Table of Contents

Introduction

Ancient Ways
1: Goddesses + Gods
2: Myths + Legends
3: Numinous Nature

Ritual
1: Sacred Sites
2: Witchcraft
3: Oracles + Divination

Community
1: Festivals
2: Embodied Faith
3: Journeying

Promotional Information

A clear, concise and detailed historical analysis of the eclectic and beautiful visual and material culture of paganism

About the Author

Ethan Doyle White is a writer and researcher interested in the religious beliefs and practices of early medieval England as well as contemporary Paganism and related forms of occultism. He is the author of Wicca: History, Belief, and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft and co-editor of Magic and Witchery in the Modern West. Other publications have dealt with topics including modern Pagan activity at Britain's archaeological monuments, the revived worship of the god Antinous, and the occult films of Kenneth Anger.

Reviews

'A beautiful book … provides the reader with a very comprehensive picture of Paganism and the many different forms it can take' - Alexander Alich, University of Birmingham

'This exploration of non-Abrahamic religious traditions has such visual punch that art lovers will be quickly converted' - RA Magazine

'Corrects misconceptions and explains [Pagans’] intricate belief systems and rich histories, some stretching back to the dawn of civilization... Some of the book's most intriguing material focuses on practices that are nearly extinct today' - New York Daily News