Teenage Witches - Magical Youth and the Search for the Self

Informationen zum Autor HELEN A. BERGER is a professor of sociology at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. DOUGLAS EZZY is a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Tasmania in Australia. Presenting a look into the lives of teenage Witches, this book shows that the reality of their practices, beliefs, values, and motivations is very different from the sensational depictions we see in popular culture. It traces the development of Neo-Paganism from its start in England during the 1940s. Presenting a look into the lives of teenage Witches, this book shows that the reality of their practices, beliefs, values, and motivations is very different from the sensational depictions we see in popular culture. It traces the development of Neo-Paganism from its start in England during the 1940s. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One - The World of Teenage Witchcraft Chapter Two - Coming Home to Witchcraft Chapter Three - The Magical Self Chapter Four - Within the Circle: Community and Family Chapter Five - The Goddess Is Alive: Feminism and Environmentalism Chapter Six - If It Harm None, Do As Thou Will Chapter Seven - Teenage Witchcraft: Why, What, and Where To? Appendix A: Interview Questions Appendix B: Information on Interviewees Notes Works Cited Index

Product details

• Authors: Helen Berger, Helen A. Berger, Helen A. Ezzy Berger, Helen A./ Ezzy Berger, Helen Ezzy Berger, Douglas Ezzy
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2007
• EAN: 9780813540214
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-4021-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous