Embracing the witch and the goddess : feminist ritual-makers in New Zealand / Kathryn Rountree.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

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"Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is a detailed survey of present-day feminist witches in New Zealand. It examines the attraction of witchcraft for its practitioners, and explores witches' rituals, views and beliefs about how magic works. The book provides a detailed portrait of this undocumented section of the growing neo-Pagan movement and compares the special character of New Zealand witchcraft with its counterparts in the United States, Great Britain and Australia. Kathryn Rountree traces the emergence and history of feminist witchcraft, and links witchcraft with the contemporary Goddess movement. She reviews scholarly approaches to the study of witchcraft and deals with the key debates which have engaged the movement's adherents and their critics, and ultimately presents what Mary Daly declared was missing from most historical and anthropological research on witchcraft: a 'Hag-identified vision'." "Based on fieldwork among witch practitioners, Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is an important contribution to the emerging profile of present-day witchcraft and Paganism."--Jacket.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

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October 04, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index.