Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft

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James R. Lewis
SUNY Press, Apr 19, 1996 - Religion - 423 pages
This comprehensive anthology examines contemporary neo-paganism ranging from goddess theology to historical-critical essays. Many of the contributors are academically trained neo-pagans, and the resulting volume is a benchmark study of a significant movement that promises to reshape the religious landscape of the next century.
 

Contents

I
1
II
9
III
25
IV
35
V
75
VI
93
VII
121
VIII
141
XI
237
XII
269
XIII
277
XIV
299
XV
327
XVI
339
XVII
353
XVIII
373

IX
171
X
193

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About the author (1996)

James R. Lewis is Chairperson of the Department of Religious Studies at the World University of America. He has edited several academic anthologies, including The Gods Have Landed: New Religions from Other Worlds and, with J. Gordon Melton, Perspectives on the New Age , both published by SUNY Press. He has also authored a series of scholarly reference works on occult-religious topics, which have earned American Library Association and New York Times Book Awards.

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