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    Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
    Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
    Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
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    Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

    Written by Margot Adler

    Narrated by Pam Ward

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    About this audiobook

    Almost forty years since its original publication, Drawing Down the Moon continues to be the only detailed history of the burgeoning but still widely misunderstood Neo-Pagan subculture.

    Margot Adler attended ritual gatherings and interviewed a diverse, colorful gallery of people across the United States, people who find inspiration in ancient deities, nature, myth, even science fiction. In this revised edition, Adler takes a fascinating and honest look at the religious experiences, beliefs, and lifestyles of modern America's Pagan groups.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJan 24, 2018
    ISBN9781541485839
    Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

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    • 5/5
      Classic read for any Pagan. Highly recommend!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is an encyclopedic volume with a lot of information, from a lot of different sources. It can be somewhat dry in places, but I found it, over all, extremely enjoyable. This is the book you need if you want REAL information about REAL witches, Wiccans, pagans, Neo-pagans, Druids, etc.

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    • 3/5
      This book is giving an overall history and commentary on what it is to be pagan. However, the prose are a little dry and it seems to be a personal reveal of the author's experiences more than anythign else. It is interesting but definitely nto something to be read/ listened to by those that are just beginning their journey.
    • 5/5
      Classic read for any Pagan. Highly recommend!
    • 3/5
      This was a really interesting read, but I think might have spoke to me more if I were American? I'm not sure. I do think that reading it earlier in my pagan journey might have made it more valuable to me.
    • 3/5
      This was a really interesting read, but I think might have spoke to me more if I were American? I'm not sure. I do think that reading it earlier in my pagan journey might have made it more valuable to me.
    • 4/5
      This was my first look at Wicca and the contemporary Pagan experience of religion. It broadened my view of the world.
    • 4/5
      One of the first books I read as I began paganism. It was invaluable to me in understanding the diversity of neo-paganism.
    • 4/5
      5 stars for influence and fame. Not easily read and some ideas more akin to psichology than religion. In any case a fascinating book
    • 5/5
      Classic read for any Pagan. Highly recommend!
    • 2/5
      I wish I could have liked this, but in the end there was too much Robert Graves-influenced talk of a mythical 'old religion' for me. And in the end just not relevant to me. Some useful ideas here if witchcraft appeals to you. I'm more the druidic type!
    • 5/5
      This book has become rather well known and was one of first books published academically focusing on the modern neopagan movement which gained a lot of notice. While the book has become a little out of date as to how much the neopagan community has changed and grown over the years since it was published the first time and even revised later, it still showcases and important time in the history of the neopgan movement and still remains a good book to read about the community and movement itself as a very broad whole.
    • 5/5
      Margot Adler is one of the foremost Pagan forerunners of her time. She is very courageous for the places she went and the things she did. As a Pagan and one of the first of many books I have read I still enjoy reading this book from time to time.
    • 5/5
      A great look at paganism in real life, not just in the pages of the many books out there. Margot Adler goes to the individuals who started their own traditions, aid their traditions, and live their traditions daily in an attempt to bring attention to the normalcy of the pagan religion. A must read (even if it is considered a bit dry, as it's non-fiction) for anyone interested in the umbrella of the Pagan religions.
    • 4/5
      If you're trying to decide what Path is suitable for you, this survey of the various Pagan paths might be very helpful in making that decision. Margot Adler does a great job of looking at Paganism as it was back in the 80s. Her more recent update of the book has more current information, but the main intent remains the same.
    • 4/5
      It's been awhile since I read this book - around 6 years or so. I know that some newer editions have come out, at least, since I purchased this book. Nevertheless, it's a great survey of modern Paganism in the 1980s and really gives you a sense of the breadth of the movement. For a non-fiction book, it's a fairly light read and Adler has a very good perspective on Paganism's history. If you can't get through Hutton's histories, you might give this book a try.
    • 5/5
      NPR correspondent Margot Adler puts both her private interests and her journalistic acumen to work to produce a highly informative social history of the modern pagan movement. She does not do so unbiasedly, which is not a criticism on my part, just a warning.
    • 5/5
      An entertaining and informative survey of the rise of Neo-Paganism in America, from Wicca to Discordianism. Highly recommended as a simply fantastic way to quickly educate yourself on the history of modern paganism.
    • 5/5
      Everyone associated with witchcraft or Wicca has this book on his or her shelf. A must to see how the modern witches lead their lives. This book also digs into the history of witchcraft.