Doreen Valiente Witch

A personal biographical account of the life of Doreen Valiente, described by Professor Ronald Hutton as "the greatest single female figure in the modern British history of witchcraft". Author Philip Heselton draws on first hand testimony and Doreen's own personal papers to reveal previously unknown details of her life with fascinating and sometimes startling insights.
Adding to the still-emerging story of how an underground cult, described by some as Britain's only living indigenous religion, became a worldwide spiritual movement in the course of a few decades. While Gerald Brosseau Gardner is credited with breathing life into modern witchcraft, it was his High Priestess Doreen Valiente who made it truly accessible to the wider world.

About the author

Philip Heselton was born in 1946. He has written extensively on earth mysteries and the history of the modern witchcraft revival. He is one of the world's foremost experts on the subject and his acclaimed biographies of Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valiente were published in 2012 and 2016 respectively.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Heselton
• Publisher: Centre For Pagan Studies Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.2016
• EAN: 9780992843069
• ISBN: 978-0-9928430-6-9
• No. of pages: 378
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 488 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries