Inventing witchcraft : a case study in the creation of a new religion
Aidan A. Kelly
Bok · Engelsk · 2007
| Omfang | 317 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Utgave | Revised edition
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| Opplysninger | How this book came to be written -- Sources of the craft -- History of the Gardnerian movement, 1939-1964 -- Contents of the Book of shadows in 1949 -- Contents of the Book of shadows in 1953 -- Witchcraft today -- Contents of the Book of shadows in 1957 -- Contents of the Book of shadows in 1961 -- The significance of Gardnerian Neopagan witchcraft as a new religion -- Toward a general theory of new religious movements -- Rex nemorensis. - THE BOOK THEY TRIED TO BAN: When the first edition of this book was released, conservative Gardnerian Witches attempted to suppress it, claiming that it did not defend their religion. Even though its first printing quickly sold out, the original publisher, faced with death threats and boycotts, agreed to discontinue the project, and no other publisher has dared to reprint it—until now. HOW READ THE TRUTH: Dr. Aidan A. Kelly has thoroughly investigated the history, rituals, and documents behind the writings attributed to Gerald Gardner, and has concluded that Gerald Gardner invented modern Witchcraft. Although the evidence proves to be a remarkable psychic testament to the genius of the human mind, it shows up in converted pages, original texts, and new details. Challenging the late Aidan Kelly’s earlier findings, the book includes the Gardnerian Books of Shadows, the Oates’s Commentaries, the rituals and texts of the Golden Dawn, 19th century ‘restorations’ of medieval grimoires, as well as original Gardner poems, Doreen Valiente’s notes, and other material. EXPANDED EVIDENCE: This extensively revised edition contains much new evidence which was unavailable at the time, as well as detailed textual comparisons of Gerald Gardner’s own manuscripts. It also includes the context within which the text was created: the occult milieu, the magical books Gardner used, and the creation of his Book of Shadows. New research illuminates the influence of Margaret Murray, Aleister Crowley, and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn on the roots of Wicca. This work expands all previous editions and includes the findings of Wiccan Studies scholars such as Ronald Hutton. Aidan A. Kelly has taught religion and the humanities at San Francisco State University, the University of California, and other institutions. He is a former officer of Covenant of the Goddess and the author of many articles on Pagan history and liturgy. He also served as the first Public Information Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess. He is recognized as a graduate cleric of his own tradition, the New Reformed Order of the Golden Dawn, an eclectic Wiccan tradition, and of the Covenant of the Goddess, a national church for American Witches.
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| ISBN | 1-870450-58-2. - 978-1-870450-58-4
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