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Witches Of America
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Author : Alex Mar
language : en
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Release Date : 2015-10-20
Witches Of America written by Alex Mar and has been published by Sarah Crichton Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with Religion categories.
"Witches are gathering." When most people hear the word "witches," they think of horror films and Halloween, but to the nearly one million Americans who practice Paganism today, witchcraft is a nature-worshipping, polytheistic, and very real religion. So Alex Mar discovers when she sets out to film a documentary and finds herself drawn deep into the world of present-day magic. Witches of America follows Mar on her immersive five-year trip into the occult, charting modern Paganism from its roots in 1950s England to its current American mecca in the San Francisco Bay Area; from a gathering of more than a thousand witches in the Illinois woods to the New Orleans branch of one of the world's most influential magical societies. Along the way she takes part in dozens of rituals and becomes involved with a wild array of characters: a government employee who founds a California priesthood dedicated to a Celtic goddess of war; American disciples of Aleister Crowley, whose elaborate ceremonies turn the Catholic mass on its head; second-wave feminist Wiccans who practice a radical separatist witchcraft; a growing "mystery cult" whose initiates trace their rites back to a blind shaman in rural Oregon. This sprawling magical community compels Mar to confront what she believes is possible-or hopes might be. With keen intelligence and wit, Mar illuminates the world of witchcraft while grappling in fresh and unexpected ways with the question underlying every faith: Why do we choose to believe in anything at all? Whether evangelical Christian, Pagan priestess, or atheist, each of us craves a system of meaning to give structure to our lives. Sometimes we just find it in unexpected places.
Witches Of America
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Author : Alex Mar
language : en
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Release Date : 2016-10-11
Witches Of America written by Alex Mar and has been published by Sarah Crichton Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-11 with Religion categories.
Witches of America is a memoir of Alex Mar’s immersive five-year trip into the occult, as both a journalist and someone searching for her own faith. She explores modern Paganism—from its roots in 1950s England to its present-day American mecca in the San Francisco Bay Area; from a gathering of more than a thousand witches in the Illinois woods to the New Orleans branch of one of the world’s most influential magical societies—and decides to train in a coven herself. With keen intelligence and wit, Mar illuminates the world of witchcraft while grappling in fresh and unexpected ways with the question underlying every faith: Why do we choose to believe in anything at all? Whether evangelical Christian, Pagan priestess, or atheist, each of us craves a system of meaning to give structure to our lives. Sometimes we just find it in unexpected places.
Witchcraft In Early North America
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Author : Alison Games
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2010-10-16
Witchcraft In Early North America written by Alison Games and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-16 with History categories.
Witchcraft in Early North America investigates European, African, and Indian witchcraft beliefs and their expression in colonial America. Alison Games's engaging book takes us beyond the infamous outbreak at Salem, Massachusetts, to look at how witchcraft was a central feature of colonial societies in North America. Her substantial and lively introduction orients readers to the subject and to the rich selection of documents that follows. The documents—some of which have never been published previously—include excerpts from trials in Virginia, New Mexico, and Massachusetts; accounts of outbreaks in Salem, Abiquiu (New Mexico), and among the Delaware Indians. This fascinating topic and the book's broad geographic and chronological coverage make this book ideally suited for readers interested in new approaches to colonial history and the history of witchcraft.
Witches In America
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Author : J. Elizabeth Mills
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2011-12-15
Witches In America written by J. Elizabeth Mills and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents a history of witch lore in America, from the Salem Witch Trials to present day popular culture.
American Witches
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Author : Susan Fair
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2016-08-23
American Witches written by Susan Fair and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-23 with History categories.
The history of American witches is way weirder than you ever imagined. From bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge to gruesome twentieth-century murders, American Witches reveals strange incidents of witchcraft that have long been swept under the rug as bizarre sidenotes to history. On a tour through history that’s both whimsical and startling, we’ll encounter seventeenth-century children flying around inside their New England home “like geese.” We’ll meet a father-son team of pious Puritans who embarked on a mission that involved undressing ladies and overseeing hangings. And on the eve of the Civil War, we’ll accompany a reporter as he dons a dress and goes searching for witches in New York City’s most dangerous neighborhoods. Entertainingly readable and rich in amazing details often left out of today’s texts, American Witches casts a flickering torchlight into the dark corners of American history.
The Witches Of Early America
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Author : Sally Smith Booth
language : en
Publisher: Hastings House Book Publishers
Release Date : 1975
The Witches Of Early America written by Sally Smith Booth and has been published by Hastings House Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Examines the origins, determining factors, forms, chief incidents, and consequences of ascribed witchcraft and of witch-hunting in colonial America.
Major Arcana
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Author : Frances Denny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Major Arcana written by Frances Denny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
A photo-based exploration of modern-day witches from all over America, beautifully capturing the various ways "witch-ness" belongs to those who claim it. Based on her critically acclaimed exhibition, Major Arcana collects the work of photographer Frances F. Denny, who traveled around the U.S. photographing and interviewing a diverse group of people who identify as witches. This book is an exploration of contemporary witchery told through striking photographs and short, inspiring essays written by the "Terry Gross of witches," Pam Grossman, and the subjects themselves. From occultists and Neo-pagans, to herbalists and Wiccan High Priestesses, Denny's portraits capture the face of modern American witchcraft and challenge our assumptions about who and what a witch really is.
Witchcraft In America
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Author : Peggy Saari
language : en
Publisher: UXL
Release Date : 2001
Witchcraft In America written by Peggy Saari and has been published by UXL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Explores the history of witchcraft in the United States from the earliest colonies through the beginning of the twenty-first century.
America Bewitched The Story Of Witchcraft After Salem
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Author : Owen Davies
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2013-02-21
America Bewitched The Story Of Witchcraft After Salem written by Owen Davies and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-21 with History categories.
America Bewitched is the first major history of witchcraft in America - from the Salem witch trials of 1692 to the present day. The infamous Salem trials are etched into the consciousness of modern America, the human toll a reminder of the dangers of intolerance and persecution. The refrain Remember Salem! was invoked frequently over the ensuing centuries. As time passed, the trials became a milepost measuring the distance America had progressed from its colonial past, its victims now the righteous and their persecutors the shamed. Yet the story of witchcraft did not end as the American Enlightenment dawned - a new,long, and chilling chapter was about to begin.Witchcraft after Salem was not just a story of fire-side tales, legends, and superstitions: it continued to be a matter of life and death, souring the American dream for many. We know of more people killed as witches between 1692 and the 1950s than were executed before it. Witches were part of the story of the decimation of the Native Americans, the experience of slavery and emancipation, and the immigrant experience; they were embedded in the religious and social history of the country. Yetthe history of American witchcraft between the eighteenth and the twentieth century also tells a less traumatic story, one that shows how different cultures interacted and shaped each others languages and beliefs. This is therefore much more than the tale of one persecuted community: it opens a fascinating window on the fears, prejudices, hopes, and dreams of the American people as their country rose from colony to superpower.
Witch Hunts In Europe And America
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Author : William E. Burns
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2003-10-30
Witch Hunts In Europe And America written by William E. Burns and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-30 with History categories.
From early sorcery trials of the 14th century—associated primarily with French and Papal courts—to the witch executions of the late 18th century, this book's entries cover witch-hunting in individual countries, major witch trials from Chelmsford, England, to Salem, Massachusetts, and significant individuals from famous witches to the devout persecutors. Entries such as the evil eye, familiars, and witch-finders cover specific aspects of the witch-hunting process, while entries on writers and modern interpretations provide insight into the current thinking on early modern witch hunts. From the wicked witch of children's stories to Halloween and present-day Wiccan groups, witches and witchcraft still fascinate observers of Western culture. Witches were believed to affect climatological catastrophes, put spells on their neighbors, and cavort with the devil. In early modern Europe and the Americas, witches and witch-hunting were an integral part of everyday life, touching major events such as the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, as well as politics, law, medicine, and culture.