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The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

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Here’s a book that brings witchcraft out of the shadows. The Triumph of the Moon is the first full-scale study of the only religion England has ever given the world–modern pagan witchcraft, another way referred to as wicca. Meticulously researched, it provides a thorough account of an ancient religion that has spread from English shores across four continents.
For centuries, pagan witchcraft has been linked with chilling images of blood rituals, ghostlike druids, and even human sacrifices. But at the same time as Robert Hutton explores this dark side of witchery, he stresses the positive, reminding us that devotion to art, the natural world, femininity, and the classical deities are also central to the practice of wicca. Indeed, the creator shows how leading figures in English literature–W.B. Yeats, D.H. Lawrence, and Robert Graves, just to name a couple of–celebrated these positive aspects of the religion in their work, thereby softening the public perception of witchcraft in Victorian England. From cunning village folk to freemasons and from high magic to the black arts, Hutton chronicles the fascinating process by which actual wiccan practices evolved into what is now a viable modern religion. He also presents compelling biographies of wicca’s principal figures, such as Gerald Gardner, who used to be inducted into a witch coven at the age of 53, and recorded many clandestine rituals and beliefs.
Ronald Hutton is known for his colorful, provocative, and at all times thoroughly researched studies on original subjects. This work is no exception. It’ll appeal to any individual interested in witchcraft, paganism and alternative religions.

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