The study of folklore and the reclamation of paganism -- Boundaries and borders : imagining community -- Making magic : training the imagination -- Ritual : between the worlds -- "The juice of ritual" : pathways to ecstasy -- The romance of subdominance : creating oppositional culture -- "The heart is the only nation" : neo-paganism, ethnic identity, and the construction of authenticity
Summary "Magliocco impressively corrals the diverse writings and experiences of U.S. neo-pagans into this highly readable and deeply researched ethnographic study ... Highly recommended."--Choice
Analysis "Multi-User"
Notes OldControl:muse9780812202700
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index
Notes In English
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Subject Folklore -- United States.
Neopaganism -- United States
RELIGION -- Cults.
Folklore
Neopaganism
Neuheidentum
Volkskunde
Heidendom.
Volkscultuur.
Godsdienstige bewegingen.
Néopaganisme -- États-Unis.
Folklore -- États-Unis.
Sekter -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
United States
USA
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2004040712
ISBN 9780812202700
0812202708
9780812238037
0812238036