The Paganism Reader

by Chas S. Clifton (Editor), Graham Harvey (Editor)

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Paganism is one of the world's fastest-growing religions, practised in a huge variety of ways. The Paganism Reader provides a definitive collection of key sources in Paganism, ranging from its ancient origins to its twentieth-century reconstruction and revival. Chronologically organized sections include extracts from ancient Greek, Norse and Celtic literature, inspirational texts from the early twentieth-century, writings by leaders of the Pagan revival, and newer perspectives showing the show more diversity of Paganism today. Witchcraft, nature religion, shamanism and goddess worship are considered, as is the influence of environmental and feminist movements. Fully introduced, with editors' prefaces to all extracts and suggestions for further reading, this comprehensive book is an invaluable guide to Paganism and critical issues in its study. show less

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A wonderful collection of texts and excerpts from longer works that influenced the modern Neopagan movement. Before the Pagan publishing boom in the 1990s, many texts such as these were passed hand to hand in ratty copies or known only by reputation. This book is a treasure for anyone in the Neopagan movement who wants to know where we came from and how we got here. (Had it included my husband, Isaac Bonewits, I would have given it 5 stars ;-)

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Chas S. Clifton

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Chas S. Clifton is professor of English at Colorado State University-Pueblo

Graham Harvey

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Graham Harvey is Reader in Religious Studie at the Open University, UK. He is author of Food, Sex and Strangers: Understanding Religion as Everyday Life and Animism: Respecting the Living World and editor of Religions in Focus.